K. Tausig, 'Das Geisterschiff' (plus an encore) played by Julian Hellaby (paulprocopolis)
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- Опубликовано: 13 ноя 2015
- 1. 'Das Geisterschiff' Ballade Op.1c - Karl Tausig (1841-71)
2. Ballade Op.100/15 - Friedrich Burgmüller (1806-74)
Julian Hellaby - piano
Karl Tausig, one of Liszt’s most talented pupils, composed his ballade 'Das Geisterschiff' in 1860. The music’s programme is based on a story by the German poet Mauritz von Strachwitz (1822-47) which concerns the oceanic encounter of a passenger ship with a phantom vessel on a dark, stormy night. The coda is however very heroic in character - and rather lengthy, hence my cutting of a few bars (rightly or wrongly!).
Friedrich Burgmüller composed mainly salon music and attractive educational pieces for children. His ballade comes from a collection of 'Études faciles et progressives' and serves as an introduction to the genre for the younger learner.
This performance of 'Das Geiseterschiff' is spliced together from two recent recitals given in Rugby and in Oxfordshire. The Burgmüller was played as an encore at the end of a recital of ballades in Coventry. 
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1:14 Nice early use of the whole-tone scale.
Tausig, Liszt's favourite student in Weimar. He moved to Berlin in the year 1865 and there he founded the 'Schule des höheren Klavierspiels'. Afterwards he changed his activities also towards Bayreuth. He died at the age of 29!
Music which is not to my taste. Powerfully played, Julian!
Thanks!
Very interesting, I discover these two composers.
What a piece (peace?)! A suitable dedication to the current migrant crisis. You are brave to perform them both, well done!
+itchy2345 Thanks for watching!
The Tausig piece contains some very interesting harmonic progressions and effective piano writing... It constantly reminds me of some of his Master's Transcendental Études, notably no. 2, no. 4 (Mazeppa) and no. 8 (Wilde Jagd). However, overall I don't think the piece is on the same level, the musical material seems to be more limited and less inspired.
Well played though (but a pity you broke it into two separate performances!) and a very interesting thematic program. Curious which other Ballades you played (I'm sure "Ballade pour Adeline" was not included)!
+pianopera Thanks Erwin. For 1860, 'Geisterschiff' is really quite progressive: tritone progressions, whole-tone and diminished scales, not to mention the double glissando - the Thalberg Ballade written two years later sounds ultra-conventional by comparison. But I agree that overall the work does not reach the musical level of Liszt at his best ... The change of setting, piano and acoustic about a third of the way through this video I realise comes as a bit of a jolt (especially if unexpected!) but, having videoed four performances, I was vain enough to want to present a 'best of'! Ha ha! - no I didn't include 'Ballade pour Adeline'! - the other ballades were variously Chopin's first, second and third, and Liszt's second.
+paulprocopolis Ah, Liszt's 2nd, one of my favourite Liszt "noises" to quote a mutual friend! Hope you'll be uploading that 1, 2 (and I hope it'll be from a complete performance in one venue, personally I don't care about some missed notes).
+pianopera It's a favourite noise of mine too -especially in the hands of Arrau!
"Paulprocopolis" strikes again! Surely these two artits cannot be the same; the sunlit, flower-decked, clear-suited (and shod)ambience of the opening with geisterglissandi in the Karlipat, i mean kapital of Ball(ade)s giving way to the sombre depths of Oxfordshire, hands obscured, dark-suited (and shod), tenebrous mien (if you see what i mean...). I may say "Hattos off!" - for the playing of both pinists, but it seems Barrington has pulled off another Coup here, (no that's not Joseph Coup-here either).
Both these players acquit themselves with honour and it's good to have these Unusual Noises (except for pupils on their way to a Grey Date with Murlbügger...) available in live performances. These are the Guys-to-shift Tausig's wreckutation!
+NOSEhow2LIV Perhaps the one is the doppelganger of the other - most appropriate for a Geisterschiff! And yes, you're right, Paul Procopolis was well known for his multiple (pianistic) personalities!
+paulprocopolis This piece just Ghost ooh show how much pinistic MASTery is needed to avoid that sinking feeling. It's certainly not plain sailing and at least keeps wankers a-hey, i mean, anchors a-weigh. (Sorry, getting out of my depth again...). Of course the gheistly tragedy might have been avoided if they'd been able Tausig-nal a Distress Karl.
+NOSEhow2LIV There probably wasn't enough ballasde, so the crew didn't stand the ghost of a chance. Indeed it must have needed very many Guys to s(c)hift the wreckage ... so a most suitable item to include in a rec-it-al (wreck-it-all)!