Added: Oct 2, 2007
From: mayhnaus
Duration: 4:44
Peter Aidu plays Steve Reich's "Piano Phase" with an absolutely unique technique: with a left hand on one instrument and the right hand on the second piano - he alone performs the score for two pianistsThis video accompanies mp3-release on top-40.org netlabel: http://www.top-40.org/top09/top09.html (check the MP3 or APE recording of this unique performance)
Channel: Music
Tags: aidu avantgarde classical modern peter phase piano reich steve technique unique
Rating: 4.84 (258 ratings) Views: 64153' favoriteCount='802 Comments: 198
1337evan Says:
Dec 3, 2008 - ah phasing... Very very unique piece of music... :-)
Gantafistor Says:
Dec 3, 2008 - Summit of concentration
ZachHale8 Says:
Dec 4, 2008 - I can't believe one guy is doing this. The amount of independence you have to have in your hands is crazy.
AbsolutelyAblative Says:
Dec 6, 2008 - Woooow @.@The best thing about pieces like this is that the tonal centre doesn't even have to move because of all the other things happening, and it still hooks you in. I wrote a piece a bit like this for flutes with a continuing motif and nothing changed in the way of range, but in timing/beat to create variation. Ahhh, I love this! It reminded me of how exhilarating this kind of music is. And it's so cool to compose.
dyb928 Says:
Dec 9, 2008 - We listened to this song in my music appreciation class and I can not believe one person can play both parts with the way each piece changes. Oh my god...
jackosewell Says:
Dec 10, 2008 - I could do that but I don't wanna.
trachypithecus Says:
Dec 11, 2008 - Good for you. The internet is so impressed.
njones18 Says:
Dec 13, 2008 - rad
yazzmino Says:
Dec 14, 2008 - A splitting of the mind....
sexysousa70 Says:
Dec 14, 2008 - oooooh burrnnn dannnggthat was a good laugh for the day.. lol...
bobgreen623 Says:
Dec 15, 2008 - Utterly hypnotic, I loved it!
tygrr55102 Says:
Dec 16, 2008 - I was confused, I thought "Piano Phase" was Section V of Music for 18 Musicians.
detectivesyme Says:
Dec 22, 2008 - F A K E ! ! ! !
mayhnaus Says:
Dec 22, 2008 - You're fake! :) Of course, it's not
tgerule Says:
Dec 23, 2008 - i was confused jst listening to it, let alone playing the piece
ryanwilhite Says:
Dec 23, 2008 - I lol'd when they closed up on his face
EmoLike Says:
Dec 28, 2008 - me too :D He looks like an egg
turquoisebutton Says:
Dec 29, 2008 - talent.
celticsaga Says:
Dec 29, 2008 - a complete waste of time and talent...
Smarttyy Says:
Jan 4, 2009 - If you think about it it isn't really THAT hard... it's just like playing ONE piano, you're still using both hands, they are just spread more apart and playing on the same octave...
paulio87 Says:
Jan 6, 2009 - maybe with practice the basic motif wouldn't be hard to do with both hands, but i think your forgetting that he has to gradually play out of time with himself to create the phasing, so its not that easy at all
darkmaides Says:
Jan 8, 2009 - interesting concept the music is ok but gets boring towards the middle, very much, that way of playing isnt that hard to do, u just learn the peace with hands separately till u know it good then just play it, i can do that with some pieces i know 100%.
ezeeri Says:
Jan 8, 2009 - Maybe someone could help me.I need stave (score) or .mid file with any of Reich monotoy copositions (eg six pianos, piano phase". I want to make big print of it. So many notation similarities. It's like the graphic.
pianistcarllewis Says:
Jan 8, 2009 - Fantastic! really quite incredible!
PullTheTriggerBitch7 Says:
Dec 3, 2008 - Although I listen to very different music I can much appreciate Reich for how he made this, and I love the phasing of the parts. His music is clear, yet weird.