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Imri Talgam
In this lesson, contemporary music virtuoso Imri Talgam guides you through Ligeti’s mind-bending Etude No. 1, “Désordre.” This piece is essentially a musical version of the butterfly effect, and matters quickly get out of hand. Anyone hoping to master its extreme challenges and radical innovations will need some seriously good advice.<br><br>Luckily, Talgam knows this music inside and out. To help wrap your brain (and hands) around the unique rhythmic structure of this piece, Talgam offers 11 surefire practice tips, along with many insightful remarks on memorization, pedaling, and most important of all: counting. The misaligned barlines in Désordre scare off many pianists, but by following Talgam’s specific steps to break down the texture into simpler and more intelligible units, you’ll be able to practice this etude without overloading your brain. Well, not as much, anyway.
Etude No. 3 – Touches bloquées
Acclaimed pianist and contemporary music specialist Imri Talgam breaks down the compositional and technical innovations in György Ligeti's Touches bloquées, the third of six studies in his Book I of Études.
The piece's title refers to the "blocked keys" held by the left hand, which cause rhythmic irregularities in the overlapping right-hand line. Short motivic cells generate the larger form, which can be challenging to control. Talgam offers insights and practice tips for each obstacle, and reveals the humor in the music. Although not as famous as his other Études in many ways this is Ligeti's funniest and most original of the Book I!
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Unlock Course →Winner of the 11th Concours International de Piano d’Orléans, Imri Talgam is emerging as one of the most probing musical intellects of his generation and a leading interpreter of late-20th and 21st century music.
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