Aram Khachaturian - Toccata (with score)

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Aram Khachaturian - Toccata (1932)
Rubén Yessayan, piano
From my Cd Different Perceptions (2006).

[scottekim]

Agree totally. This piece is a blast to play, and is easier to perform than it sounds, unlike say some of the tricky Ravel I've played, or the more demanding Chopin etudes. Fits the piano well.

[symphonicpoem]

This piece is the reason I started listening to classical music!

[egreen]

im playing this song right now and the hardest part is 100% the andante espressivo

[annecheng]

Brilliant piece. Love the contrasting middle section. As with so much Russian music, the combination of virtuosity and emotion is so enthralling.

[tomtomd]

I really love how you show the voices in this song and I think this is a great example of how this piece should be played

[hectormackie]

Learning this piece for grade 8 sounds fun

[Dylonely_]

This is stunning. Khachaturian was an outstanding composer !

[benlindsay]

Wow! I stand all amazed at this brilliant piano playing !

[e.hutchence-composer]

damn, this piece is really cool. I discovered Khachaturian not long ago (a started with his 'Pictures of Childhood') and have been enjoying exploring his music. His has some really interesting textures and stark contrasts pitted right up against each other, it's fantastic!

[ALEXEYKLEPTSIN]

Хачатуряну удалось обогнать своё время. В 2021, почти через 100 лет, слушается свежо. Великолепные ладотональные находки, неожиданно красивая лирическая середина.
И блестящий финал. Потрясающий, виртуозный пианист. Браво! Спасибо за огромную работу.

[LucasPianoSalon]

This is such a stunning interpretation of such a amazing masterpiece! Bravissimo!!!!

[luminousharmony]

Wow! I love it! Very interesting and powerful! You played so well! I am playing this and this video helped me so much! Thank you and have a great day! ❤❤

[MrRicksStudio]

The big run starting at 2:01 is incorrect, as well as in every other place it occurs. The C should be C flat. Many “Professional” pianists miss this. The answer is on the printed page, and Lev Oborin, who GAVE THE FIRST PERFORMANCE, played C flat.

[hotshot]

Definitely my favorite recording out of all of them for this piece! Starting this piece, performing in December 🤞

[tfpp]

There is a touch of his piano concerto writing within this piece.

[min-hi]

I learn this it
It is very hard..
You are great!
I from South Korea

[grifin]

This is a great piece. I remember learning it years ago so I could teach it to my students.

[asian]

Thank you very much! Your video helped me a lot in studying this piece!

[michaelhiggins]

One of the most interesting pieces of music I've ever heard. I just watched Robert Estrin play this piece for a piano he was demonstrating and to me, it sounded a bit like something I would hear in a Clint Eastwood movie, like Dirty Harry. There is so much tension in this song and it is alive with so many variations.

[a-trainstudios]

Looks like a fun piece to play, but the Andante expresivo section looks quite scary with the syncopation and some of the parts with the right hand jumps.