Julien Kurtz plays Franck's Prelude, Choral et Fugue Part 1
BackJulien Kurtz, Economy and Sociology Teacher, of Marseille, France, 3rd place in 4th Boston International Piano Competition for Exceptional Amateurs, plays Prelude, Chorale and Fugue by Cesar Franck in the semifinals
Channel: Music
Uploaded: May 22, 2007 at 1:52 pm
Author: Bostonpianoamateurs
Length: 00:09:20
Rating: 4.36
Views: 7849
Tags: Franck Kurtz Prelude Chorale Fugue Boston Piano Competition
Video Comments:
acmesalute76 (November 10, 2008 at 11:08 am)
It makes you want to go practice and quit at the same time.
LoveRockLee (October 6, 2008 at 7:54 pm)
incredible. I wish I could play as well as this man.
HiyaHolaHey (August 1, 2008 at 3:28 pm)
Great interpretation!!!
siebenboy (April 29, 2008 at 1:04 am)
makes us non-prodigy music majors feel pretty insignificant. :)
Tajoumaru (April 7, 2008 at 8:02 pm)
Exceptional performance of a challenging piece. Mr. Kurtz captures well the etherealness of Franck's magnum opus for the piano, a rather underappreciated work. I may prefer this over Evgeny Kissin's studio version.
Tajoumaru (April 7, 2008 at 8:01 pm)
Exceptional performance of a challenging piece. Mr. Kurtz captures well the etherealness of Franck's magnum opus for the piano, a rather underappreciated work. I may prefer this over Evgeny Kissin's studio version.
vivalamesotes (April 2, 2008 at 1:37 pm)
great job! he's supposed to know well how to spend time in his life...not so common
Bostonpianoamateurs (April 1, 2008 at 4:15 pm)
If you read my comments below you will see what the definition is of an amateur. Some people are multi-talented and have other professions as well as being outstanding pianists.
catharticartist1 (April 1, 2008 at 1:59 pm)
Would someone like to explain as to why this man is considered an "amateur?" Something is very wrong here and it is not Mr. Kurtz. I wonder who perpetrated this notion? [Please enlighten yourself and look up the definition of 'amateur.']
organman52 (April 1, 2008 at 6:50 am)
I knew all of that. All the more reason to hold many of those 'professionals' accountable for their often lower-than-'professional' level of playing. If the only distinction is that 'professional' means 'gets paid', then I have no use for 'professionals'. I know many such people, and they are usually full of themselves.