Piano Concerto No.1 "Anti-Ares"
| Kanji | ピアノ協奏曲第1番"蠍火" |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Piano Kyousoukyoku Dai 1-Ban "Sasoribi" |
| English | Piano Concerto No.1 "Anti-Ares" |
| Original Artist | Virkato Wakhmaninov |
| Source | Video Game "beatmaniaIIDX 11 IIDX RED" playable song |
| Original Video URL | http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm429174 |
Medleys that use this song
The first time that Piano Concerto was used in a medley was in "Kumikyoku Tettsui", by Ninoue Kasuka (二上幽), as song number 37.
- NICO VIVACE - ニコビバーチェッ！
- Kumikyoku Tettsui
- Nico Tale
- Moesakaru
- Spirits
- Night Cocktail
- Petite Kumikyoku "Galaxy"
Lyrics
This song has no official lyrics; this is just an instrumental remix for a video game.
Story of Piano Concerto
- Transcripts from the RemyWiki.
Virkato Wakhmaninov (1873-1974; died at the age of 101) was born from a average working family making matryoshka dolls in the Caucausus mountains in Russia. His father wanted him to become a splendid man growing up, so he gave him the name virkato (which means tomcat), raising him to become a pro wrestler. He also took piano lessons from his mother; thus, his talent began to blossom.
Unfortunately, due to a immense decrease of matryoshka dolls in market value, it had led to his parents' financial downfall. In the end, even their beloved Steinway was seized, and Virkato took to practicing straight out of textbooks, using the backs as mock pianos. The memorial "Piano Concerto No. 1 "ANTI-ARES"" was born from these feelings of loss and despair.
As this is a piece in three movements, it is fairly typical of the structure of most concertos. However, since the first performance was on a great keyboard and disc, it was necessary to halve the length of the piece; most of it takes on the character of the first movement. For that reason, the differences between contrasting passages (light vs. dark, high and low polyphony) are more pronounced, like something out of the children's series "Yokatta ne Ned-kun".
Satisfied with the results of this first performance, Virkato, caught up in the elation of the moment, cried, "Won't the people who buy the soundtrack listen to something even more repulsive!?" This probably explains well enough why he stopped there.
After that, Virkato himself spoke fairly often about this "arrangement for a great keyboard and disc", and in his last years he left behind these words: "An arrangement for a keyboard of seven keys may be possible". It is only now that this dream has been realized.
Sources
For more song information: http://vjarmy.com/wiki/index.php/Piano_Kyousoukyoku_Dai_1_Ban_%22Sasoribi%22
