Sorabji: "VIIc. Cadenza" from Piano Sonata No.5 ["Opus Archimagicum"] (Eric Xi Xin Liang)

Recorded on October 20th, 2022. Learned and refined in approximately 22 hours (practice) + 2 hours (score annotation) over 3 weeks. ==================================================== [Updated May 15th, 2026]: THE Marc-André Hamelin reviewed all my recordings extensively (including much of my Sorabji recordings), and gave his praise for it as described here: https://shorturl.at/Yu6oL ↳ Summary: He "can't even begin to comprehend" how I assimilate such a large volume of complex music, while also remarking "And to think that people seem to believe I learn quickly!" He described my Sorabji recordings as "a much more accurate realization than what we're accustomed to" He described me as having "the drive and the intellect to achieve something significant" He called my overall work "too valuable to be spoiled" ==================================================== [DESCRIPTION] I'm going to be honest here. This might be really surprising to hear, but this was the most boring thing by Sorabji I'VE PLAYED in the past 1.5 years. There's very little tonal nuance, the entire movement is draped over an A pedal point, there's very little emotional nuance, and I feel like many of the sequences are just inconsequential filler. Though, I'll recognize that this is just a cadenza meant to be an improvisatory passage, but compared to ["VII. Cadenza I" from Opus Clavicembalisticum](   • Sorabji: "VII. Cadenza I" from Opus Clavic...  ) that I recorded 1 month ago (which is so full of elation, passion, and dimension), this is lackluster. Well, at least I committed and got through it. You can tell I'm not even close to as excited about this recording, or perhaps I've just been terribly desensitized by exposure to OC Cadenza I... Anyway, fun technical challenge without much substance. Enjoy! I tried to change some things up (direction, tone, pace, dynamics) from Kyle Hannenberg's recording, but his still fares decently. [DISCLAIMER] If you're unfamiliar with this style of music, it is suggested that you go through the description of this previous video for the necessary background:    • Kaikhosru Sorabji: Gulistān (Eric Xi Xin L...  . All movements from Opus Clavicembalisticum I've recorded:    • Kaikhosru Sorabji: Opus Clavicembalisticum   "VIIa. Preludio" from Opus Archimagicum:    • Sorabji: "VIIa. Preludio" from Piano Sonat...   All works by Sorabji I've recorded:    • Sorabji Piano Recordings (Eric Xi Xin Liang)   At time of recording, Eric is a full-time software engineer working in Big Tech, graduated from the University of Waterloo, Computer Science major. @musicforever60_official on IG:   / musicforever60_official   #piano #music #sorabji