La Campanella on marimba – arr. Anders Elten | Canadian Premiere (Live)

Franz Liszt’s famous La Campanella etude for solo piano is widely regarded as one of the most daunting works in the piano repertoire. Renowned for its virtuosic leaps, rapid octaves, trills, and highly intricate technical demands, it presents a formidable challenge even for the most accomplished pianists. Given these demands, it may seem unlikely that such a work could be successfully adapted for solo marimba without compromising the integrity of the original. Yet this is precisely the challenge undertaken by Danish marimbist Anders Elten. He preserves much of the original musical material through a wide range of advanced marimba techniques, including rapid octave passages, single-handed three- and four-note chords, extended intervals, and extensive use of double and triple lateral strokes—turning the impossible into the possible. 李斯特 (Franz Liszt) 著名鋼琴練習曲《鐘》(La Campanella)，被視為鋼琴曲目中最具挑戰性的作品之一，以極為精細複雜的技巧要求聞名，即便對頂尖鋼琴家而言也是一項艱鉅考驗。 在這樣的難度以及不犧牲原作完整性的情況下，將此作品改編為木琴獨奏似乎難以實現，然而，丹麥木琴演奏家 Anders Elten 正是將看似不可能的任務轉化為可能，透過多樣非傳統木琴演奏技巧，成功保留了大量原作素材，包括大幅度音程、快速八度、單手三音與四音和弦，以及大量雙重與三重 lateral strokes 的運用。演奏者須在罕見的炫技層次與音樂清晰度之間取得平衡，呈現出一首六分鐘、橫跨整個樂器音域、令人驚嘆的高難度炫技之作。 《2026 Lin Chengwei Percussion Recital》 April 2, 2026 at 7:30PM Recital Hall, University of Lethbridge #LaCampanella #Liszt #Marimba