'Flight of the Bumblebee' played in record time

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Avatard

OK, I can't believe it, but apparently this needs to be explained.

Nighttrain was not written specifically to be played fast.

Bumblebee was written expressly to be a musical "challenge" piece.

Mimicking the frenzied flight of a Bee, the song is meant to be played as fast as physically possible, despite being extremely complex and difficult to play quickly without error.

It is this irony that presents musicians with the challenge.

An interesting wrinkle to this performance is that nuances in cadence that aren't apparent by hearing the song at "normal" speeds (!) become apparent, and reveal yet another layer of genius in this incredible composition.

I thought the video was quite interesting in what it revealed about the composition when played faster than we are accustomed to hearing it.

Cool stuff.

The musician side of me is floored.

Okay, the musician side is the major side so I guess I'm completely floored