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Had to lookup a video of his performance. The fastest speakers somehow enunciate all phonemes when played back slowly, but Lee just at 25% is running notes into
by ASalazarMX 2y ago
Had to lookup a video of his performance. The fastest speakers somehow enunciate all phonemes when played back slowly, but Lee just at 25% is running notes into another. It doesn't help that he keeps winking at the camera instead of fully concentrating like high-performers do.
It's as if Steve Woodmore started slurring words and claimed an even faster Guiness record. The difference is most of us have great hearing for words, but not so great for music.
- autarch 2y agoI have Ben Lee beat. I've done the fastest violin performance of John Cage's 4:33, and I didn't even need a violin. I'll be calling up Guinness next Monday to have it confirmed.
- ZoomZoomZoom 2y agoWere you in orbit, on a high mountain, or something like that? Otherwise I doubt you have actually succeeded.
- autarch 2y agoWell, I played it _super_ fast. It took 0s.
- ZoomZoomZoom 2y agoNope, it just means you didn't perform it correctly and your attempt can't be registered. In contrast to the majority of composed pieces of music we know exactly the tempo it has to be performed in.
- autarch 2y agoWell, I agree, but it's clear that Guinness did not when they registered Ben Lee's Flight of the Bumblebee.
- xdavidliu 2y agoI'm pretty sure Ruggiero Ricci's 1947 recording (first ever) of Paganini's 5th caprice is faster https://youtu.be/9ugLoMvfUiQ?feature=shared&t=815 https://youtu.be/9ugLoMvfUiQ?feature=shared&t=815