How have I never heard of this guy before?!?!?! This is superb! Really wonderful playing. Very happy to have discovered him :) Thank you for uploading!
@@null8295 Just did, thank you. What a cool piece, and a such an amazing, convincing performance. Thanks for the recommendation. Interesting that Babayan plays Ligeti on the the same recording, another fave of mine. Cheers
Très heureuse d'avoir découvert Sergei Babayan jouant avec Martha Argerich le 448 de Mozart. Ma curiosité éveillée j'arrive ici... et je me régale !!! Merci !!!
He also said some amazing things how she taught Ondine: "Vera took the first harmony of the right hand and started analyzing. 'Listen to this: it is major, with a hint of minor, which is very much the nostalgic mood of the piece-the impossibility of the two worlds, the earthy and the otherwordly. The attraction and the impossibility of the union creates the nostalgia. The chord with major-minor mixture expresses this division of worlds.' I immediately caught the atmosphere with this evocative description; I did not need a lecture about low or high wrists. I knew exactly how to play it, and my hands naturally played the beginning."
This is incredible! Thanks @ADGO!!! By any chance, do you also have his interpretation of La Valse from this same album? If so, can you please upload it as well?
I am pretty sure this is from a 1995 Connoisseur Society CD. If my memory serves me right, the CD also includes Babayan's recording of Prokofiev's Sarcasms and another Liszt piece.
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Babayan plays like an orchestra. You can hear all the melodies, voices, textures and the inspiration of genius Ravel. A masterpiece. Bravo !
He's the BEST pianist walking the planet. I love him, even though I'm sooo jealous of his prowess and incredible musicianship.
I am hugely impressed. He gripped me from the start. Many thanks.
O M G !!! Legendary performance of the legendary masterpiece ❤️
Crystalline clarity and beauty, Maestro!
the voicing on le gibet sounds so good
How have I never heard of this guy before?!?!?! This is superb! Really wonderful playing. Very happy to have discovered him :) Thank you for uploading!
check his Vine interpretation of the first sonata
@@null8295 Just did, thank you. What a cool piece, and a such an amazing, convincing performance. Thanks for the recommendation. Interesting that Babayan plays Ligeti on the the same recording, another fave of mine. Cheers
Greatest! Thank you.
If it's in the music it is realized to its fullest in Babyan's performance. Indeed a great pianist!
Wonderful as to be expected from this master of the keyboard. Check out his Carl Vine piano sonata. Benchmark.
Très heureuse d'avoir découvert Sergei Babayan jouant avec Martha Argerich le 448 de Mozart. Ma curiosité éveillée j'arrive ici... et je me régale !!! Merci !!!
Phenomenal playing and artistry, thank you Adgo for uploading.
Thank you so much for this upload !
Even the photo shows him playing the opening of Ondine!
Nice catch!
Spot on!
Dane Ko Wow
He also said some amazing things how she taught Ondine: "Vera took the first harmony of the right hand and started analyzing. 'Listen to this: it is major, with a hint of minor, which is very much the nostalgic mood of the piece-the impossibility of the two worlds, the earthy and the otherwordly. The attraction and the impossibility of the union creates the nostalgia. The chord with major-minor mixture expresses this division of worlds.' I immediately caught the atmosphere with this evocative description; I did not need a lecture about low or high wrists. I knew exactly how to play it, and my hands naturally played the beginning."
Noah Alden Hardaway, piano hey just by chance is Babayan your teacher Noah?
1:34 - 1:51 remarkable phrasing.
Exquisite. TY for the post
Гениальный❤
Какой чудесный пианист,его игра завораживает!
Really superb!
Breathtaking
Le Gibet 7:08
Scarbo 14:31
Emil 91021 thanks
I can't imagine that *Le Gibet* could be played better - 7:05
Гениальный художник!!!
This is incredible! Thanks @ADGO!!! By any chance, do you also have his interpretation of La Valse from this same album? If so, can you please upload it as well?
Well done ! The ultimate spark enlightening this great piece will be found elsewhere.
У Госпожи Горностаевой мама была армянкой )))Лусине )
Маэстро браво !
Не знала этого..
恥ずかしいですが、亡き王女のパバーヌくらいしか聴いたことがなかったのですが、新しい感動を頂きました。有り難うございます。🎶
His hand in pic is in c#Major . Gornostayeva like Vengerova a halloed name in piano annals . His playing and compositions are really extraordinary !
Great playing.
Superb !
Those glisandos are insane
filigran, subtil, poetisch.... traumhaft schön!
Dazzling
22:28 through 22:55 is insane! Ravel went mad haha
Nice but no match next to Pogorelich or Michelangeli.
Dear ADGO, do you have by any chance some recordings of his teacher, Vera Gornostayeva too? 😊 And thank you for uploading this!
You can buy some of her previously unreleased recordings here - lpclassics.net
@@ADGO Wow, thank you ADGO! That is wonderful to know 😊
Is this his CD recording or a different one? Thanks for uploading!
I am pretty sure this is from a 1995 Connoisseur Society CD. If my memory serves me right, the CD also includes Babayan's recording of Prokofiev's Sarcasms and another Liszt piece.
Mattttsin yes and La Valse
Yes it's from the long out-of-print CD.
Loved Ondine and Scrabo. I did not, however, get that feeling of impending doom from Le Gibet that I would normally get.
it is ok, nothing special
Thank you very much for uploading this