This is... literally incredible. I might dare to say i prefer this over thibaudet's version, which was my previous favourite. I'm genuinely lost for words
The slower tempo and your wonderful voicing really brings out Ravel's colorful harmonies here which tends to get lost with the super fast tempo I've heard other professionals play at. Wonderful interpretation!
I picture three scenarios. 1: A little water nymph is dashing across the lake in the sparkling sunshine. 2: A little space probe makes it's way across the universe and all it's shimmering beauty. 3: A little snowflake is being blown away by the chilly winter wind across the blanketed land.
I've been listening to your interpretation for months and I never left a comment - Your interpretation definitely surpasses most interpretations I've heard, albeit played on a digital piano (assuming from sound quality) and that I've watched your videos on how to tackle this piece section by section, and can safely say this is in my top 2 if not my favourite interpretation of this piece. Bravo.
Hey thanks for the kind and thoughtful comment. Yes it's a digital piano. Some of my recordings are on an old Ibach (Ravel's une barque for example) with 85 keys.
This video of of the piece with the score above your hands is extremely helpful to me. Thank you again! I've tried to find an answer online but exactly what to does "long" indicate on the 7-note trill at 5.30? I've heard this trill last three or more seconds and some play it for just a second. Is Ravel giving a very specific time length for the trill? But I guess the fermata let's us decide how long to extend the trill?
Hi Scott, There's definitely no specific time measure (or he'd have notated that) but now that I listen to this again, I think I'd rather play it longer than I did here. I suppose the risk of playing it too long is greater than too short since it can interrupt the fireworks. But that's just my view of it.
Wow this is absolutely amazing, you technique is incredible. I hope I will achieve that kind of technique on the piano one day! It's also nice to see someone that knows what 'jeux d'eau' means :) You just earned another subscriber
Superb playing! Adore the clarity, the pacing, the dynamics, the way you make some phrases die out, some phrases splash... before each new surge of water! Such lush reverberations too - where were you recording?
Thank you so much Peter. I recorded it on my Digital piano. That's why I could get the sound so clear. On a mic so much gets lost. See the other Ravel for comparison.
Thanks. It's the KAWAI ES8 but I use the Garritan CFX concert grand VST on it. Definitely a proper concert grand would be better of course. But this is a pretty decent substitute for recording videos.
Wow! Huge skill going on in so many ways! Love it:) I wanted to learn this for a long time now but I don't really know "where to start" you know? This is an amazingly complex and versatile piece...
The way I did it here was: Step 1: take screenshots of the sheet music pdf file so you have images. Step 2: Open them in a graphics editor like photoshop (I used paint.net) and delete the white background to make it transparent (you may have to alter the threshold/sensitivity to get it right). Step 3: Insert them into the timeline of your video editor like you would with regular sheet music images. I think on one video when I used Adobe After Effects I could make the background transparent as a built-in function without having to do it first in a graphics editor. Might have also been Premiere Pro. Think it was the Debussy Reverie or Gaspard but not sure.
this is a great performance, the only critic i have i suppose is the way you use the sustain pedal isn't the best, there are a lot of sections where you could have stopped holding it too early, but other than that this is very impressive, keep it up :)
@@fanach Yeah that's one of the difficulties in that section. I remember having to experiment quite a bit with various ways of changing before or after without cutting off the sound. Don't remember exactly what I did. Might also try some half-pedal.
3:50 you play this part so well, every note is connected, that sounds like flowing water, just perfect
Your Ravel interpretations are incredible. Wow!
Thanks so much!
This is... literally incredible. I might dare to say i prefer this over thibaudet's version, which was my previous favourite. I'm genuinely lost for words
Wow thanks Evslol1 :)
Absolutely magical performance.
Heffman55 Tomlinson Thanks that means a lot.
The slower tempo and your wonderful voicing really brings out Ravel's colorful harmonies here which tends to get lost with the super fast tempo I've heard other professionals play at. Wonderful interpretation!
I picture three scenarios.
1: A little water nymph is dashing across the lake in the sparkling sunshine.
2: A little space probe makes it's way across the universe and all it's shimmering beauty.
3: A little snowflake is being blown away by the chilly winter wind across the blanketed land.
Heffman55 Tomlinson That's such a cool comment. I can really relate to all three of them.
Grand Blue Pianist of the Sky Wow! Beautiful Nyms
Adrian Hoffmann Me too
Ravel wrote on his manuscripts: "Dieu fluvial riant de l'eau qui le chatouille..." (River god laughs at the water tickling him...)
My favourite jeux d'eau version by far
how doesn't this have a million views?
Thanks!
Maybe one day...
I've been listening to your interpretation for months and I never left a comment - Your interpretation definitely surpasses most interpretations I've heard, albeit played on a digital piano (assuming from sound quality) and that I've watched your videos on how to tackle this piece section by section, and can safely say this is in my top 2 if not my favourite interpretation of this piece. Bravo.
Hey thanks for the kind and thoughtful comment.
Yes it's a digital piano. Some of my recordings are on an old Ibach (Ravel's une barque for example) with 85 keys.
That piece is pure magic , and that ending ,beuatiful chords and arpegios, always loves it, great interpretation
Great performance and nice editing. Deserve more.
Thanks :)
Adding this to my repertoire and I regularly watch this video to see what fingerings you use. Thanks for posting!
This video of of the piece with the score above your hands is extremely helpful to me. Thank you again! I've tried to find an answer online but exactly what to does "long" indicate on the 7-note trill at 5.30? I've heard this trill last three or more seconds and some play it for just a second. Is Ravel giving a very specific time length for the trill? But I guess the fermata let's us decide how long to extend the trill?
Hi Scott,
There's definitely no specific time measure (or he'd have notated that) but now that I listen to this again, I think I'd rather play it longer than I did here. I suppose the risk of playing it too long is greater than too short since it can interrupt the fireworks. But that's just my view of it.
@@pianomosaic thank you!
best interpretation i've heard
Loved every second!
Wow! I love your clearly articulated notes and very French like interpretation!
Thanks David! That means a lot to me.
Adrian Hoffmann (:
just so beautiful
you played this so beautifully you’re so talented
Wow this is absolutely amazing, you technique is incredible. I hope I will achieve that kind of technique on the piano one day! It's also nice to see someone that knows what 'jeux d'eau' means :)
You just earned another subscriber
Thanks Jabafish!
0:55 my fav
This interpretation is incredible. Your performance was absolutely gorgeous!Keep up the great work! 😊
Thanks Jackson!
Superb playing! Adore the clarity, the pacing, the dynamics, the way you make some phrases die out, some phrases splash... before each new surge of water! Such lush reverberations too - where were you recording?
Thank you so much Peter.
I recorded it on my Digital piano. That's why I could get the sound so clear. On a mic so much gets lost. See the other Ravel for comparison.
I knew a girl who could play this song. Sounds amazing live. Great playing. I know how hard this piece is.
Great performance. What piano/keyboard do you use? Must be a bit trickier to get it to performance level compared to a grand.
Thanks. It's the KAWAI ES8 but I use the Garritan CFX concert grand VST on it.
Definitely a proper concert grand would be better of course. But this is a pretty decent substitute for recording videos.
nice job!
Impressive! Bravo!!
thanks for uploading, I'd like to learn this and this is so helpful, you play so well
amazing performance of an amazing piece! How long did it take to learn this?
Thanks Alex!
i had learned it many years ago and relearned it a few months before recording this video. It took very many hours in total.
Amazing 😍❤️
This is amazing. Well done :D
Definitely better than anything I could play
Thanks :)
Wonderful!
Splendid
Thanks so much!
Wow! Huge skill going on in so many ways! Love it:) I wanted to learn this for a long time now but I don't really know "where to start" you know? This is an amazingly complex and versatile piece...
Many thanks!
I made a video with practice tips for it but it assumes you've learned the notes so I suggest you start with that.
I checked out the practice video, now I have kind of a direction, thanks a lot! :)
So good
what software do u use to put the sheet on an image or a video ?
The way I did it here was:
Step 1: take screenshots of the sheet music pdf file so you have images.
Step 2: Open them in a graphics editor like photoshop (I used paint.net) and delete the white background to make it transparent (you may have to alter the threshold/sensitivity to get it right).
Step 3: Insert them into the timeline of your video editor like you would with regular sheet music images.
I think on one video when I used Adobe After Effects I could make the background transparent as a built-in function without having to do it first in a graphics editor. Might have also been Premiere Pro. Think it was the Debussy Reverie or Gaspard but not sure.
@@pianomosaic thank you very much !!!
If i blind man asked me what water looked like, Id have him listen to this.
Gorgeous
I think I've heard 4:42 - 4:52 in Debussy's work, sounds so familiar
this is a great performance, the only critic i have i suppose is the way you use the sustain pedal isn't the best, there are a lot of sections where you could have stopped holding it too early, but other than that this is very impressive, keep it up :)
Thanks and thanks for the feedback!
Great interpretation.
i wonder, have you performed this in front of any audience?
Yes
2:45
is it necessary to cross hands at 4:15?
Actually it isn't. I think Ravel sometimes likes to makes us twist ourselves into knots.
No it's for voicing. The left hand is general weaker for pianists so he made you twist hands in order to voice the melody.
@@ryacoli Thank you!
Nice and calm performance. Bit too much sustain in the beginning I would say.
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4;51 how do u play the left hand? the chord is so big
I play the bottom two notes then jump onto the rest of the notes. Impossible to play it in one stroke.
@@pianomosaic in one pedal? how do u change the pedal there?
@@fanach Yeah that's one of the difficulties in that section. I remember having to experiment quite a bit with various ways of changing before or after without cutting off the sound. Don't remember exactly what I did. Might also try some half-pedal.
Playing ravel on digital piano? You are a masochist
So true ;) And it get's worse: Next project is Gaspard. Not sure if that's going to be work out though.
Lots of rich, lush colour to this interpretation. A lot more work to be done with the performance, though.