I have always found his studio recording absolutely extraodinary, but I never heard such a sense of profound tragedy in Le Gibet before this. At first I thought it might feel a bit slow, and then it somehow became monumental.
I heard Pogorelich play Gaspard de la Nuit at the Sydney Opera House in the early 1980s. That night, he revealed an Aladdin's Cave of such musical wonders to the audience, that no one left the Concert Hall as they had first arrived. Following the death of his wife, a certain "distortion" set in to see his playing change, that he suffered even further through the criticisms of detractors who as always, knew no better. The two performances that I attended may well be the greatest experiences of my musical life. Take him or leave him, one thing you can never do, is forget him. He is, as was the dancer Rudolf Nureyev, an artist of the highest order, who sprays his work with his blood.
Thank you so very much for saying this! I wholeheartedly agree. In Paris, every time he came to give a recital, nobody wanted to leave Pleyel... we all wanted to carry him on our shoulders around the streets of Paris, to celebrate his musical triumph! It was love from all of our hearts, for this wonderfully gifted young man!
Pogorelich is already carved into the history books regardless what he decides to do now. His playing always showed unique personality and pianistic levels. Legend no doubt. But this one for sure he kicked out of the ball park.
My piano professor asked me to search about this pianist who had “perfect hand position”, and I can confirm she was right about saying that, I’m amazed at how incredible his hands are wow
He sits pretty close for how long his arms are, he also has a tendency to hit the keys further up which has more resistance but still keeps the sound. Maybe that’s normal though because I hit most keys near the bottom nvm i realize that I do this aswell
Dont worry, one of the greatest of all time, Josef Hoffman had small hands but could play with better Technique and force than any other. Even in Rachmaninoff! @@sofiao5343
This live performance is staggering in its beauty and technical accomplishment. For me, Pogorelich was the greatest pianist of the last part of the 20th Century; no other could match the sheer beauty of his tone and tonal palette of colors, coupled to the most vivid and fantastic imagination of practically any musician who ever lived; many of his performances have never been equaled, happily available on RUclips for all to see and hear. He is the Callas, Furtwangler, and du Pre of the piano; I adore him.
@@SM-bx9hs actually while neither comments seem jealous, I had to pick I’d say the original comment was a lot closer to being so. The reply was not jealous in the slight.
And Ravel will be remember as one of the greatest composers of all time, a pivotal figure in the impressionistic movement, don’t think he cares in the slightest XD
Yes, his playing has become strange nowadays... but for me, this is undoubtedly the BEST "Scarbo" I have ever heard! His pacing and dynamics are impeccable, his very careful attention to detail, within a well thought-out and constructed overall arch is spectacular, magnificent really! And this is as well the right mood for "Scarbo!" Iconic! (Btw, thank you for uploading this: it is priceless!)
I’m sorry to say a lot of the dynamic markings are being neglected in this performance. Mainly in Scarbo, all the soft dynamics are nonexistent. I am personally not impressed, the light touch is what makes this piece so difficult and beautiful, something this performance lacks.
@veritas curat Ondine is about a sea nymph creature, who tries to seduce a man but fails ultimately. Scarbo is about a devil goblin, tiny but mischievous creature. So no it’s not always going to be banging loud. What makes this piece difficult and impressive is precisely that, contrast and agility. Take a look at the score and you’ll see tons of soft dynamics.
@@Fanchen I’m curious what you think of Pogorelich’s recording with Deutsche Grammophon in 1984. I find that to be my favorite recording of Gaspard de la Nuit but I haven’t listened to as many interpretations as most.
3:44-4:36 i can't count how many times i heard this part and i don't get tired of it. The chords and then the arpeggios in the end is just beautiful. This is probably my favorite moment in classical music. And Pogorelichs version, is the best in my opinion.
Звук стеклянный, потрясающее исполнение. Величайший пианист второй половины 20 века после Горовица и Циффры, гений чистоты и изысканности. Хорошо, что он немного записал, все, что он сделал на звукозаписи, это шедевры.
He is one of my favorites and his interpretation is breathtaking! I am so use to hearing this played faster that I am hearing new things LOL, and that is another gift, so much involved with this piece! Love too, Martha Agerich and her versions!
@@Greg07623 That's the problem now days, things like this takes years of training and yet no views yet people doing stupid things have millions of views and they call themselves artist, no this is a real artist, thats why i dont practice that much anymore, looks like wrong values are promoted.
khlymore As sad as reality is, why should that stop you from practicing? Do what you love because you love it, regardless of the mainstream. Unless you want to go for great fame and recognition, embrace the niche with a passion, and greatness will come along.
@@michagaj6578 Well because you cant just do what ever you want but rather the most convenient financially, and is shocking to me that a bunch of guys full face and body tattoo with no education or skill related to music are millionaires out of music and money laundering of course.
It is a magnificent, very emotional interpretation of Ravel's music. The complex symbolic universe that is Aloysis Bertrand's poem has here a double interpretation by this great painist. I'm glad to hear it.
Although he is not the pianist he used to be, Pogorelich's Gaspard de la Nuit counts among the best Ravel there is. His godmother Martha Argerich plays also a very good one, and her Ravel Piano Concert is a masterwork. 🎶🎵🆗👍💙
Ravel is such a genius… crazy to think this was composed almost 120 years ago… I wonder what Liszt, Chopin, Beethoven, even Bach, all the greats, would say to a piece of this magnitude?
Wow, wow, wow. I have ascended!. This is a monumental work and the performance is sheer genius - how Pogorelich executes such clear melodies lines amongst an armagedon of arpeggiated melodies, paints silky smooth textures between seismic rhythmic interludes is breathtaking.
Scarbo should be both a bit playful but also quite threatening. Mr. Pogorelich spectacularly succeeds in conveying these essential aspects of the piece (really, it must be confessed, better than any other rendition I've yet heard).
No doubt this is Pogorelich at his best. You will rarely find a better rendition (Tharaud?) of the Ondine, a piece I love so much. Pogo has a fantastic piano sound, poetic and powerful at the same time. And though sometimes quirky, have always thought that when he is good, he is extremely good. Love his Ravel. As his Scarlatti, as well. 🙄😔❤️💎👌
I guess this is one of thosee pieces where you get in such an extasy that you litererary would have expected the pianist stop playing and start breaking the piano with some hammer or so
He plays "Le Gibet" much more forcefully than I've ever heard it played before, and this has the effect of increasing the positive dread we feel when we listen to it. So I suspect even so exacting an artist as Maurice Ravel would have approved.
That "Scarbo" is insane! Apart from the inhuman technical command, however, very interesting interpretation rhythmically and melodically. I understand some people prefer a lighter touch; I like it too, up to a point. But for me "Scarbo" must be first and most of all sinister and even savage. Pogorelich delivers like few others (Argerich and Michelangeli are not among them).
Maurice Ravel wrote three piano solos on themes from “Gaspard de la nuit”, which is considered one of the most difficult pieces of the entire piano repertoire.
This video must be taken from a VHS. Sometimes you'll hear artifacts like this, either it's the opposite side of the tape or some other kind of corruption.
Gaspard de la nuit-ta miniatura muzyczna jest jakby stworzona dla Ivo Pogorelica bo muzyka Ravela wymaga takiej biegłości i brawury wykonawczej.Dziękuję
This wonderful performance was until recently on RUclips as three separate items - with much better audio - this welcome version has very poor, distorted sound. Can the others be found or can the sound quality be improved??
@@greatmusicchannel8549 It was on the South Bank Show and was introduced by Melvyn Bragg. The programme gave some biographical details of his lessons with Aliza Kezeradze, who he married.
Pogorelic had a rather short prime, during which his playing was unique and unequaled. I believe he was already deteriorating before the death of his wife. I heard him in the early 90s and the spark was replaced by eccentricity
ruclips.net/video/IAR8bpvBnFk/видео.html In questo video parliamo di questo gioiellino di Ravel ispirato all’omonimo Gaspard de la Nuit di Aloysius Bertrand. Vedremo come Bertrand ha rubato questa raccolta di poemi al Diavolo in persona👹, di come la critica lo abbia sempre snobbato e come Ravel con questo capolavoro abbia contribuito alla sua rivalutazione alla faccia dei critici d’arte ❤️
You are wrong. He's playing the original published version before he told apulnuter to keep the same right hand pattern as the beginning. And the phrasing and rythmic idiosincrancies are just right. He plays it like its speech. Like a shy and pretty little girl would sing to seduce a man. Its perfect! Listen again. And listen to the Japan performance of the same year. You'll see what I mean by this.
He plays Ravel as you'd play Liszt... I prefer from far the rendition of Martha Argerich who has much better understood the spirit and finesse of Ravel
Hi Filip! I agree with you, and I do think that Pogorelich's "Scarbo" is extraordinary, one of the best performances of this piece. His pacing is just right, the mood is right, for after all let's not forget what "Scarbo" is... (one needs to read the poem). There is however one thing where you are wrong: Ravel died in 1937, and Pogorelich was born in 1958... so Ravel could not have said anything to Pogorelich, as they never met. Best wishes!
This is a terrifying monumental performance. He’s a force of nature in this piece. Everyone else seems tame compared to this.
i suggest Debargue
@@null8295hes rubbish
Argerich - from whom Pogorelich took inspiration.
@@simonjenner8115just the way Argerich starts the right hand...it's sublime.
How old was he during this performance ?
I’m glad this extraordinary live performance is recorded for posterity.
He owns this piece - no one will ever do it better - the sounds he produces are magical.
I have always found his studio recording absolutely extraodinary, but I never heard such a sense of profound tragedy in Le Gibet before this. At first I thought it might feel a bit slow, and then it somehow became monumental.
@@brandonbergmusictheory3453he absolutely wrings everything out of every note, big or little.
@@stevenvinson1615I couldn't agree more. Utterly transformed my relationship to the piece.
Lortie and Grosvenor come close.
Perhaps the true highlight in Pogorelich´s career. His 1983 Gaspard de la Nuit is one of the best performances ever.
Along with his English Suites, which put all other versions to shame (2 and 3)..
His recording of Prokofiev's Sixth sonata also deserves a shout.
yuuuuuuupppp.
@@meloncollector6662 Yes, Prokofiev 6th. Also Beethoven Op. 111.
His gaspard de la nuit is imo the greatest solo piano recording in history. The pinnacle of the form.
I heard Pogorelich play Gaspard de la Nuit at the Sydney Opera House in
the early 1980s.
That night, he revealed an Aladdin's Cave of such musical wonders to the
audience, that no one left the Concert Hall as they had first arrived.
Following the death of his wife, a certain "distortion" set in to see his playing
change, that he suffered even further through the criticisms of detractors who
as always, knew no better.
The two performances that I attended may well be the greatest experiences
of my musical life.
Take him or leave him, one thing you can never do, is forget him. He is, as
was the dancer Rudolf Nureyev, an artist of the highest order, who sprays
his work with his blood.
Thank you so very much for saying this! I wholeheartedly agree. In Paris, every time he came to give a recital, nobody wanted to leave Pleyel... we all wanted to carry him on our shoulders around the streets of Paris, to celebrate his musical triumph! It was love from all of our hearts, for this wonderfully gifted young man!
I would crawl on my hands and knees to hear him play now.
Pogorelich is already carved into the history books regardless what he decides to do now. His playing always showed unique personality and pianistic levels. Legend no doubt. But this one for sure he kicked out of the ball park.
I agree.
Thanks man. Wish I was there. Never heard him live. Such a special musician
Pogorelich, simply the best one playing Gaspard de la Nuit.
This is Pogorelich at his best. His most illuminating and glittering. And the technique is staggering.
My piano professor asked me to search about this pianist who had “perfect hand position”, and I can confirm she was right about saying that, I’m amazed at how incredible his hands are wow
careful though, he has gigantic hands
@@null8295 honestly that's something i really envy, because my hands are really small and i wish they were bigger :')
He sits pretty close for how long his arms are, he also has a tendency to hit the keys further up which has more resistance but still keeps the sound. Maybe that’s normal though because I hit most keys near the bottom
nvm i realize that I do this aswell
His confidence and stability is not something you’d believe a human could do
Dont worry, one of the greatest of all time, Josef Hoffman had small hands but could play with better Technique and force than any other. Even in Rachmaninoff! @@sofiao5343
I saw him do this live in 1985 in Los Angeles and I'm still not over it. I don't think anyone has ever played it better.
Martha Argerich played it much better
@@florencioigual Well, you're entitled to your opinion. She's amazing, but Ivo did it better. That's my opinion.
@@florencioigualI disagree strongly enough to do crimes over this
@@florencioigual They're quite different. Argerich is my favorite, but this is lovely.
Martha Argerich said: He's a Genius. I agree.
Sans doute une de mes oeuvres préférée de Ravel! quelle performance! quelle interprétation époustouflante!
This live performance is staggering in its beauty and technical accomplishment. For me, Pogorelich was the greatest pianist of the last part of the 20th Century; no other could match the sheer beauty of his tone and tonal palette of colors, coupled to the most vivid and fantastic imagination of practically any musician who ever lived; many of his performances have never been equaled, happily available on RUclips for all to see and hear. He is the Callas, Furtwangler, and du Pre of the piano; I adore him.
This gaspard is the best on my opinion ...all absurd difficulties solved and a clear touch...amazing 👏
Awesome, very rich, delightful for a complex piano master piece that was not even created for "human anatomy".
Fascinantno majstorstvo s mnogo sadrzaja.
Let us be honest Ravel never pretended that he could play this composition himself to the degree of perfection that is needed.
True. So what?
@@AlexanderArsov there's always at least one jealous loser making comments
@@SM-bx9hs actually while neither comments seem jealous, I had to pick I’d say the original comment was a lot closer to being so. The reply was not jealous in the slight.
And Ravel will be remember as one of the greatest composers of all time, a pivotal figure in the impressionistic movement, don’t think he cares in the slightest XD
@@gmnr1336 Ravel ain't in the top 5 of the greatest piano composers
Yes, his playing has become strange nowadays... but for me, this is undoubtedly the BEST "Scarbo" I have ever heard! His pacing and dynamics are impeccable, his very careful attention to detail, within a well thought-out and constructed overall arch is spectacular, magnificent really! And this is as well the right mood for "Scarbo!" Iconic! (Btw, thank you for uploading this: it is priceless!)
I’m sorry to say a lot of the dynamic markings are being neglected in this performance. Mainly in Scarbo, all the soft dynamics are nonexistent. I am personally not impressed, the light touch is what makes this piece so difficult and beautiful, something this performance lacks.
@@Fanchen I was thinking the same thing sadly, as well as voicing
@@Fanchen This piece is about a serial killer/rapist lol. It is not "soft and light". It is supposed to be terrible.
@veritas curat Ondine is about a sea nymph creature, who tries to seduce a man but fails ultimately. Scarbo is about a devil goblin, tiny but mischievous creature. So no it’s not always going to be banging loud. What makes this piece difficult and impressive is precisely that, contrast and agility. Take a look at the score and you’ll see tons of soft dynamics.
@@Fanchen I’m curious what you think of Pogorelich’s recording with Deutsche Grammophon in 1984. I find that to be my favorite recording of Gaspard de la Nuit but I haven’t listened to as many interpretations as most.
Genijalna izvedba i veličanstven umjetnik!😀😀
Unglaublich nachempfunden, grossartig im Ausdruck! Nass die Ondine, erschütternd Le Gibet, kafkaesk das Scarbo.
the best recording of Gaspard. There will be never a better scarbo.
Ivo Pogorelich é um pianista que nos transporta para outros mundos através da música!
3:44-4:36 i can't count how many times i heard this part and i don't get tired of it. The chords and then the arpeggios in the end is just beautiful. This is probably my favorite moment in classical music. And Pogorelichs version, is the best in my opinion.
Listen to Lucas Debargue performance.
Agreed, feels like falling through a lush canyon of sound to a strange yet beautiful world unlike anything familiar or sensible to us humans
Звук стеклянный, потрясающее исполнение. Величайший пианист второй половины 20 века после Горовица и Циффры, гений чистоты и изысканности. Хорошо, что он немного записал, все, что он сделал на звукозаписи, это шедевры.
He is one of my favorites and his interpretation is breathtaking! I am so use to hearing this played faster that I am hearing new things LOL, and that is another gift, so much involved with this piece! Love too, Martha Agerich and her versions!
i think most people don't realize what is going on here ... if they did this would be minimally 240 Million viewers. Oh well .. ...
danschmeidler agree. I really think he was the master of this work.
@@Greg07623 That's the problem now days, things like this takes years of training and yet no views yet people doing stupid things have millions of views and they call themselves artist, no this is a real artist, thats why i dont practice that much anymore, looks like wrong values are promoted.
khlymore As sad as reality is, why should that stop you from practicing? Do what you love because you love it, regardless of the mainstream. Unless you want to go for great fame and recognition, embrace the niche with a passion, and greatness will come along.
@@michagaj6578 Well because you cant just do what ever you want but rather the most convenient financially, and is shocking to me that a bunch of guys full face and body tattoo with no education or skill related to music are millionaires out of music and money laundering of course.
@@michagaj6578 i understand i was practicing now days this is the result stride form hell ruclips.net/video/Rwi44v75ksA/видео.html
It is a magnificent, very emotional interpretation of Ravel's music. The complex symbolic universe that is Aloysis Bertrand's poem has here a double interpretation by this great painist. I'm glad to hear it.
Das macht ihm niemand nach, genial!
Although he is not the pianist he used to be, Pogorelich's Gaspard de la Nuit counts among the best Ravel there is. His godmother Martha Argerich plays also a very good one, and her Ravel Piano Concert is a masterwork. 🎶🎵🆗👍💙
Ravel is such a genius… crazy to think this was composed almost 120 years ago… I wonder what Liszt, Chopin, Beethoven, even Bach, all the greats, would say to a piece of this magnitude?
Wow, wow, wow. I have ascended!. This is a monumental work and the performance is sheer genius - how Pogorelich executes such clear melodies lines amongst an armagedon of arpeggiated melodies, paints silky smooth textures between seismic rhythmic interludes is breathtaking.
Scarbo should be both a bit playful but also quite threatening. Mr. Pogorelich spectacularly succeeds in conveying these essential aspects of the piece (really, it must be confessed, better than any other rendition I've yet heard).
His hands are so firm and precise
We are truly spoiled with the quality of today’s recording equipment
and yet it's so wonderful to hear with all the audio artifacts in this recording nonetheless
это просто гениально и феерично
No doubt this is Pogorelich at his best. You will rarely find a better rendition (Tharaud?) of the Ondine, a piece I love so much. Pogo has a fantastic piano sound, poetic and powerful at the same time. And though sometimes quirky, have always thought that when he is good, he is extremely good. Love his Ravel. As his Scarlatti, as well. 🙄😔❤️💎👌
This is way better than every other interpretation
진짜너무아름답다
Divine playing - no interpretation is only close to this one!
I love Progerilich's phrasing in this piece.
Probably among the best rendition of this incredible piece…
I guess this is one of thosee pieces where you get in such an extasy that you litererary would have expected the pianist stop playing and start breaking the piano with some hammer or so
Thanks for this wonderful performance of this magical music!
He plays "Le Gibet" much more forcefully than I've ever heard it played before, and this has the effect of increasing the positive dread we feel when we listen to it. So I suspect even so exacting an artist as Maurice Ravel would have approved.
I love it
He subbed for Martha Argerich at Cadaques in 1983 and played this. Magnificent.
Besides being a brilliant pianist himself he had some very good coaching from his wife Alice Kezeradze.
Ravel is a god in music writing
Fantastic!! For the first time I understand that the third movement can match the first.
Woooow.
There was some kind of peak in January 1983. No doubt this epic will not repeat.
Večeras ga je svirao u Zagrebu na koncertu.
a very excellent demonstration of his unique finger skill
That "Scarbo" is insane! Apart from the inhuman technical command, however, very interesting interpretation rhythmically and melodically. I understand some people prefer a lighter touch; I like it too, up to a point. But for me "Scarbo" must be first and most of all sinister and even savage. Pogorelich delivers like few others (Argerich and Michelangeli are not among them).
Agree with everything but michelangeli does play it perfectly as well. It’s just pogorelich is beyond perfection here - God at the piano
@@seansean1728, indeed! I've come to appreciate and enjoy Michelangeli's interpretation more than I used to.
The best ...magic
Ugh so fucking stunning
Extasiada, embrujada por sus manos y emocionada por su sensibilidad! Impresionante!
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髪型から推測すると、たぶんこの動画と同じ時期です
出だしの静謐さにおいて、ミケランジェリを凌ぐと感じました
Agreed. This is the definitive performance. Michelangeli was perfect, but this is beyond perfection - it’s divine.
Scarey difficult,especially the Scarbo!
Genius
Exellent performance!🤍
Maurice Ravel wrote three piano solos on themes from “Gaspard de la nuit”, which is considered one of the most difficult pieces of the entire piano repertoire.
Ma, someone hid an entire orchestra in my piano.
15:07 I think I can hear someone else also playing this piece somewhere in the video
This video must be taken from a VHS. Sometimes you'll hear artifacts like this, either it's the opposite side of the tape or some other kind of corruption.
@@stephanielee7344 i see, thanks!
Ok, only one should remember how funny Scarbo is, it's not all a bout force. Scarbo is terrifying, but also smiling.
Amazing!
Gaspard de la nuit-ta miniatura muzyczna jest jakby stworzona dla Ivo Pogorelica bo muzyka Ravela wymaga takiej biegłości i brawury wykonawczej.Dziękuję
Polish
Poetry in keys
This wonderful performance was until recently on RUclips as three separate items - with much better audio - this welcome version has very poor, distorted sound. Can the others be found or can the sound quality be improved??
+Kent Guitar Classics I'm looking for the same videos, let be know if you find them!
+Julien Siino - If I find them I will notify you.
ruclips.net/video/NM9141XOrFs/видео.html
On écrit : "Gaspard de la nuit" ( Gaspard, avec un d).
Wonderful video. Date, please?
6:17 Bach Art of The Fugue? :)
well spotted
Gaspard de la nuit
Trois poèmes pour piano d'après Aloysius Bertrand
Roger Waters: Please, add where? and when? Thank you!
ruclips.net/video/GTjkK5ewqCI/видео.html Thi is complete documentary, wheres i have cut this recording, It was London, maby 1983
@@greatmusicchannel8549 It was on the South Bank Show and was introduced by Melvyn Bragg. The programme gave some biographical details of his lessons with Aliza Kezeradze, who he married.
ruclips.net/video/E_m5QrsqncE/видео.html
@@greatmusicchannel8549 what did i miss 3 years ago?
noice
Pogorelic had a rather short prime, during which his playing was unique and unequaled. I believe he was already deteriorating before the death of his wife. I heard him in the early 90s and the spark was replaced by eccentricity
Chills
Yes.I am proud that he was born in Belgrade...strange .isn't it?
Scarbo sounds like it is ff throughout the piece. Is it the recording or him?
It’s fucking amazing. That control with that power. Unbelievable. Will never be repeated.
ruclips.net/video/IAR8bpvBnFk/видео.html
In questo video parliamo di questo gioiellino di Ravel ispirato all’omonimo Gaspard de la Nuit di Aloysius Bertrand.
Vedremo come Bertrand ha rubato questa raccolta di poemi al Diavolo in persona👹, di come la critica lo abbia sempre snobbato e come Ravel con questo capolavoro abbia contribuito alla sua rivalutazione alla faccia dei critici d’arte ❤️
It is from Japan?
London 1983
@@greatmusicchannel8549 Thank you
putz zerou a performance
故 倉橋由美子の随筆から試聴
Oh god where are the dynamics in Scarbo. He’s just hammering everything out.
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
Con man
You are the master of shit opinions
You’re too stupid too appreciate this piece
Pogorelich is the king
Why is he playing the introduction incorrectly? Weird rhythms, and wrong notes?
You are wrong. He's playing the original published version before he told apulnuter to keep the same right hand pattern as the beginning. And the phrasing and rythmic idiosincrancies are just right. He plays it like its speech. Like a shy and pretty little girl would sing to seduce a man. Its perfect! Listen again. And listen to the Japan performance of the same year. You'll see what I mean by this.
Maybe its the poor audio but to me, he is almost no better than, just "playing the notes"
He plays Ravel as you'd play Liszt...
I prefer from far the rendition of Martha Argerich who has much better understood the spirit and finesse of Ravel
He lacks the delicacy for French music of this period.
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
You’re bad
He has the touch of a goddamn glass blower here. He’s mastered this piece beyond belief. You’re kidding me
Gaspard needs more sophistication. His tempo is so fast and dynamics is loud. For me
Yuja Wang plays Gaspard more with light and shade.
Shuitsu Ueda its your opinion, but until you become a better pianist than him, you are not competent to say anything...
so people can't even express their opinions anymore? smh, what a communist
Hi Filip! I agree with you, and I do think that Pogorelich's "Scarbo" is extraordinary, one of the best performances of this piece. His pacing is just right, the mood is right, for after all let's not forget what "Scarbo" is... (one needs to read the poem). There is however one thing where you are wrong: Ravel died in 1937, and Pogorelich was born in 1958... so Ravel could not have said anything to Pogorelich, as they never met. Best wishes!
ondine hd then the article i read was wrong xD well i feel stupid for believing it without checking true information.
That's ok! I understand your enthusiasm!! : )
is there a recent recording of him playing this piece?
i found it: MfQX4s7Pb_U