Jeux d'Eau // RAVEL

Jeux d’eau is a piece for solo piano by Maurice Ravel. The title is often translated as "Fountains", "Playing water" or literally "Water Games" (see Jeux d'eau, water features in gardens). At the time of writing Jeux d'eau, Ravel was a student of Gabriel Fauré, to whom the piece is dedicated.
The piece was inspired by Franz Liszt's piece Les jeux d'eau à la Villa d'Este (from the 3ème année of his Années de pèlerinage), and Ravel explained its origins in this way:
Jeux d'eau, appearing in 1901, is at the origin of the pianistic novelties which one would notice in my work. This piece, inspired by the noise of water and by the musical sounds which make one hear the sprays water, the cascades, and the brooks, is based on two motives in the manner of the movement of a sonata-without, however, subjecting itself to the classical tonal plan.
Written on the manuscript by Ravel, and often included on published editions, is the text "Dieu fluvial riant de l'eau qui le chatouille..." a quote from Henri de Régnier's Cité des eaux, which in English editions is sometimes translated to "River god laughing as the water tickles him ...".
(Source: Wikipedia)
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Work Title: Jeux d'eau (M.30)
Composer: Maurice Ravel
Year of Composition: 1901
First Publication: 1902 - Paris, E. Demets (later Max Eschig)
Piece Style: Early 20th century
Performer: Katsuhiro Oguri, notes were edited
Artwork: © PianoAdventure
Visualization: Synthesia

[@raffilevy2029]

Ravels hands went through each other no problem

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Not exactly. Ravel’s music demands great flexibility and makes the hands dance with one another, but as a pianist Ravel himself was rather unspectacular.

[@raffilevy2029]

TomCL 2000 that’s actually very interesting. When you say unspectacular you mean that he wasn’t as talented as the other famous composers?

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Raffi Levy Pretty much, yes. Ravel and his contemporaries were all aware of his shortcomings as a pianist and he was teased often for it. He wasn’t a bad pianist per say, but he definitely wasn’t a good enough pianist to do some of his harder works - this piece not included - enough justice.

[@franciscodecomayaguela9496]

He's like those AI piano players whose hands phase through each other, casually violating dimensional reality

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[@golfenjoyer8065]

Ah, one of my favorite composers

[@bluesky3122]

Wait a minute...this was uploaded 3 minutes ago. And there are comments from 4 days ago! But that's not important. By now, I've probably watched all your videos. I just can't get enough of this! Amazing channel!

[@pianospiel1770]

I'm really liking that color combo.

[@anne.marieinn1067]

Moi aussi!

[@pianospiel1770]

Tu sais ce qui est bon ;)

[@afxm-1190]

Yeah its like Ikea

[@gloriahong1004]

My adoring Ravel piece, and I really like Jeux d'Eau Martha Argerich's piano cover the most !

[@EpreTroll]

One of my favourite Ravel pieces. Still noone can beat Martha Argerich's performance. Still trying to learn it

[@Dylonely42]

Mine too

[@Ale-qf1pm]

In my opinion Andre Lapante plays this piece much better, more clarity and playfulness while maintaining that shimmering mirror like aspect of the piece

[@animalbert9252]

I was just looking for this, you are the only channel uploading the pieces on my repertoire, thanks so much! This channel is amazing!!! I truly appreciate the time you take to make these man

[@lczq6737]

I love this piece I was listening to it just now.

[@박쥐-x9t]

The arpeggio likes real water! And glissando is cool!

[@Roh0io]

I adore this so much

[@anne.marieinn1067]

Moi aussi !

[@Raptovon]

"So,... how much do you want to upload?"
Pianoadventure: "Yes."

[@user-cq5do2zg8m]

これが一番すきだー

[@pleasecontactme4274]

how did you make the notes translucent? like i could see the other note's corner part through it? that was cool!

[@BelTheDejay]

Oh yes thanks 😊 for this masterpiece cause I saw it now I know to play it 😘

[@scriabinismydog2439]

_W a t e r y_

[@rtxa]

midi please!!! i need left and right hand with different colours😭

[@giuseppeagresta1425]

Nice description

[@nunyabusiness8538]

1.5x speed for the richter performance

[@Lin-vh7uv]

and 1.25x speed for the argerich performance! (except the slow parts, change to 1x for those)

[@cesurerbay7532]

1:05

[@don_inigo_gomez]

debussy bergamasque suite 4 please

[@pinklemonade6597]

My piano isnt big enough :/

[@lczq6737]

After listening to Seong-Jin Cho I like it played faster.

[@yafetpalomeque75]

Fast playing has its own beauty but more moderate versions such as Ms Lympany's show you interesting textures on the same passages.

[@gloriahong1004]

I think Argerich played this faster than Cho

[@mar7he131]

i thought it was waaaaaay easier 😭😭

[@NBUU1]

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[@opticalmixing23]

Yo

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