A celles et ceux qui parlent d'une partition "pas si difficile à jouer", je réponds "certainement, mais ce qui m'intéresse ici n'est pas tant la performance que l'évidence". L'interprétation varie, d'artiste en artiste, de formations en formations, mais il reste la partition ; ce que Ravel raconte en quelque sorte. N'avez-vous pas l'impression que ce "Concerto pour la main gauche" ne s'adresse ni à votre cerveau, ni à vos oreilles mais directement à votre âme ? Parvenir à ce point à secouer le cœur ne peut pas avoir d'autre explication que le génie d'avoir perçu et compris la Vérité. Cette œuvre est totale. Selon moi la plus émouvante jamais composée. La musique n'y est pas mathématique, elle n'y est pas une science, pas même un art. Elle semble dictée par toutes les émotions qu'il est possible de ressentir comme si l'inconscient faisait la paix avec la conscience, comme si la raison épousait la passion ; folie, colère, plénitude, horreur, bonheur, humilité, deuil, frustration, ébahissement... Comme une évidence, une révélation, une béatitude, une affirmation de la limite des mots devant le ressenti. Je pèse justement ces mots : s'il y a une vie après la mort, je crois que ceci doit être la musique qui accompagnera la mienne.
one comment in french !! i love Ravel !! et ici je le reconnais bien j'aime les intonations de tous les instruments cette interprétation nous donne une autre vision de ce concerto et un équilibre un échange avec l'orchestre qui me semble être fidèle au concept grave mais dans la mesure ça chante bien j'aime a good steinway instrument et aussi un vrai pianiste interprète ................ et en complicité avec le big chief si discret mais quel travail de précision !! merci à tous
Ravel wrote this and the Piano Concerto in G more or less in harness, and in both he gave Gershwin a lesson in how to write symphonic jazz. That doesn't mean I don't love the Concerto in F!
Lol, I always pay atention to that as well during piano concertos. There's a video here of Rachmaninov's 3rd with Martha Argerich where it's quite obvious how the first violin guy with a beard spends his rest time looking at Martha playing. What's he thinking?!
"Superhuman challange" is quite an exageration! This piece less difficult than it seems, only you need to be able to play melody and accomp with one hand, but that's not a "superhuman" skill; the rest is quite trivial, technically. If you can play the standard 19th cent solo piano repertoire say Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms then you have the technique to play this. Maybe it's because i'm left handed and this was the 3rd concerto i learned, after Mozart 17 and the Schumann, but that's MHO.
Disappoionting ending from Salonen - Kertesz, on an old recording of mine, is much more dramatic! Small gripe, I guess, for an otherwise good performance
the vieeo is great but is sounds like if there where microphones in the audience you can hear every single noise out there :P or it just has too good acoustics :P
No the Albert Hall does not have very good acoustics for orchestral music as it's just too large. With some some seats the sound is good but in others it's pretty bad. Great, however, for works such as Berlioz' Requiem!
The concerto was written for Paul Wittgenstein,Ludwig's Wittgenstein brother,who had lost his right arm in the war.According to rumors of that period,Ludwig hated the fact that everyone came to see his brother performing the concerto and coping with it like it was some kind of "circus" or an unusual amusement!
Great interpretation, wonderful pianist, conductor and orchestra. Plus I don't think the camera work was bad at all. I'm glad it didn't focus on Bavouzet only, because I love this piece's magnificent orchestration, and I love watching the different instruments playing their parts.
I thought it was pretty amateurish to grab the right side of the piano with his right hand - maybe it's just me, but the pianist shouldn't need to do that.
It's a celesta, not a piano. Neither of Ravel's piano concertos call for a celesta, so it is probably there for some other piece they performed that evening.
Whatever happened at 17:30 was unfortunate, but apart from that problem with the video that was beyond the player's control, this was very well-done. It shows just how much a good pianist can do, even with only one hand.
A celles et ceux qui parlent d'une partition "pas si difficile à jouer", je réponds "certainement, mais ce qui m'intéresse ici n'est pas tant la performance que l'évidence". L'interprétation varie, d'artiste en artiste, de formations en formations, mais il reste la partition ; ce que Ravel raconte en quelque sorte. N'avez-vous pas l'impression que ce "Concerto pour la main gauche" ne s'adresse ni à votre cerveau, ni à vos oreilles mais directement à votre âme ? Parvenir à ce point à secouer le cœur ne peut pas avoir d'autre explication que le génie d'avoir perçu et compris la Vérité. Cette œuvre est totale. Selon moi la plus émouvante jamais composée. La musique n'y est pas mathématique, elle n'y est pas une science, pas même un art. Elle semble dictée par toutes les émotions qu'il est possible de ressentir comme si l'inconscient faisait la paix avec la conscience, comme si la raison épousait la passion ; folie, colère, plénitude, horreur, bonheur, humilité, deuil, frustration, ébahissement... Comme une évidence, une révélation, une béatitude, une affirmation de la limite des mots devant le ressenti. Je pèse justement ces mots : s'il y a une vie après la mort, je crois que ceci doit être la musique qui accompagnera la mienne.
First time I have actually seen this performed, but it is one of my all-time favorites. Fantastic!
one comment in french !! i love Ravel !! et ici je le reconnais bien j'aime les intonations de tous les instruments cette interprétation nous donne une autre vision de ce concerto et un équilibre un échange avec l'orchestre qui me semble être fidèle au concept
grave mais dans la mesure ça chante bien j'aime
a good steinway instrument et aussi un vrai pianiste interprète ................
et en complicité avec le big chief si discret mais quel travail de précision !!
merci à tous
As always with Ravel, this is glorious!
13: 30 until 14:05 always makes my heart melt
Bavouzet's interpretation is phased with that of Louis Lortie in "Ravel Ravel Unravel", French Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2013... mesmerizing work.
cant believe thi was played live in my city a few nights ago and i missed it! i wasn't told -.-
I first heard this on mash. Winchester got the music for wounded concert pianist that couldn't use right hand.
there is a rasping malice in this music as the great composer so amazingly steers us therought dark and terrifying world of his last years
Ravel wrote this and the Piano Concerto in G more or less in harness, and in both he gave Gershwin a lesson in how to write symphonic jazz. That doesn't mean I don't love the Concerto in F!
You're s good sport and I respect that.
Lol, I always pay atention to that as well during piano concertos. There's a video here of Rachmaninov's 3rd with Martha Argerich where it's quite obvious how the first violin guy with a beard spends his rest time looking at Martha playing. What's he thinking?!
you're absolutely right, it's just you...
I heard this on Sirus radio today and was totally blown away. I love the French composers ;-)
"Superhuman challange" is quite an exageration! This piece less difficult than it seems, only you need to be able to play melody and accomp with one hand, but that's not a "superhuman" skill; the rest is quite trivial, technically. If you can play the standard 19th cent solo piano repertoire say Schumann, Chopin, Liszt, Brahms then you have the technique to play this. Maybe it's because i'm left handed and this was the 3rd concerto i learned, after Mozart 17 and the Schumann, but that's MHO.
Disappoionting ending from Salonen - Kertesz, on an old recording of mine, is much more dramatic! Small gripe, I guess, for an otherwise good performance
That's a Celesta.. I would imagine it was there for another item in the concert.
the vieeo is great but is sounds like if there where microphones in the audience you can hear every single noise out there :P or it just has too good acoustics :P
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No the Albert Hall does not have very good acoustics for orchestral music as it's just too large. With some some seats the sound is good but in others it's pretty bad.
Great, however, for works such as Berlioz' Requiem!
Glitch at 17:34... fuck! :(
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Dreadful video work. How about showing us the pianist and not these long shots.
you're absolutely right, it's just you...
The concerto was written for Paul Wittgenstein,Ludwig's Wittgenstein brother,who had lost his right arm in the war.According to rumors of that period,Ludwig hated the fact that everyone came to see his brother performing the concerto and coping with it like it was some kind of "circus" or an unusual amusement!
Always one of my favourite pieces. I came upon it by chance and have loved it ever since. Bravo!
Great performance !!! Bravo !
Great interpretation, wonderful pianist, conductor and orchestra. Plus I don't think the camera work was bad at all. I'm glad it didn't focus on Bavouzet only, because I love this piece's magnificent orchestration, and I love watching the different instruments playing their parts.
I thought it was pretty amateurish to grab the right side of the piano with his right hand - maybe it's just me, but the pianist shouldn't need to do that.
It's a celesta, not a piano. Neither of Ravel's piano concertos call for a celesta, so it is probably there for some other piece they performed that evening.
hehehe...photo, you know what your problem is?
Nothing. I shouldn't dish it if I can't take it... Your comment made my day. :)
"dreadful"!? It's not that bad, come on! A fair amount of decent close ups there.
Incredible. Bavouzet is one of the greats. A solid orchestra, as well.
LOL
Whatever happened at 17:30 was unfortunate, but apart from that problem with the video that was beyond the player's control, this was very well-done. It shows just how much a good pianist can do, even with only one hand.
Spot on. Too funny
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