This video is so interesting, I am learning Gaspard De La nuit right now and I love hearing the backstory and explanations about Ravel and this piece, thank you!!
Anyone heard the program, I think it was somewhere on npr, about the disease that took Ravel’s mind. The case was made that he had fronto temporal dementia. The characteristics of mind produced by this disease are super interesting to compare to what was going on in Ravel’s music. Repetition is apparently one of these. The program highlighted Bolero. Gaspard would make an interesting comparison.
Thank you streaming this. You are definitely showcasing the best of Western music. The number of people who watch this is a sad commentary on the musical consciousness of the nation and the world. You have certainly raised my consciousness with your enthusiastic and earnest presentation. Anyone who wants to be a composer should watch these. The caliber of the musicians on this show is outstanding. And like most great musicians, they don't really mind being "shuffled off the piano". That essential humility is the mark, in my opinion, of a true artist.
Yes, thank you Mr Adolphe. Wonderful of you to share your insights into the harmonic, melodic, and era interests of Ravel in the beginnings of the 20th century.
The "Piano Puzzler" inspired me to check you out. You are a great musician. I can't think of anyone with such a fantastic knowledge of music: harmony, melody , counterpoint, all of it. Best of all is your beguiling presentation. I wish I were living in New York so that I could attend your presentations.
+Jacob Opper Thank you so much for your nice comment! We do live stream many of our events for free, including the entire Inside Chamber Music series! Here is a link to the live streams we're doing this year. Hope you can tune in for some! www.chambermusicsociety.org/watchlisten/watchlive
54:19 -- beg to differ, it is not an major chord w an added sixth. It is one of the beginning themes played w an extra note above it ( a major second). Ravel loves to work out all the beginning themes of a work and not play one of them, often the second theme (see his Toccata), then play that theme in a striking manner later in the piece. In this piece it obviously is meant to evoke woozy, scary haziness, as if Scarbo was smokily going out of focus.
Did they start the marking for Le Gibet a bit early? I think the editor thought after the man tells Ondine he loves a mortal woman, the movement ended...
Great presentation! But listen, forcing poor Carlo to sit uncomfortably in that stiff little chair for 43 minutes before his performance was thoughtless and cruel. How much effort would it have taken to provide a nice padded armchair? 🎹
Some interesting information but I could have done without the lame little wisecracks and pointless digressions. If he’d left them out he’d have had time to read the poems in full which would have been more illuminating. And he treats the very patient and talented Mr Grante like a dogsbody. Not impressed.
This video is so interesting, I am learning Gaspard De La nuit right now and I love hearing the backstory and explanations about Ravel and this piece, thank you!!
Same!
We both are learning this set!
One day ill play this piece
We believe in you!
Anyone heard the program, I think it was somewhere on npr, about the disease that took Ravel’s mind. The case was made that he had fronto temporal dementia. The characteristics of mind produced by this disease are super interesting to compare to what was going on in Ravel’s music. Repetition is apparently one of these. The program highlighted Bolero. Gaspard would make an interesting comparison.
Coltrane substitution at 18:00. Maybe we should thank Ravel for Giant Steps.
Thank you streaming this. You are definitely showcasing the best of Western music. The number of people who watch this is a sad commentary on the musical consciousness of the nation and the world. You have certainly raised my consciousness with your enthusiastic and earnest presentation. Anyone who wants to be a composer should watch these. The caliber of the musicians on this show is outstanding. And like most great musicians, they don't really mind being "shuffled off the piano". That essential humility is the mark, in my opinion, of a true artist.
Dude this is just a piece by Ravel, relax.
@@roberacevedo8232 This is legit one of the ,if not the greatest piece ever wrote for the piano
@@alexs1504 ikr
@@alexs1504 ever written, you mean?
Those lines at around 16:00 - sound like Coltrane's "Giant Steps."
I like the parallel harmony analogy: I will repeat that to my students.
Yes, thank you Mr Adolphe. Wonderful of you to share your insights into the harmonic, melodic, and era interests of Ravel in the beginnings of the 20th century.
The "Piano Puzzler" inspired me to check you out. You are a great musician. I can't think of anyone with such a fantastic knowledge of music: harmony, melody , counterpoint, all of it. Best of all is your beguiling presentation. I wish I were living in New York so that I could attend your presentations.
+Jacob Opper Thank you so much for your nice comment! We do live stream many of our events for free, including the entire Inside Chamber Music series! Here is a link to the live streams we're doing this year. Hope you can tune in for some! www.chambermusicsociety.org/watchlisten/watchlive
Amazing video! Mr Adolphe is the best at this!
This is so good, thank you
54:19 -- beg to differ, it is not an major chord w an added sixth. It is one of the beginning themes played w an extra note above it ( a major second). Ravel loves to work out all the beginning themes of a work and not play one of them, often the second theme (see his Toccata), then play that theme in a striking manner later in the piece. In this piece it obviously is meant to evoke woozy, scary haziness, as if Scarbo was smokily going out of focus.
Did they start the marking for Le Gibet a bit early? I think the editor thought after the man tells Ondine he loves a mortal woman, the movement ended...
Does anyone know the name of that Faure tune he played?
Chanson d'amour
"I've only spoken about Carlo. Nothing important."
"Thanks."
am i the only one that thinks he looks weirdly a lot like Ravel???
I noticed that too
44:10 not 3, but 4 parts
He means that there is four notes of the twelve notes in each of three chords. C dim, C# dim, and D dim make up three chords
55:25
Bruce Adolphe* not adolpe
Great presentation! But listen, forcing poor Carlo to sit uncomfortably in that stiff little chair for 43 minutes before his performance was thoughtless and cruel. How much effort would it have taken to provide a nice padded armchair? 🎹
💯
Some interesting information but I could have done without the lame little wisecracks and pointless digressions. If he’d left them out he’d have had time to read the poems in full which would have been more illuminating. And he treats the very patient and talented Mr Grante like a dogsbody. Not impressed.