This is a fabulous performance by both soloist and orchestra. This work is, together with Ravel's other piano concerto, one of the finest of the 20th century. The pity is that it isn't played very often in concert in England and therefore one has to rely on recordings, but thanks to UA-cam we have marvellous videos like this one to show just how great a composer Ravel was. Many thanks for posting it.
I LOVE that solo! I used to play contrabassoon in my college's symphony orchestra, and we did this piece and I got to play the solo. It's really an amazing and memorable little contrabassoon moment. Especially when it goes down to the very lowest part of the contrabassoon register.
Beautiful! You have inspired me to take piano lessons. I have M.S., which has robbed me of my left hand. After listening to you, I no longer have the excuse of “piano is played with both hands.”
One of the most seductive piano concertos out there. And some would give their right arm to play it like this. It's about loss and despair. It's Pavane crossed with Bolero - on steroids. It's so well written that any wrong notes would just simply add to the sense of total abandonment.
A wonderful association between the "sensitive" Siheng Song and the "expressive" Lucas Marin. They translate well the hard fight between the pianist (poor soldier of the World War I) against the orchestra (which represents the war, the ennemy). Such a hand suppleness from Siheng Song ! At the start, Wittgenstein had deeply modifed the piece (because too hard). Ravel was furious. This piece was well played further, hopefully !
I have a (I guess it would be considered mainly a) technical question: the glissando at 5:00: is there a "proper" way to play it? What I mean is that I've seen performances where (like here) it's played with the thumb; other performers play it with the index finger; still others play it with the four non-thumb fingers. Is there a "correct" way? Thanks!
near the beginning, where the french horn first comes in, is that thumb valve a fairly recent development? I remember that when I played horn in college in the 1970s, they didn't have that. Or was it a function of a specific horn manufacturer?
@SurfeurBleu42 just out of curiousity: is that your own interpretation, did you read it somewhere or did ravel say it himself about the orchestra being the war and the piano being the soldier? just asking cos i think it's an interesting thought which hasn't occurred to me so far...
You should probably listen to Rachmaninoff or Ralph Vaughn Williams [his Lark Ascending is honestly the most gorgeous....] or Faure's Elegy... Even if you don't like orchestra, you might really like those :3
this is almost as good as the famed concerto written by debussy for one long chin hair! fantastique, if you go for the whole 'amazing virtuoso' thing.....
Because.... it was written to only be played with the left hand... playing a left handed piano solo with both hands is tantamount to walking down a bowling lane and knocking all the pins down by hand. :P
This is a fabulous performance by both soloist and orchestra. This work is, together with Ravel's other piano concerto, one of the finest of the 20th century. The pity is that it isn't played very often in concert in England and therefore one has to rely on recordings, but thanks to UA-cam we have marvellous videos like this one to show just how great a composer Ravel was. Many thanks for posting it.
I LOVE that solo! I used to play contrabassoon in my college's symphony orchestra, and we did this piece and I got to play the solo. It's really an amazing and memorable little contrabassoon moment. Especially when it goes down to the very lowest part of the contrabassoon register.
What an amazing contrabassoon solo there in the beginning!
Wow, I don't even like orchestra music but this just blew me away. It is one of my new favorite compositions. It stirs up so much emotion!
Excellent creative filming, not your typical video. Pianist is also very skilled.
Thank you for posting.
I wish the sound on this was better. This is an AMAZING performance.
Beautiful! You have inspired me to take piano lessons. I have M.S., which has robbed me of my left hand. After listening to you, I no longer have the excuse of “piano is played with both hands.”
真棒！ 够大师 期待更多...........
Wonderful!
Yes, amazing..... "When there is a will, there is a way!"
Just thank God for Ravel!
Amazing!
By far my favorite Ravel piece...a close second is his Piano Concerto in G
One of the most seductive piano concertos out there. And some would give their right arm to play it like this. It's about loss and despair. It's Pavane crossed with Bolero - on steroids. It's so well written that any wrong notes would just simply add to the sense of total abandonment.
Its cool to see that Ravel wrote a feature for the Contrabassoon...
A wonderful association between the "sensitive" Siheng Song and the "expressive" Lucas Marin. They translate well the hard fight between the pianist (poor soldier of the World War I) against the orchestra (which represents the war, the ennemy). Such a hand suppleness from Siheng Song ! At the start, Wittgenstein had deeply modifed the piece (because too hard). Ravel was furious. This piece was well played further, hopefully !
I have a (I guess it would be considered mainly a) technical question: the glissando at 5:00: is there a "proper" way to play it? What I mean is that I've seen performances where (like here) it's played with the thumb; other performers play it with the index finger; still others play it with the four non-thumb fingers. Is there a "correct" way? Thanks!
Great performance; however, the audio seemed to be clipping throughout the entire video.
i think beethoven's piano concerto 4 lays out contrasting ideas between piano and orchestra with reconciliation in the finale.
near the beginning, where the french horn first comes in, is that thumb valve a fairly recent development? I remember that when I played horn in college in the 1970s, they didn't have that. Or was it a function of a specific horn manufacturer?
Someone watched season 8 of MASH. Word for work Charles Emerson Winchester's quote.
@SurfeurBleu42 just out of curiousity: is that your own interpretation, did you read it somewhere or did ravel say it himself about the orchestra being the war and the piano being the soldier? just asking cos i think it's an interesting thought which hasn't occurred to me so far...
You should probably listen to Rachmaninoff or Ralph Vaughn Williams [his Lark Ascending is honestly the most gorgeous....] or Faure's Elegy... Even if you don't like orchestra, you might really like those :3
this is almost as good as the famed concerto written by debussy for one long chin hair!
fantastique, if you go for the whole 'amazing virtuoso' thing.....
Byut why does Song play with only his left hand? He has both!
Because.... it was written to only be played with the left hand... playing a left handed piano solo with both hands is tantamount to walking down a bowling lane and knocking all the pins down by hand. :P
so what happened to his right hand?
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@scarletovergods hahaha! :)
Ludwig Wittgenstein was very disrespectful in not following Ravel's music and adding his ornamentation to it
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I would help myself with the right hand just to piss the audience off
Exorbitant.
eastern can't play western music...............
And evidently, some people are so ignorant, they don't have two brain cells to rub together to give the illusion of intelligence.