Ce Tombeau de Couperin est une “lamentation” pour les six amis morts au front pendant la Grande Guerre. Ravel dédie chacun des mouvements à l’un ou deux de ses compagnons : I. Prélude " en mémoire du lieutenant Jacques Charlot "; II. Fugue " en mémoire de Jean Cruppi "; III. Forlane " en mémoire du lieutenant Gabriel Deluc " ; IV. Rigaudon " en mémoire de Pierre et Pascal Gaudin " ; V. Menuet " en mémoire de Jean Dreyfus ". Plus qu’un Requiem c'est une remembrance poétique, chacune des compositions invoquant par une danse l’ami perdu. Pour y parvenir, il s’inspire de l’esprit des suites de danses écrites pour le clavecin par des compositeurs comme Couperin ou Rameau. Á la façon d’un enchantement, il s’agit d’une libre interprétation revisitée réaffirmant par ce retour au passé un éveille du pays commun. Au dire d’Adorno, mélancolie claire et cristalline du temps fugace qu’on ne peut pas écrouer, car peu importe ce qui de lui s’échappe ("Ravel", Écrits musicaux IV).
This was brilliance in every aspect. Genius on the part of Ravel and brilliance on the playing of Louis Lortie. Besides the brilliance on a technical level, he brought the music close enough to himself, that he was one with the piece, the composer, and himself. I played this piece as a graduation piece 50 years ago. After listening to this performance, I am humbled to realize I didn't really understand the piece at all. Bravo for helping me understand what music actually is.
How could such a genius composer of his time could create such a masterpiece when he was simply a truck driver delivering goods to the front line? Ravel believed that the purpose of life was to taste experience, whether good or bad, and reach out for newer and richer ones. Pleasure is not over there but here. Not in the future, but now. He didn't allow past regrets and future concerns to ruin the present. Thus was born Le tombeau de Couperin, some of his most popular works in the midst of WW1.
Ravel was not 'simply a truck driver'. He was a great and famous composer who volunteered for service - something he perhaps should not have done, since he never quite got over it.
Simply gorgeous! I think the best I've heard. Lortie is new to me--thank you for the introduction. And the photo! A rare and wonderful moment caught by a photographer.
CapriceBozza80 Agree. He is my favourite, but Bavouzet is definitely a close second. And it's a pity that Wayenberg didn't record all Ravel. What he plays is some of the most moving moments I've heard.
un estoico réquiem para los amigos militares oficiales franceses caídos en las terribles Batallas del frente occidental durante la 1era Gran Guerra Guerra (1914-1918) cada una de las partes de esta obra está dedicada a cada uno de los amigos muertos. El homenaje en la inspiración de la música del Maestro Jean Francois Couperin, músico del Rey Luis XIV de Francia rememora en la vivacidad y riqueza de sus frases la armonía y la alegría de un mundo perdido y ya en el pasado para siempre. El Siglo XX liquidó hombres y sueños por millones. Porqué lamentar lo que no volverá. Recordemos con alegría la belleza de ayer.
Le Tombeau de Couperin es una “lamentación” por los seis amigos muertos en el frente durante la Gran Guerra. Ravel dedica cada movimiento a uno o dos de sus compañeros : I. Prélude "en memoria del teniente Jacques Charlot"; II. Fugue "en memoria de Jean Cruppi"; III. Forlane "en memoria del teniente Gabriel Deluc"; IV. Rigaudon "en memoria de Pierre y Pascal Gaudin" ; V. Menuet "en memoria de Jean Dreyfus". Más que un Réquiem es una remembranza poética; cada composición invoca al amigo perdido a través de una danza. Para lograrlo, Ravel se inspira en el espíritu de las suites de danzas escritas para clavicordio por compositores como Couperin o Rameau. A la manera del ensalmo, se trata de una libre interpretación revisitada, reafirmando por ese retorno al pasado el despertar del país común. «A través de las regiones ilusorias de la noblesse y el sentiment, [según Adorno] a través del arrogante paisaje infantil, la tournée de su música conduce a lo vetusto. No a lo primitivo : no al pathos de la resurrección que guía a Debussy : a una tristeza sin fe. No es casualidad alguna que su principal obra arcaizante, con el ajado aroma de la forlana, de la que sus propias armonías se deshojan, con el más delicado minueto, que este gran Tombeau de Couperin, cuya composición le llevó años, se convirtiera en una música fúnebre. Lo vetusto no tiene en Ravel la misma gravedad que en Debussy, cuyo Hommage à Rameau parece sacado de las profundidades de La catedral sumergida. La de Ravel es la melancolía clara y cristalina del tiempo fugaz al que no se puede apresar, pues poco importa lo que de él escape» (Escritos musicales IV).
pedro a. cantero Muchísimas gracias por compartir la historia de obra tan espectacular y maravillosa como esta lo es. Puedo entender de mejor forma la obra
I appreciate that the artist takes the tempo markings seriously, and the Fugue isn't lugubrious and belabored as most play it. The Forlane could be more lively, but that's quibbling on my part. The phrasing is nice
The only caveat I would add is that Ravel's instructions are clear about mordants and trills. They are to start ON the beat, not before. The performer is loose about this detail, which R wouldn't have been specific about had he not thought it important. It's a distinction between eras, centuries, that he was always careful to delineate. When he says it occurs on the beat, I believe him
I remember my piano teacher telling me to remember legato in the Prelude, when I find this crisp imitation of the harpsichord to bring out the best of this magical work
WHO CARES WHAT RIFLE? I HATE THIS HORRIBLE INCONGRUAT PHOTO WITH THE MOST DEVINE PERFORMANCE OF THIS RAVEL, WHICH I NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED.. BUT WHO AND WHERE IS THIS PIANIST'? THE BEST PIANIST WHICH I HAVE HEARD PLAYING THE MOST DIFFICULT OF PIECES EXTREMELY WELL.
Dude, You missed the boat, entirely. Apparently Thelonious Monk blew right past yur eyes, ears, struggling_for_consciousness? Get a Life on the other side.
It is believed that Ravel sought a pacifist role in the war. He desired to be a pilot as the physical features as a small man met the requirement. He was rejected on account of age and weak heart.
What a brilliant choice of pic!!
Ce Tombeau de Couperin est une “lamentation” pour les six amis morts au front pendant la Grande Guerre. Ravel dédie chacun des mouvements à l’un ou deux de ses compagnons : I. Prélude " en mémoire du lieutenant Jacques Charlot "; II. Fugue " en mémoire de Jean Cruppi "; III. Forlane " en mémoire du lieutenant Gabriel Deluc " ; IV. Rigaudon " en mémoire de Pierre et Pascal Gaudin " ; V. Menuet " en mémoire de Jean Dreyfus ". Plus qu’un Requiem c'est une remembrance poétique, chacune des compositions invoquant par une danse l’ami perdu. Pour y parvenir, il s’inspire de l’esprit des suites de danses écrites pour le clavecin par des compositeurs comme Couperin ou Rameau. Á la façon d’un enchantement, il s’agit d’une libre interprétation revisitée réaffirmant par ce retour au passé un éveille du pays commun. Au dire d’Adorno, mélancolie claire et cristalline du temps fugace qu’on ne peut pas écrouer, car peu importe ce qui de lui s’échappe ("Ravel", Écrits musicaux IV).
ça, je ne le savais pas, et je suis fier de Ravel et Le Tombeau dès 12 ans!! Merci
@@alfonsoruiz-fernandez776 Beau sentiment, ta fierté!
I know what he based Tombeau de Couperin on actually and very clearly Couperin Quatrième Concert, not a harpsichord piece.
Ravel , c est transcendant ,mystique , que dire sublime... de l ordre de l indicible !
I like his crystal-clear and unmuddied playing
How great performance!
Staccato-approaches are very nice
la migliore in assoluto!!! Stupendo Louis Lortie! Meraviglioso!!!
This was brilliance in every aspect. Genius on the part of Ravel and brilliance on the playing of Louis Lortie. Besides the brilliance on a technical level, he brought the music close enough to himself, that he was one with the piece, the composer, and himself.
I played this piece as a graduation piece 50 years ago. After listening to this performance, I am humbled to realize I didn't really understand the piece at all. Bravo for helping me understand what music actually is.
How could such a genius composer of his time could create such a masterpiece when he was simply a truck driver delivering goods to the front line? Ravel believed that the purpose of life was to taste experience, whether good or bad, and reach out for newer and richer ones. Pleasure is not over there but here. Not in the future, but now. He didn't allow past regrets and future concerns to ruin the present. Thus was born Le tombeau de Couperin, some of his most popular works in the midst of WW1.
That's beautiful
Ravel was not 'simply a truck driver'. He was a great and famous composer who volunteered for service - something he perhaps should not have done, since he never quite got over it.
Равель пошёл на фронт во время Первой мировой войны, и ему досталась служба шофёра, более других подходящая из- за маленького роста
he studied with Faure
Simply gorgeous! I think the best I've heard. Lortie is new to me--thank you for the introduction. And the photo! A rare and wonderful moment caught by a photographer.
What a brilliant, note perfect and stylish performance!
I haven't heard a finer Ravel piano collection than Louis Lortie's.
CapriceBozza80 Agree. He is my favourite, but Bavouzet is definitely a close second. And it's a pity that Wayenberg didn't record all Ravel. What he plays is some of the most moving moments I've heard.
My new favorite of this work
Excellent interpretation of the fugue! Tempo, articulation (especially of staccatos) and voicing are brilliantly executed.
Also, the toccata is spot-on. Most pianists try to play at break-neck speed and lose the sweeping musicality of Ravel's expressive phrasing.
@@JesseDavis7373 his tempos are clearly marked
interpretation tout en finesse , qui a cette nostalgie qui convient au propos, c'est Couperin...a mon avis c'est la meilleure !
un estoico réquiem para los amigos militares oficiales franceses caídos en las terribles Batallas del frente occidental durante la 1era Gran Guerra Guerra (1914-1918) cada una de las partes de esta obra está dedicada a cada uno de los amigos muertos.
El homenaje en la inspiración de la música del Maestro Jean Francois Couperin, músico del Rey Luis XIV de Francia rememora en la vivacidad y riqueza de sus frases la armonía y la alegría de un mundo perdido y ya en el pasado para siempre. El Siglo XX liquidó hombres y sueños por millones. Porqué lamentar lo que no volverá. Recordemos con alegría la belleza de ayer.
Bravissimo lourtie!!!!!
Maravilhosa interpretação.
Beautifully played. Preciosamente tocado
Le Tombeau de Couperin es una “lamentación” por los seis amigos muertos en el frente durante la Gran Guerra. Ravel dedica cada movimiento a uno o dos de sus compañeros : I. Prélude "en memoria del teniente Jacques Charlot"; II. Fugue "en memoria de Jean Cruppi"; III. Forlane "en memoria del teniente Gabriel Deluc"; IV. Rigaudon "en memoria de Pierre y Pascal Gaudin" ; V. Menuet "en memoria de Jean Dreyfus". Más que un Réquiem es una remembranza poética; cada composición invoca al amigo perdido a través de una danza. Para lograrlo, Ravel se inspira en el espíritu de las suites de danzas escritas para clavicordio por compositores como Couperin o Rameau. A la manera del ensalmo, se trata de una libre interpretación revisitada, reafirmando por ese retorno al pasado el despertar del país común. «A través de las regiones ilusorias de la noblesse y el sentiment, [según Adorno] a través del arrogante paisaje infantil, la tournée de su música conduce a lo vetusto. No a lo primitivo : no al pathos de la resurrección que guía a Debussy : a una tristeza sin fe. No es casualidad alguna que su principal obra arcaizante, con el ajado aroma de la forlana, de la que sus propias armonías se deshojan, con el más delicado minueto, que este gran Tombeau de Couperin, cuya composición le llevó años, se convirtiera en una música fúnebre. Lo vetusto no tiene en Ravel la misma gravedad que en Debussy, cuyo Hommage à Rameau parece sacado de las profundidades de La catedral sumergida. La de Ravel es la melancolía clara y cristalina del tiempo fugaz al que no se puede apresar, pues poco importa lo que de él escape» (Escritos musicales IV).
pedro a. cantero Este (De Adorno) es de lejos el mejor comentario sobre esta obra.
pedro a. cantero Muchísimas gracias por compartir la historia de obra tan espectacular y maravillosa como esta lo es. Puedo entender de mejor forma la obra
Obra Maestra de Ravel!!
Una de tantas...
Très bel enregistrement. Le menuet en particulier est d'une somptueuse délicatesse.
I appreciate that the artist takes the tempo markings seriously, and the Fugue isn't lugubrious and belabored as most play it. The Forlane could be more lively, but that's quibbling on my part. The phrasing is nice
WWⅠ,and his mourning, in Normandy.
The only caveat I would add is that Ravel's instructions are clear about mordants and trills. They are to start ON the beat, not before. The performer is loose about this detail, which R wouldn't have been specific about had he not thought it important. It's a distinction between eras, centuries, that he was always careful to delineate. When he says it occurs on the beat, I believe him
プツッがうるさいけど演奏は素晴らしい
Very articulate and subtle. A staccato approach which reminds me of Samson François. Some will prefer tons of rubato, it's a matter of taste.
I remember my piano teacher telling me to remember legato in the Prelude, when I find this crisp imitation of the harpsichord to bring out the best of this magical work
ReAding L.Bernstein's biography. He played this at 21, Harvard.
Beautiful performance, but too many noises on this UA-cam video.
Is that pic real?
Certainly pictures from WW1 are coloured, HD and soldiers back then had long range rifles with automatics. Also: a piano in the woods
The desolate background gives increased poignancy to this wonderful composition.
Why do people keep saying the picture is from WW1 when the guy's rifle is clearly post-WW2?
WHO CARES WHAT RIFLE? I HATE THIS HORRIBLE INCONGRUAT PHOTO WITH THE MOST DEVINE PERFORMANCE OF THIS RAVEL, WHICH I NEVER COULD HAVE IMAGINED.. BUT WHO AND WHERE IS THIS PIANIST'? THE BEST PIANIST WHICH I HAVE HEARD PLAYING THE MOST DIFFICULT OF PIECES EXTREMELY WELL.
Jesus Christ dude you need to calm the fuck down it's just a choice of photo.
Dude, You missed the boat, entirely. Apparently Thelonious Monk blew right past yur eyes, ears, struggling_for_consciousness? Get a Life on the other side.
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It is believed that Ravel sought a pacifist role in the war. He desired to be a pilot as the physical features as a small man met the requirement. He was rejected on account of age and weak heart.
The location Chechnya 1994. Russian soldier.