This concerto recalls somehow Ravel's G concerto (about to be written) Between two explosive extreme movements, the central one is very expressive, showing us the heart of the composer. Ravel's concerto is probably more original than this one, which does not deserve anyway to be forgotten.
I know from experience how hard Roussels piano music is both technically and musically. Follow this score and you will understand. Not entirely successful as a concerto when the soloist has to work so hard to be heard but it is undeniably thrilling in the hands of Alain Raes. His pianism and musicality are fantastic and can be appreciated even more on his solo recording of Roussel.
Bravo pour Alain Raës et le chef, cette pièce n'est pas facile à rendre. Trop souvent le début manque de clarté et l'énergie de Roussel ne ressort pas. Pour moi, même si le piano est surmixé c'est la meilleure version que j'aie entendue.
Thanks for uploading this! I've been playing piano for a long time but only recently started looking at piano/orchestra works, and this one seems manageable.
A Roussel was a professional navy officer before he switched into musical composition. I cannot help, but I always associate this piano concerto with Roussel sea woyages. He depicted them as good as Debussy in his La Mer, or even better.
@@andreassorg7294 If you take a dictionary, you will find that each word has synonyms and each synonym also has synonyms and so non. Mathematically these are called " equivalence classes". The whole subject of group theory is built around this concept. The question then can be posed as follows: Are we both in the same equivalence class? I believe, we are. Surely, your opinion could be different. So what?!
@@SuperArkleo I didn't understand your cryptic answer. I only think, that La mer and Roussels piano concerto are too different to be compared and justified to each other
Many french composers wrote fine-smelling impressionism in opposite to Wagner, but there were also French, who composed brutality in opposite to impressionism
Quelle oeuvre aussi magnétique, étrange que mystérieuse.Merci encore.
This concerto recalls somehow Ravel's G concerto (about to be written) Between two explosive extreme movements, the central one is very expressive, showing us the heart of the composer. Ravel's concerto is probably more original than this one, which does not deserve anyway to be forgotten.
I can hardly think of anything less like Ravel.
I know from experience how hard Roussels piano music is both technically and musically. Follow this score and you will understand. Not entirely successful as a concerto when the soloist has to work so hard to be heard but it is undeniably thrilling in the hands of Alain Raes. His pianism and musicality are fantastic and can be appreciated even more on his solo recording of Roussel.
Bravo pour Alain Raës et le chef, cette pièce n'est pas facile à rendre. Trop souvent le début manque de clarté et l'énergie de Roussel ne ressort pas. Pour moi, même si le piano est surmixé c'est la meilleure version que j'aie entendue.
Thanks for uploading this! I've been playing piano for a long time but only recently started looking at piano/orchestra works, and this one seems manageable.
This is awesome
thanks for doing another version of this :D
oh shoot did you have a video for this already? I can take this one down when you're back
@@precipotato442 this is good, keep this. contrast helps. :D
a gem
A Roussel was a professional navy officer before he switched into musical composition. I cannot help, but I always associate this piano concerto with Roussel sea woyages. He depicted them as good as Debussy in his La Mer, or even better.
Not better, but otherwise
@@andreassorg7294 If you take a dictionary, you will find that each word has synonyms and each synonym also has synonyms and so non. Mathematically these are called " equivalence classes". The whole subject of group theory is built around this concept. The question then can be posed as follows: Are we both in the same equivalence class? I believe, we are. Surely, your opinion could be different. So what?!
@@SuperArkleo If I take a dictionary, I'll find, that "voyage" is written with "v". And congratulations to your deep solidarity with Roussel
@@andreassorg7294 surely written with v. I am writing on the phone and, as a rule, do not bother with spelling
@@SuperArkleo I didn't understand your cryptic answer. I only think, that La mer and Roussels piano concerto are too different to be compared and justified to each other
This Concerto is in C major, not G major.
Many french composers wrote fine-smelling impressionism in opposite to Wagner, but there were also French, who composed brutality in opposite to impressionism