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What is your opinion?....
Many versions of Ravel's piano music, but I have to say that Samson François is by far the best playing Ravel .....(Gaspard de la Nuit.....Scarbo is the finest version among all).
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What is your opinion?....
Many versions of Ravel's piano music, but I have to say that Samson François is by far the best playing Ravel .....(Gaspard de la Nuit.....Scarbo is the finest version among all).
I'd agree, although Argerich is fair game too. |
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Pascal Roge has been great listening for me but the only other good recordings i have heard are Vlado Perlemuter . To be honest they have both ben really powerful recordings but i am not sure if they are the best. You should consider though that Perlemuter studied the music with Ravel himself.
Maybe it is better to pick the best recordings for specific Ravel works rather than everything unless there is one performer who wins hands down for everything.
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The Canadian pianist Louis Lortie plays phenomenal Ravel.
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Roge
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IMO, Argerich's "Gaspard" from about 1976 on DG is perfection.
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I agree - Argerich's Gaspard has not yet been surpassed IMO. However, for pure beauty of sound and excitement in all Ravel's other works, Gieseking's recordings are sublime.
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I fully Agree with your comments on Argerich, Gieseking, Lortie . Roge,...., etc. when playing Ravel, but just one thing... This morning (on www.radioclassique.fr) I Listened to a new version (for me) of Ravel’s 1st piano concerto with Zimmerman …highly superior to Argerich’s Deusche Grammophone recording (from any point of view). This Zimmerman’ version is quite similar to that one of Samson François, recorded in August 1959. Have a look here for more details http://www.iclassics.com/productDetail?contentId=7403 But I strongly recommend to listent to François’s Gaspar de la Nuit…is certainly Monumental… the best of all so far. |
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I heard that Ravel himslef wasn't a brilliant pianist. Apparently the piano roll of him playing his Toccata (from Tombeau de Couperin) was played much too slow - but later research suggests that that had something to do with the actually recording than Ravel's playing. Didn't Vlado Perlemuter say Ravel had short, stubbly thumbs which made them ideal for glissandi? |
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Perlemuter and Giesking work quite well for me.
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Has anyone heard Robert Casasdesus? I heard that his crystalline technique transforms Ravel into fine gems or something like that.
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Off-topic a bit...
RE: Ravel's small hands: Wasn't Ravel about 5'3" (160 cm) tall ?
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Gieseking and Samson François are big references for both Ravel and Debussy.
Argerich and ABM are also excellent for Ravel. I am surprised ABM was not yet mentionned.
How about Richter's Alborada and Valse noble et sentimentale?
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