Rupert Egerton-Smith plays Ondine by Ravel

[driemaaldrommels]

this guy should be in all the great concerthalls all over the world! bloody genius! standing ovation here! bravo!

[Pischnaholic]

Haunting! Evocative! Casts a spell that perfectly conveys the longing, seductive lure and exquisite melancholy of Bertrand's poetry.

To say this is a brilliant performance would do it a disservice. It's far more significant. The perfect control of technical elements exhibited by Mr. Egerton-Smith transcends pianism and transports us to a unique atmosphere filled with enchanting -- sometimes chilling -- phantasmagoria.

I cannot praise this Gaspard adequately. It's absolutely enthralling.

[regerton1]

I have just gone on youtube after some time. Thank you very much for your comments on my Gaspard.

[Pischnaholic]

Needless to say you're welcome, sir. Thank you for playing so beautifully. I didn't think all the comments I tried to post would appear, hence the redundancy.

Congratulations on your winning First Prize at the Paris Concours not long ago.

May I ask why you, apparently, took your website down? I hope that will be temporary.

[sofziiii]

eloquent, poetic, articulate, perfectly controlled indeed....

hmmmmm.

[Pischnaholic]

Haunting! Evocative! Casts a spell that perfectly conveys the longing, seductive lure and exquisite melancholy of Bertrand's poetry.

To say this is a brilliant performance would do it a disservice. It's far more significant. The perfect control of technical elements exhibited by Mr. Egerton-Smith transcends pianism and transports us to a unique atmosphere filled with enchanting -- sometimes chilling -- phantasmagoria.

I cannot praise this Gaspard adequately. It's absolutely enthralling.

[Pischnaholic]

Comments appear to have been disabled. Too bad! This work deserves much praise.

[Pischnaholic]

Why are there no comments posted on this performance? It's one of the finest offerings in a field overcrowded with superb stuff.

This deserves heaps of praise.

[Pischnaholic]

I find it very strange that so little attention has been given to this frankly superb performance. Why no comments have been posted on it, I can't imagine.

This great reading of Ondine has received nowhere near the attention it deserves.

[Pischnaholic]

It's a rare treat to find a pianist who not only plays with scintillating brilliance and aplomb, but also great understanding, tenderness, and deepest affection for the poetic substance that inspired the music in the first place. Mr. Egerton-Smith is just such an artist.

This Ondine --- and all of Gaspard, as rendered by this splendid young pianist --- should be better recognized for the great achievement it is.

You will never hear this music performed any better.

[Pischnaholic]

This performance should be heard many thousands of times and touted all over the net. There is no better performance of Ondine --- or of all of Gaspard for that matter --- than Mr. Egerton-Smith's.

Rarely is sensitivity and insight of this calibre combined with such extraordinary pianism.

What a wonderful find!

[oceanlovesky1124]

I love this video...its marvelous :D

[Bostonpianoamateurs]

This is one of the most musical and best performances of Gaspard I have ever heard. I was spellbound. Congratulations Rupert. You were wonderful!

[Pischnaholic]

Thank you so much for saying that. I couldn't agree more. I just cannot understand why this highly distinguished performance of Gaspard has not received more attention and acclaim.

Rupert's SCARBO is very frankly the most satisfying I've ever heard. It compares favorably to the legendary accounts by Michelangeli and surpasses those of many "name" players.

Yet, the ratings of Rupert's Scarbo remain firmly stuck on four stars, when it deserves ten. That rankles; it's so unjust.

[tedly10027]

I have known these pieces all my life , from playing them too, and allow me to say had learned it also from someone that won prizes in france for playing french music and the marguerite long (long ago, of course)..

I will say , from what I know, and personal taste, this young man IS a musician. iBEAUTIFUL tone and musical shaping of phrases and he BREATHES...beautiful playing that has left me more satisfied in his ondine than MANY well-known "great pianists".

[Pischnaholic]

You echo my own feelings about this performance very well, Tedly10027. Mr. Egerton-Smith gives a compellingly beautiful Account of Ondine. Wonderful tone, beautiful shading of dynamics that express poignant sentiment and mystery with deeply affective eloquence. It's rare when a performer appears both commanding and heartbreaking at once. I've listened to RES's Gaspard at least a hundred times now, and love and respect it more with each hearing. It's bewitching.