Perlemuter-Ravel Toccata aus Le tombeau de Couperin [revised]

[hjklhjklhjkl2008]

My friend plays this as an exerciser.

He says it's as hard as s***.

[mastermat112]

is this ravel himself?

[kirinlager49]

God damn that's a tough piece

[jimplank]

Really nice! Thanks for posting this.

[davidofpiano423]

The pianist kind of looks like Ravel!

Awesome performance

[Mikhail2406]

HELLO? WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE MAN WHO LITERALLY STUDIED THE ENTIRE RAVEL REPERTOIRE WITH THE COMPOSER HIMSELF!!!! NO ONE ELSE BETTER TO LISTEN TO! IM TELLING YOU GENIUS.

[danghoangbaotram]

omg, he played it like nothing

[gsarci2011]

is this on french television?

just a guess...

[MaxReger3000]

This is staggering.  Just wonderful.

[BuckshotLaFunke1]

One of the finest pianists I have heard.

[berlinzerberus]

Very nice!

He was professeur at the Conservatoire de Paris, wasn´t he?

Vlado Perlemuter!

[pianodavid53]

Very exciting Performance!!

[jimmymoomoojimmy]

Excellent! amazing

[BillionsUponUs]

amazing



[flyaway951]

This is excellent - technique, pace and musicality, my goodness!

[flyaway951]

My good, excellent!

[mountainharry]

Perlemuter is amazing but in this version are also different mistakes, so what???

[birdlivesforever]

what three people were crazy enough not to like this?!

[cabottobac]

Vlado Perlemuter was a friend of Ravel's ... I have a picture of them together on the cover of an old album. AMAZING!

[mcgoergl]

i have a question i am 15 years old i can play this song without problems but only slow and this song needs speed. how should i practice it to get it fast ?

[josephketner]

I have many interpretations of the Toccata, but Vlado's has a freshness and life that is totally refreshing, like I am hearing it for the first time.

jdkII

[midorisours]

What a PLEASURE to watch this performance!!! Just an incredible technician with beautiful sound and presence.

[TornadoWarning]

Easily the most difficult song I have ever played and still my favorite. He makes it look easy!

[guillermoarambula]

When i was a child i though it was the most dificult of the world. I love it, Perlemuter performance is awsome.

[toadswildride]

so great to be able to see the technique! thanks!!!

[Wassim91A]

nice !

[arcturian627]

Perlemuter practically floats through this piece! Amazing interpretation. He brought out little things I hadn't quite noticed before. :D

All the recordings I've ever heard of Toccata, there ALWAYS is a mistake, somewhere... It is cursed! xD

[pianotonton]

Admirable ! La pulsation rythmique est parfaite, le tempo est idéal, la progression expressive irrépressible nous conduit vers l'apothéose dramatique de cette toccata qui est trop souvent prise comme une pièce de concours virtuose : or, elle est un écho à la grande guerre voulu comme tel par Ravel. Elle est aussi tragique que la Valse ! Bravo Vladlo pour lemoteur ! 

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@pianotonton

nan sa resemble au tic toc choc de coperin

mai c mieu

[wangsj1968]

好厲害，像絲綢一樣圓滑的觸技。有的音樂確實不能光用耳朵聽。

[47H10N]

Just heard it on arte yesterday ^^

[charlie00238]

看完都不敢說自己會彈鋼琴了

[parkthoven]

Wow~ Bravo~!! I embedded this in my personal blog~:)

[silverapple127]

i love ravels piece. it so imaginative!

[kastlesucksTDOTS]

I believe a "Holy S***" is in order.

[neme5151]

holy mother of god, this is pure genius!

[demosj]

Perlemuter's technique was in great shape. A lot of younger players can't play with that virtuosity.

[sparklekitten16]

Oh yeah, is there a video somewhere of him playing the forlane from tombeau? his interpretation is so angular and interesting.

[sparklekitten16]

I love how much he seems to be enjoying himself while playing this piece, particularly near the beginning and when he jumps off the bench a little at 3:16. Also, love how he hammers out the melody with his left thumb starting at 1:32. Does a better job on that part here compared to his recordings.

[BirchBarlow]

You're telling me. I have to drop the odd note from the Forlane because of that.

[BirchBarlow]

Shit. Why do I even bother? Back to the salt mines.

[ivelosthewilltolive]

Superb

[Troybeallad]

How good to see M. Perlemuter again, if not in the flesh, then preserved on Youtube in this very difficult piece by Ravel.

I can never understand why Perlemuter isn't better known. Bravo !

[JupiterIV]

Have you made his acquaintance?

[winnerdoozy]

@Troybeallad He isn't better well known, quite unfortunately, because he only played Ravel.

Why Ravel isn't better known and more extensively taught is what i cant understand.

[paulphilip1]

@winnerdoozy he also played and recorded chopin, lizst, beethoven, mozart, faure,and schumann as far as i know. I really should try and up load some of my recordings of him playing mozart sonatas and concertos. his beethoven emporer concerto is worth a listen, and the eroica variations fantastic.

[winnerdoozy]

@paulphilip1 oh i see. i got confused because i read on wikipedia that he never played his contemporaries work apart from ravel.

hmmm i should trust wikipedia less. and please do upload them!

[paulphilip1]

@winnerdoozy i will have to get my friend to do it for me i don't understand computers that much. its nice more people are starting to appreciate this great pianist

[Frikisurfer]

Me encanta este compositor !! 100000/100000 !!!

[clavierseijin]

Thank you very very much!

A time lag between sounds and movie was corrected!

[WOWdato]

gratz!! great

[mozart20dlubos]

A few mistakes, but a nice performance all the same.

[prsnth1111]

I've always been a fan of Ravel but when I heard this piece I just thought, "Ravel, you've outdone yourself"

[philfingersjameson]

There is so much more shape in this version than I've ever heard before... in fact, so much so that the few technical errors become totally unimportant- thats the sign of an awesome performance

:]

[prsnth1111]

Indeed...anyways I don't think it's even humanly possible to play this piece without technical errors =P

[stephenjoeagi]

Fabulous performance, by a Ravel pupil.

[Classical8Finatic]

This is one of my favorite Ravel songs.... I really want to learn this!

[Pflotschme2]

Then learn it ;-)

[Classical8Finatic]

Yeah tell that to my piano teacher she would probably freak out if i said i wanted to learn it.

[beethovenof08]

My piano teacher freaks out at some stuff I bring to him and I just learn it anyway and then he's amazed and is glad I did it...maybe you should at least discuss it with her? I am thinking about learning this one right now, well the suite, maybe a few movements...to work on it to have for my senior recital/bachelors degree. :)

[Classical8Finatic]

Oh I discuss it with her and she's like "WHAT?!?!? You want to play this? Yeah no, your hands aren't ready for that yet..." I'm sitting there thinking, "Okay I've been playing for 9 years, when will my hands ever be ready?" And I would learn it, but I've got a whole pile of other stuff to learn from piano lessons, band and orchestra.... so when I have time, maybe I will learn some of the hard stuff. I want to learn Hungarian Rhapsody, but my teacher is learning it so she said no.

[beethovenof08]

Oh ok. Ha ha! It's funny that you say this because I just told my teacher that I ordered the sheet music and he said, "You talk about a stretch (meaning hand stretch)! That is a BIG BIG BIG BIG BIG BIIIIIG piece! I tell you what, just look at it...we'll see." Lol!!!!! I understand what you mean about being ready; it does get frustrating. That's usually when I just learn it no matter what! It is hard to juggle different "reps." Sorry about the Hungarian Rhapsodies. You'll find something! :)

[Classical8Finatic]

Yeah it's no problem... I probably would learn it in like 5 years.... lol jk... it would take me a while though. I can only reach a 9th though, and my hands aren't getting any bigger, so I KINDA understand it, but seriously, hungarian rhapsody sounds hard, but the jumps can't be too hard that I can't get them when I learn it later right? lol :)

[Renshen1957]

@Classical8Finatic I know this is an old discussion, however, get the sheet music for either the Tocatta and/or the Rhapsodie and start playing . You'll be suprised how much you learn and you'll gain alot of confidence in the process. After nine years of playing you should have the technique and tenacity to do it. I was fortunate to have a sympathetic teacher who let me work on what I wanted. One day you'll discover you no longer need a teacher who holds you back.

[Classical8Finatic]

Yeah I have just gotten the music to Rachmoninov's Prelude in G minor and it's pretty hard, but I'm learning it for college auditions. I am quite confident I could learn anything I put my mind, time and soul into, but I'll just let my teacher have her way since it's sometimes difficult for me to learn the harder level songs on my own. Thanks for the tip though! :D

[Renshen1957]

Good luck with your college auditions and the Rachmoninov.

[Classical8Finatic]

why thank you. :D

[Chopinatic27]

where do you want to audition?

[Classical8Finatic]

Brigham Young University in Utah. the school of music there is really hard to get into, (not as hard as Juilliard, but still really hard for a university that is not completely dedicated to music) but if I start practicing everything now, I think I have a chance to get in. :D

[Katherine223411]

@Classical8Finatic Hi I am 12 and I am playing this Ravel Toccata and have just finished the Rachmaninoff Prelude in Gminor . It really is a wonderful piece but for the most precise recording watch Rachmaninoff playing it. It is quite originial and different from how most people interepret it.

Best of Luck,

Katherine

[WMUdrummer]

You can do it!!!

[OrangeSodaKing]

oh how i would love to play this! It's just so wonderful and perfect.

Playing it perfect is another matter all on it's own though. Nice playing!

[paulphilip1]

he makes it look so easy.

[Fredericmo]

You're welcome.

Leave the credit to the one who shared this

precious video with us. Fixing is nothing big deal.

[vocalpianist]

incredible, such a great interpretation.

Thank you for fixing htis video!!!!!