It makes me feel rather saddened that my mediocre playing cannot be told apart from such a historical figure like Richter. In any case, it's all about art and music for the videos that you see. In the end, music is actually more important than the musician reading it.
@liszt6 Your playing is anything but mediocre. I watched your video of the Rachmaninoff Morceaux. There's little doubt in my mind that this is your playing.
@mrkwonsony Also, I don't think "flux of water" is the most literal way to translate Jeux d'eau. I think "Water games" is closer. That being said, Jeux d'eau actually refers to a popular "water park" amusement amongst European Nobility. The palace at Versailles has a famous Jeux d'eau. They're really like prank water gardens. See the Wikipedia page on "Jeux d'eau."
@mrkwonsony You're right that this does sound suspiciously like Richter's playing. All the same, who's to say that Liszt6 doesn't have access to a professional recording studio? Also, you're wrong about Richter being the only person to play this piece in less than 5:00. Both Robert and Gaby Casadesus as well as Cortot play this in the 4 minute range.
The original and literal translation of jeux d'eau means flux of water. Like water can flow everywhere and the brightly vivid motions of water splashing etc. You can say fountain, but fountain isn't really precise definition.
you're a fake @liszt6 ahaha. This isn't you playing on live. How am I so sure about it? This quality of recordings can only be achieved by professional recording rooms. Why am I not surprised that the run time of this 'your real live performance' is exactly the same as M. Ravel's run time? What a coincidence right? Stop pretending like you can play it. Show us with real yourself in it.
@IceeSmoothie you're a fake @liszt6 ahaha. This isn't you playing on live. How am I so sure about it? This quality of recordings can only be achieved by professional recording rooms. Why am I not surprised that the run time of this 'your real live performance' is exactly the same as M. Ravel's run time? What a coincidence right? Stop pretending like you can play it. Show us with real yourself in it.
Strange, all the discussion about who is playing. The uploader states that he is performing it live. If so he is very good indeed, even if it is one of the quicker versions (see G. Casadesus, S. Richter, Geiseking), and like most of the fast ones settles down nicely by the end. The recording quality is also quite good, clear and without the echo that muddies some of the obviously non-professional live recorded video.
@ObscureAuteur Addendum, it is also too fast for my taste at least at the start, it cools off a bit later for the kind of repose I like. For my taste check out Monique or Werner Haas, Fevrier, Firkusny, Lortie, or Abbey Simon. If you like the start try either Casadesus, they blaze from start to finish, Gaby seems to win the race making art into etude, letter perfect. Geiseking is much the same. The Richter one is like this, starts fast then settles down nicely.
@jinfiesto It's not fucking him. He's a fucking liar. This recording is exactly the same from the 1960's S. Richter's recording. He's the only pianist out of all history who performed this within 5:00. No one else did.
@arizonalemon Actually I speak French, it doesn't exactly mean water games either, that's the closest translation to English they could find, but the true meaning is lost in translation.
@tinytim294 Wait... correct me if I'm wrong, but "jeux" literally means "games" and "d'eau" literally means "of water." So the title is literally "Games of Water" otherwise read as "Water Games." No?
@pianoblack13@tinytim294@arizonalemon 'jeux d'eau' is the name of the place kids where kids play, not really a pool, it's more like the ensemble where there are hoses shooting at kids and other tools to hose them. The spot where kids run around while being hosed at in aquatic parks. The best way to illustrate it in english would be something along the lines of a 'water playground'. The Fountain stays a decent translation though, Ravel may have used 'jeux d'eau' as a poetic name for a fountain
@ThePwog I think that was the goal the pianist was trying to achieve in his/her rendition of this piece, as if a coming storm was approaching, its just my opinion
It makes me feel rather saddened that my mediocre playing cannot be told apart from such a historical figure like Richter. In any case, it's all about art and music for the videos that you see. In the end, music is actually more important than the musician reading it.
liszt6 1 week ago
@liszt6 Your playing is anything but mediocre. I watched your video of the Rachmaninoff Morceaux. There's little doubt in my mind that this is your playing.
jinfiesto 1 week ago
@mrkwonsony Also, I don't think "flux of water" is the most literal way to translate Jeux d'eau. I think "Water games" is closer. That being said, Jeux d'eau actually refers to a popular "water park" amusement amongst European Nobility. The palace at Versailles has a famous Jeux d'eau. They're really like prank water gardens. See the Wikipedia page on "Jeux d'eau."
jinfiesto 1 week ago
@mrkwonsony You're right that this does sound suspiciously like Richter's playing. All the same, who's to say that Liszt6 doesn't have access to a professional recording studio? Also, you're wrong about Richter being the only person to play this piece in less than 5:00. Both Robert and Gaby Casadesus as well as Cortot play this in the 4 minute range.
jinfiesto 1 week ago
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Everyone that insist their preception should give others an evidence.
gr4l9um20b7o 2 months ago
The original and literal translation of jeux d'eau means flux of water. Like water can flow everywhere and the brightly vivid motions of water splashing etc. You can say fountain, but fountain isn't really precise definition.
mrkwonsony 2 months ago
Your translation is interesting yet not exact, it could also be translated by something like "Water playing" or "Water enjoyement".
best regards
clementj2005 2 weeks ago
you're a fake @liszt6 ahaha. This isn't you playing on live. How am I so sure about it? This quality of recordings can only be achieved by professional recording rooms. Why am I not surprised that the run time of this 'your real live performance' is exactly the same as M. Ravel's run time? What a coincidence right? Stop pretending like you can play it. Show us with real yourself in it.
mrkwonsony 2 months ago
@mrkwonsony ooooooooooops. I meant Richter. He's the only pianist who performed this in 4:40 length of the piece. no one else.
mrkwonsony 2 months ago
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MrFranzParker 5 months ago
Read the description please.
The uploader played this piece LIVE.
IceeSmoothie 5 months ago
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@IceeSmoothie you're a fake @liszt6 ahaha. This isn't you playing on live. How am I so sure about it? This quality of recordings can only be achieved by professional recording rooms. Why am I not surprised that the run time of this 'your real live performance' is exactly the same as M. Ravel's run time? What a coincidence right? Stop pretending like you can play it. Show us with real yourself in it.
mrkwonsony 2 months ago
@mrkwonsony Oooooooooooooops. correction: Richter, not M. Ravel. Richter's version.
mrkwonsony 2 months ago
Strange, all the discussion about who is playing. The uploader states that he is performing it live. If so he is very good indeed, even if it is one of the quicker versions (see G. Casadesus, S. Richter, Geiseking), and like most of the fast ones settles down nicely by the end. The recording quality is also quite good, clear and without the echo that muddies some of the obviously non-professional live recorded video.
ObscureAuteur 6 months ago 3
@ObscureAuteur Addendum, it is also too fast for my taste at least at the start, it cools off a bit later for the kind of repose I like. For my taste check out Monique or Werner Haas, Fevrier, Firkusny, Lortie, or Abbey Simon. If you like the start try either Casadesus, they blaze from start to finish, Gaby seems to win the race making art into etude, letter perfect. Geiseking is much the same. The Richter one is like this, starts fast then settles down nicely.
ObscureAuteur 6 months ago
these way of playing(too fast!) looks like sjatoslav RICHTER ,,,????
sean44david 7 months ago
@sean44david yessssssssh correct.
mrkwonsony 2 months ago
symply lovely. thanks for this wondeful interpretation and nice images
abcabc123456123456 7 months ago
Lovely playing. Whoever the pianist is is very good.
jinfiesto 9 months ago
@jinfiesto It's not fucking him. He's a fucking liar. This recording is exactly the same from the 1960's S. Richter's recording. He's the only pianist out of all history who performed this within 5:00. No one else did.
mrkwonsony 2 months ago
ummm....Jeux D'eau doesn't mean "The Fountain", it means "Water Games".....so close yet so far away....You got the water part right, though!
arizonalemon 10 months ago
@arizonalemon Actually I speak French, it doesn't exactly mean water games either, that's the closest translation to English they could find, but the true meaning is lost in translation.
tinytim294 10 months ago
@tinytim294 Wait... correct me if I'm wrong, but "jeux" literally means "games" and "d'eau" literally means "of water." So the title is literally "Games of Water" otherwise read as "Water Games." No?
pianoblack13 7 months ago
@pianoblack13 @tinytim294 @arizonalemon 'jeux d'eau' is the name of the place kids where kids play, not really a pool, it's more like the ensemble where there are hoses shooting at kids and other tools to hose them. The spot where kids run around while being hosed at in aquatic parks. The best way to illustrate it in english would be something along the lines of a 'water playground'. The Fountain stays a decent translation though, Ravel may have used 'jeux d'eau' as a poetic name for a fountain
Hubcool367 2 months ago
juxtaposed against these pictures, it is clear to see how Ravel and music capture the nature of water far better than still photography ever can.
BJWoodcock 1 year ago
The perfect way to end an evening. I hope to hear this in my dreams tonight.
loveyoutodeathbut 1 year ago
I prefer to hear this piece played slower, but I have to admit, the way this guy plays his music makes it sound so pure, just like water!
MeshiX3 1 year ago
good but playing is somewhat frantic sounding and rushed. This is my favorite Ravel composition.
ThePwog 2 years ago
@ThePwog I think that was the goal the pianist was trying to achieve in his/her rendition of this piece, as if a coming storm was approaching, its just my opinion
nathankou 1 year ago
I love this version
123coolmik 2 years ago 2
Who's the pianist? I rather liked this version.
GeorgeMaxwellDuPre 2 years ago 6
Maurice Ravel
quietstorm1792 2 years ago
The recording is too good for it to be the comnposer playing it.
simnos1 2 years ago 2
@GeorgeMaxwellDuPre I believe it is Robert Casadesus playing this.
MeshiX3 1 year ago
Who is the pianist please? It is similar to arecording by Benno Moiseiwitsch, and actually sounds more like warer than usual. NickHawtrey, France
yelper0 2 years ago 2
@yelper0
This is definitely Richter from the early 1960s, I know this recording well. Love it, totally magical playing.
MrCinemuso 6 months ago