Yevgeni Sudbin Ravel Gaspard de la nuit part 3 Scarbo

[tuberner]

POWERFUL , MOMUMENTAL IN SOUND AND ELEGANCE IN WAYS OF PRODUCING SO MANY

DEEPLY RICH COLORS,. A STARTLING RAVEL I

HAD NEVER GUESSED EXISTED. But the visual

filming is ugly and insulting to such wonderful music.

[ffelegal]

my favorite part is 3'35'' ~ 4'11''. =)

Thanks to the anime Nodame Cantablie I know that is Scarbo is some sort of spirit, a pixie or a ghost maybe, that walks around at night when everybody is sleeping. This "knowledge" of the music is what interests me. To know the "history" before listening makes a great diference. Does anyone here know anything else about this piece?

There's very few videos of him =\. He could play Jeux d'eau too! That would be awesome!

TIP: listen him playing Scarlatti

[alkismavridis]

THIS pianist 's name will be written in history...

BRAVO!!!

[Jcc477]

I prefer Scarbo played by Pogorelich but this young man is amazing.

[rigel48]

This is a good Scarbo. But it would be better if Ravel's dynamic markings were more respected. (The chord with the repeated D sharp at the beginning must be played pp and not ff !)

[hamelin288]

@rigel48

There's an accent in both hands on this chord. But in any case, this is a type of piece where dynamic markings are to be interpreted, not religiously followed. There's a recording of (allegedly) Ravel playing Gibet. He certainly does not observe his own markings! (not even close)

[rigel48]

@hamelin288

It is well known that Ravel was not a great pianist, and it is also well known that Ravel did not want his works to be "interpreted" but just played as they are written !

I heard on the radio, many years ago, Ravel playing le Gibet. I just remember his tempo I found quite fast for a "très lent" marking.

[JLFAN2009]

Ravel was a capable pianist; but he wanted to be remembered more as a composer. His preference was to have the virtuoso Ricard Vines premiere his piano works.

[boombox10002]

@rigel48

reading your comments makes me want to hear gaspard played with a wiffle ball bat by someone wearing a clown mask. omg!!! what would ravel say???

[rigel48]

@boombox10002

Is this supposed to be humorous ?

[alkismavridis]

Sudbin is great!!

And Ravel is a true genius.. He described Scarbo with the best way...

So spooky..

[Nikma1ster]

Deeply sounds like Pogorelich's performance which by the way is the best!!!!(for me) or among the best perfomances for some haters of Pogorelich.

[rigel48]

The problem is not to hate or to rave on Pogorelich. There is a score with very precise indications and also some testimonies by pianists who studied Gaspard with Ravel himself (Vlado Perlemuter or Henriette Faure) of what Ravel did want and did not want. Unfortunately it is obvious that Pogorelich is more interested to show his fabulous pianism rather to give a faithful reading and to take into account Ravel's advices.

So I don't think his performance can be hailed as one of the best.

[wesmusic72]

What technical prowess displayed by this superb artist! What deft fingerworks displayed and superb control of the keyboard. The piano seems like an extension of his body and his tonal language is varied and multi-coloured. His Scarlatti, Rachmaninov and Scriabin recital CDs were all well received. Hope that he can play Beethoven concertos well! Look out for this superstar!

[wesmusic72]

I hope that Yvegeny Sudbin will make it to Carnegie Hall in 2010 or 2011. He is so much bettter than Yundi Li and Lang Lang. He is a musical genius!

[stilldreaming70]

It's now possible to order (autographed) CDs directly from his website, including the latest recording, just released.

[sellisti89]

I love Scarbo!! <3 Have you heard the old recording in which Andrej Gavrilov plays this perfectly and with power!!

[RayAtBristolUni]

You mean the July 1977 recording which Andrei Gavrilov made for EMI? Yes, that was remarkable. I'm glad that someone else remembers it.

[thelord2000]

I loved it

[jennyreynolds]

I love this story

[maxi937]

Well deserved standing ovation

[maxi937]

This must be one of the hardest movements in any piece ever written!

[4candles]

You should see the scores for the music of Ravel's contemporary Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji if you think this is difficult! ... but this IS really difficult nonetheless. I love Le Gibet particularly.

[sll10]

Wow! So crystal clear! Fantastic playing! Only criticism would be doesn't explode enough at the climaxes, but that's a personal preference. (I think the piano should shake at them). Excellent!