Ravel Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs

[et7waage1]

Simply marvelous! Thanks for posting!

[maxkomponist]

Colorful and sophisticated. Excellent.

[CCArtinAwareness]

Inspiring piece and playing...added to playlist..thanks for sharing Stephen..with appreciation CC

[wildejag]

@CCArtinAwareness You are very welcome. That's why I do it, to make music. Its Music!

[Tatyanapianista]

Molto grazioso!!!!!!!Stephen ho ascoltato tutti tuoi 5 video!!!!!Bravissimo!!!!!!!Tat­yana

[ErikaRagazzi]

Wonderful music!

This is beautiful. 5 stars ★★★★★

Erika Ragazzi

[danceofthegoblins]

So clean and clear.

Bravo!

[MrSeanrobson]

Wonderful Performances

[kroneage]

That was awesome. The dramatic turn to the camera ending presentation was a treat in impromptu handling of the situation! :D

I bet you could never repeat this performance in a million years exactly, Thus preserving it's ...ahum.. unique qualities near the finishing run! :P ...shall we say it was quite lively!

[wildejag]

Thanks for listening all of the way. I appreciate your comment!

[PeterStuttgart]

written for breaking the fingers :-)

hope to hear you live in Paris perhaps?

[ploschad]

Bravo! and I love that you kept going after the snap :P

[Lukecash12]

Aha! i was saying damn with you. Fantastic, I think you just made Ravel grin in his grave for a second.

[Lukecash12]

Well, you just got another smile out me.

[AttemptingToBeBusy]

Well played, an nice tempo. Looks like you have quite a nice house, too!

[wildejag]

Thank you. You are very generous with your time.

[Lukecash12]

Nice. You seem rather comfortable with the cluster and played them in a comical, Goliwogg's Cakewalk kind of way. The repetitive could have been a bit more clear, but I do realize those are rather difficult.

I don't have much to say on the tempo besides it being well executed, maybe some rushing here and there, but good and consistent. The phrasing was loose, and that's a good way to look at an Impressionist composer.

Probably my only very strong point is that the dynamics are dry, monotonous.

[wildejag]

You are the man. Watch this very close, you will see...

[Pischnaholic]

Did you, perhaps, pattern your interpretation after Samson Francois? There are certain similarities that might suggest that.

[JesseGuitar07]

sweet:) enjoyed !

[Pischnaholic]

Congratulations, Stephen! This is a score I never dared approach, and you play it VERY well.

Wish I could talk with you privately, and learn more about your background, and how you came to make the piano such an important part of your life.

If I said "too much" yesterday, please forgive me. All that criticism meant that I was stimulated -- even inspired -- by your ability to play the instrument so well. I believe you could reach great heights with a little "fine tuning."

Best,

P.

[allanikitskaya]

It is a wonderful performance! Sounds very nice! Congratulations!!!************­*

[Lypur]

haha :D great video! The string break adds some drama to the video :) I once broke a string on my piano when i was playing polonaise in A flat major....it scared me pretty bad and I stopped playing just like you did. Good job on picking it up to finish! :)

[foundation316]

Haha that is awesome

[bachkochuanli]

good playing, you broke the string? haha COOL

[marcostala]

That was amazing!!!

Powerful performance!

And he broken string gives this video a 6th star!

Congrats!

[eligarf]

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[Broaart]

My friend you are a great pianist!! 5 stars. Thanks.

[dabiribd]

that's totally AWESOME performance

Thank you

[camaysar222]

Nice, spirited performance! You are a real musician.

[fredericch]

Great performance - but you should have kept going after the broken string! Good job!

[ifigeniakatika]

Βravo! 5*****

[truecrypt]

My favorite saying: Whatever you do in your life is not important, but it's important you do it!

You can be really proud of this performance!

Congratulations!!!

[wildejag]

As long as it's fun! Thanks so much. You must know that this comment means very much. ;.

[zauberklarinette]

What's your opinion on the staccato marking that appear at the slow section, the part where it's Gs and F#s?

[zauberklarinette]

At 3:19 etc...

[wildejag]

I imagine this to be a sound followed by the reverberation or a sound wave that bounces off and returns. A reflection of the sound if you will. Thus the title of Moroirs. It's difficult to put into words, but I feel it very clearly. Picture a rock thrown into a pool, the waves go out and come back. They bounce off of one another, then fade.

[Pianoloverok]

Excellent!!!!!!!!!!!

[trockaz]

ah, nothing better than Ravel's wonderfully spiced harmonies -- a nice performance that was enegertic and powerful when needed as well as poignant and introspective.

[wildejag]

That's because Ravel draws me in. It really seems to be my favorite. Thank you for helpimg me to realize that. What next?

[Insurman]

Great performance! Who could have thought an Insurance guy could play like that!:)

[54spiritedwill54]

such a wonderful performance :)

[weikko79]

A very good performance, but unfortunately Dinu Lipatti is unsurpassable in this piece.

[simipiano]

Beautiful , really fantastic :) i can hear all the amazing sounds of Spain, a surreal spanish dance. i love Ravel :) Bravo great performance 5***** Merry Christmas and a happy new year.

[wildejag]

Thank you, Merry Christmas to you as well! I'm glad you enjoyed it. You should play it too. It's really a lot of fun and you'll never get tired of practicing it.

[PianoPlaya123]

Really well done! I would like to play this piece, 5/5