Maurice Ravel - Miroirs, Alborada del gracioso, Robert Casadesus, piano

[tairabox]

bravo! c'est bien sans vidéo... on n'a pas besoin de voir... c'est suffisant d'écouter

[thomasmoredamian]

In many ways, Ravel is perhaps the twentieth century's most influential composer: her is more than "French", more than "impressionistic", more than "sleek and sophisticated": imagine just how revolutionary his piano compositions were in their day! And how "Bolero" must have jerked listener's heads around on first hearing? I am in love with his orchestrations: has anyone done a more masterful job with strings? With the atmosphere that strings are capable of bringing about? Viva Maurice Ravel!

[monicdog]

i like the part : 4:44

[anti1337speak]

It is a double glissando. However, Casadesus said to Ravel that he could not do a double gliss with one hand, and asked if he could do a single one instead. Ravel had no objections with that apparently.

Which is why you hear a single glissando in the Casadesus recording.

[williejax2]

no it is a two-handed gliss.

[acpiano]

is it a single-note glissando?

[olenushka77]

Genial!