I think she plays it the way Ravel intended. I know what comment here said it was a bit fast for their taste, but Ravel once said that it was "a Pavane for a dead princess, not a dead Pavane", and complained that most pianists played it too slow. When it is played a bit faster you can sense the hint of a waltz in it, and it becomes tragic and bittersweet, but not cloying. It is one of the great pieces for solo piano.
Beautiful. What is remarkable is that there is not a hint of contrivance in this performance of a piece that has been played so often with distracting affection. I have rarely heard music flow so naturally.
Brava Viktoriya! You're always so beautiful and your playing is so intense, exactly as I remember you.. I'd love to hear you again playing live, really. I will be in Paris next year, maybe we meet up.. Ciao, Nicola (Rome-Salzburg)
brava! la tua vena triste e contemplativa esce fuori ... sei una donna fantastica!
franztraversi 10 months ago
Buen trabajo!.
Si me permites una observación: seguramente mejoraría con un uso del pedal que no enmascare el stacatto de la segunda voz
UnAmic 1 year ago
This really is one of the better renditions of this I've ever heard!!! It's one of my favorite piano pieces ever.
marcellodirks 2 years ago
I think she plays it the way Ravel intended. I know what comment here said it was a bit fast for their taste, but Ravel once said that it was "a Pavane for a dead princess, not a dead Pavane", and complained that most pianists played it too slow. When it is played a bit faster you can sense the hint of a waltz in it, and it becomes tragic and bittersweet, but not cloying. It is one of the great pieces for solo piano.
gurlsingerfan 2 years ago 14
Bravo. Played with feeling.
mycatsapunk 2 years ago
wow... that's real good music... not like the shit they'r listening in discos...
yeah... i'm 17...
n' yeah... i hate discos
n' yeah... i'm loving classical
n'.... yeah.. i'm kinda weird...
but that's ok... cuz' i understand the meaning of good music... n' that means this...
you'r great Viktoriya!
llonerin 3 years ago 9
n' really?
iLikeCookie88 2 years ago 3
n' everyone cares
eplayr 2 years ago
I also hat discos,hip hop,RnB,trance etc
but i love ROCK!!!METAL!!! FTW the best music styles~~~~~!
mits0takhs17 2 years ago
The meaning of good music? Who do you think you are? What a pompous ass.
ostrorawr 2 years ago
beautiful but a bit to fast for me
dideliskasnis 3 years ago
gourges!!!
torqousebaby 3 years ago
Beautiful. What is remarkable is that there is not a hint of contrivance in this performance of a piece that has been played so often with distracting affection. I have rarely heard music flow so naturally.
sirrobertmorton 4 years ago 2
Very nice :)
hornplayer90 4 years ago
bravo!!! beautiful plaing this.
vmdy9164 4 years ago
You play awsome! And I love this piece... would like to play it myself but some parts are too difficult for me:S
guldklimp 4 years ago
Beautiful expression and feeling, inspiring, moving !!!! I hope to play it like you some day, you make it sound easy and beautiful..
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dwightmorrow53 4 years ago
Brava Viktoriya! You're always so beautiful and your playing is so intense, exactly as I remember you.. I'd love to hear you again playing live, really. I will be in Paris next year, maybe we meet up.. Ciao, Nicola (Rome-Salzburg)
nichi84 4 years ago
beautiful!
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MargaritaShamrakov 4 years ago