Lourié - Five Preludes Fragiles

[thaesino]

Why has this suddenly lost its sound? I can hear all your other Lourie videos, but this one.

[alexbericheath]

For all of the uploads in fact!

[alexbericheath]

Thank you so much for this upload.

[coqdorysme]

These are great works, I played this set at a concert once. Who is the pianist here?

[pianoman6584]

If anyone needs a (free) PDF of this, I found one at scorser.com, just search for "lourie" and click PDF under "Cinq Prelūdijas Fragiles Op. 1." Looks like there's other pieces by Lourie as well. Enjoy.

[avivagabriel]

Arthur Lourié (1892-1966) ~ Five Preludes Fragiles, Op. 1 (1908-10)

[MrFullyawesome]

where can i get the sheet music for this FOR FREE? can somebody send them to me thank you very much

[FusionSummit]

I have GOT to learn these!

[martimtavares]

oh, that major seventh chord.... the secret weapon of so many composers! the rameau's sixth 'ajouté' chord together with the major seventh make some 25% of Ravel's harmonic arsenal, for example.... :)

[addeex1]

@martimtavares In what way is Gb in a F chord a major seventh? That's a minor ninth. What are you guys talking about?

[musicnerd30]

These are truly amazing. The transition at 6:51 was so... perfect. And the last movement was incredible.

[RodneyFerret]

I love how he plays the F chord at 3:30 the fact that he's using Gb makes the F chord sound kinda orgasmic.

[MINORSECONDXXI]

@RodneyFerret That's not exactly at 3.30. Do you mean around 3.31-3.32? No, that's a completely pure F major chord!

And although it's also correct to think of F A C Gb as an F major chord as with a diminished eleventh, I prefer to think of it as a Gb diminished chord with a major seventh.

Anyway, I'm glad that the chords influenced you sexually! (I'm joking with you, you know I am, LOL!)

[MINORSECONDXXI]

@MINORSECONDXXI I mean "F major chord with a diminished eleventh" not "F major chord as with a diminished eleventh". How is it possible that I go revising my comments before I publish them, and yet don't find the mistakes until they are published?!

[RodneyFerret]

@MINORSECONDXXI The diminished Gb has Bbb and Dbb... Excuse me but if Lourié wanted a Gb he would have wrotte it... I'm not talking about the harmony in a vertical form, When he uses the note Gb makes you think that the harmony is somewhere near of that tone, but then he uses a -pure major chord- gives a nice sense, totally different from Baroque or Romantic music. That's what I'm talking about.

[MINORSECONDXXI]

@RodneyFerret Yes, it's true that the Gb diminished chord has Bbb and Dbb, but these are just the third and the fifth. In many cases, there would also be a seventh. Normally, it would be the diminished seventh: Fbb. However, in a semi-diminished chord, which has a minor seventh, it would be Fb, and in a diminished chord with a major seventh, it would be F.

Anyway, now I understand you. It's Gb FOLLOWED by a pure F major chord rather than by a chord with Gb as a fundamental.

[MINORSECONDXXI]

@MINORSECONDXXI But wait a minute... The F major chord at about 3.32 is preceeded by C, not G flat (and C is the fifth of the F major chord), now that I have double checked it on the video, as opposed to reading your comment. So maybe I don't understand your comment, RodneyFerret? Sorry! Or maybe you are mistaken?

[RodneyFerret]

@MINORSECONDXXI Yup, sorry if I didn't say the correct words, english is not my native language.

[MINORSECONDXXI]

@RodneyFerret Ahora he mirado su canal y he visto que usted es mexicano. Pero bueno, por lo menos le he dado la oportunidad para practicar su inglés...

[RodneyFerret]

@MINORSECONDXXI Si, la verdad es que es un poco difícil expresar ideas totalmente intangibles en un idioma que no dominas. Pero gracias por ayudarme a practicar mi inglés jaja.

[ting22]

this is so beautiful! Omg! So ethereal, mysterious, and lyrical and so many other words I could describe it.

[aptennap]

The beginning actually sounds like Buckethead's 'Whitewash' :p

[BoxOfFrogbit]

@aptennap Other way around, I would think...

[aptennap]

@BoxOfFrogbit That would be the most probable way, yes.

[guybradbury1212]

Where did you get the sheet music for Lourié? I can't find it anywhere?

[chahrazadzazak]

Astounding !! thanx

[buhrandonzz]

This is gorgeous. I don't know why I've never heard of Lourie before.

[yaarge2]

Thanks for posting this and introducing this composers music . *****

[HandyTheXxxX]

This is absolutely immaculate; brilliant composing, very much in the freedom of the Prelude format, I yearn to play these.

[niazi1985]

I feel pity that composers with so much talent move to another world of anatonality which we poor normal people donot understan. I can only enjoy the anatonal pieces which are slow. These pieces are so beautiful.

[123coolmik]

What do you think of Olivier Messiaen's L'Ascension?

[niazi1985]

very calm and beautiful...is there any piano version possible...

[123coolmik]

No, but the 13th movement of Vingt Regards sur l'Enfant-Jésus, "Noël", has a clear citation of it. (I know because I'm playing it, there may be others, if you know of others let me know)

[MINORSECONDXXI]

@niazi1985 Do you mean atonality? Well, if you don't like atonal music that doesn't mean there is something in it that you don't understand! Anyway, composers have the right to compose what they want to. There are people who like atonal music, and there will always be composers who will compose it.

By the way, on my channel there are some atonal compositions of my own that should be easy to listen to even for those people who usually prefer tonal music. You should check them out!

[william366]

It's very beautiful but...the performer do not respect the text. For example, first prelude, first bar, she did an incredible mistake of rhythm !!! She do not play the text ! Rubato does not mean shambles...

[sanctusignis]

I would love to get the sheet music for this and his Intermezzo.  Works like this should be performed more often. Thanks for all the great uploads!

[123coolmik]

Good luck finding it, I had to order it from another university, it wasn't anywhere on the internet, not even on sheetmusicplus

[askthemailman]

Amazing!!

thanks for the post hex

[Barnaldomort]

unprecedentedly beautiful!

I'm lost for words, as all these different preludes exude beauty in their own ways.

It's like debussy mixed with rachmaninoff.

Now for the task of finding the sheet music ; )

[niazi1985]

Did you get the music sheet. I will be very thankful to u if u could send me the sheet music of these peludes thanx in advance

[123coolmik]

@Barnaldomort I got mine from another user at pianofiles, it's not anywhere on the net (at least when I tried looking for it, about a year and half ago). His works are not on IMSLP, and the only sheet music I could find online is his transcription for piano of Stravinsky's wind symphony.

It is, though, on sheetmusicplus, for 8$.

[Barnaldomort]

@123coolmik I'm on pianofiles also :) would we possibly be able to do a trade perhaps? Thank you for the advice nevertheless!

[ostrorawr]

Thank you so much for posting all these great compositions from lesser-known composers, it's a very nice change.

[SCOREdom]

great post Hexameron! I love you for this! xD

[MagicDonDino]

Awesome! Lourie was a great composer!

[Smaejdah]

Wonderful :) Thanks for uploading

[shadowrun45]

Wonderful! Especially Nr.2 at 2:04!

[Sorcerer88]

beautiful preludes, and quite accessible.