Faure - Vladimir Ashkenazy - Pavane

[stuartcainofficial]

24 people are justin bieber fans

[MCOnito]

I was applauding at the end too lol

[kallousis]

Well this is a pavane, an originally slow dance! so the tempo is quite fast to be a pavane..

[BiomekanikSok]

so fast

[shabyyy]

this is amazing

[melinaimhoff]

It's not the tempo, it's the cadence that is missing for me, comparing with the one that i have in my mp3 (cant find witch one is it yet)

[ramon888999]

After hearing this a couple of times, I really now believe this is the better, if not perfect, tempo than the slower past renditions I'm used to. It's more regal, like a peacock that fiercely spreads it's feathers and marches in front of his pursuit in a royal sort of dance.

[TheCiddie]

flute guy has a toupee....lmao!

thumbs up if you see it!

P.S. not meant to offend you Senor flutist, you are pretty sweet for playing the flute! <3

[spitonb4eat]

Thanks. Finally I found a list of classical music and now I am going to study! Wish me luck!

[laurahobo]

@dreamsalot321 14 and playing first oboe! good luck, my fellow youngster

[dreamsalot321]

14 and playing 1st violin :) wish me luck D:

[jagdpanther1944]

ashkenazy rules...this is perfect

[VidaDreams]

1:02 -- *COUGH*

Who had the nerve to cough when they were doing a world class performance?

[nannidapisa89]

Troppo veloce!

[yaoi1yummy]

who watches these anymore... lol i do this is muh fav composer Faure

[Tettyto]

usually I don't listen classical music I just start to like it but production went right into my heart :)

[GabrielPadecopeo]

Tan bella como la pavana de Ravel

[Paris7699]

So beautiful

[videosflopi]

I dont like too slowly , this tempo is perfect.

[goodmanmusica]

the tempo is ok. Faurè in the score says: quarter=84ca. and also his piano roll recording is not slow

[thethikboy]

way too fast

[25miyamiya]

ちと早いか。

[lmg140692]

Played beautifully and at the speed I always played it at in an Orchestra.

Though just got to a bit I didn't recognise and realised thats where I used to have about 30 bars of rest...

I just looked down at the comments and have seen so many languages, this is what I love about music, it can be enjoyed by everyone.

[FhErChOOOOO]

Beautiful ........

[30gaboo]

me siento orgulloso dellamarme gabriel y de estudiar piano , por todo lo que este genoal compositor me inspira , es el mejor de todos , en otra version habia un tupo que comentaba la opzion de dejar atras la vida e irse a otro apazible y desconozido lugar oculto solo en nuestra alma , hablaba de un tiempo pasado que fue mejor para el estoy totalmente de acuerdo con lode marcharse pero no desprecies el tiempo que v ives porque es el tuyo y aqui podras cambiar mejorar y ser feliz

[piyanistgorkem]

Çok muhteşem

[geoffpeterstrio]

this is the most beautiful music ever

[yi81]

Where can i get the CDdddddd!!!

[dundee12]

I'm a novice to Classical music and Faure, but of all the versions I've heard on youtube I like this one by far the best. Since I'm new to Classical, I'm not tainted by preconceived notions as too what is the "proper" speed --sounds better, more powerful played quick.

[firebot4]

why do i see mostly only asians??

[davtra]

@firebot4 You're asking because the venue is in Vienna, Austria?

[JaxDH]

@firebot4 u should google "NHK Symphony Orchestra"...

[regaldrifter]

@firebot4 ahem. they are a Japanese orchestra. no need to be dim-witted.

[CheminDeLune]

C'est tellement tellement beau. Ecouté avec un casque, volume élevé et se laisser emporter par cette beauté...

La musique classique a ce plus que beaucoup d'autres musiques n'ont pas

elle a de l'âme. La communion des instruments, du talent des hommes....si le Monde pouvait être ainsi.

Merveilleux partage YT.

MERCI

"Merci"

[LongDriveChamp03]

Vladimir Ashkenazy? As in that absolutely wonderful pianist? That Vladimir Ashkenazy?!?!

[Silverhuntress1]

im only 16 and i already lve this piece!!!!!

[trackguy1]

If it's too fast, why bother watching the rest of this master piece? Find a tempo you like and play it there.

[slothfat]

Now I am a person who basically listens to only Baroque and some classical music, yet I just have to say this is absolutely beautiful. I can't stop listening to it. It makes me cry, in a good happy way. Its one of those meaningful pieces that makes you think of some of the great things in your life. I just makes you look up and say, "Oh, what a wonderful world."

[ClassicHolic]

maybe it's the encore and ashkenazi didn't have so much time :)

[musicgirl2318]

Good news to people playing instuments with almost no melodies. (Cellists, clarinets, flutes, french horns etc.) This is your chance to shine!! This song has so many melodies in different instuments.

[haydthebear]

Pavane IS meant to be that fast. To say otherwise is to go against the title of Pavane, a medieval dance that is no way meant to be slow and sombre, but is meant to be majestic and steady. Perhaps it's not to your liking but I'm sure Fauré himself would condone this performance.

[mushucello]

too fast definintely

[chuangkw]

Pavane is not supposed to be played so fast.

[chepry]

@chuangkw it's not "so fast" it's "so fuckin' fast"... :(

[ibs11]

beautiful bu little too fast to me

[as12150]

Great flute player, too fast...!

[temco78]

OMG Fantastic! At this tempo it's best! It's moving and not die ... :)

[Datbchik]

I love this!!

[quartercherries]

There's this kind of swing in one part of the melody that I'm not used to. I'm at around 1:17; I'm starting to enjoy it.

[harritth]

Absolutely fantastic.......

[tatalito]

too fast...

[MrKokschan]

personally I like the piece playing at this tempo, great vid

[AMAC48]

I must agree with those who say "listen to the composer". The piece played by the composer is similar to this one in tempo and so must be considered to reflect the composer's intent. Those who like it slow are free to do so, but cannot claim that this tempo is somehow wrong/too fast.

[Powerglide1A]

@AMAC48 The slower tempo makes the music too sentimental. This is just so beautiful. 

[jupiterite3]

Many people say that this performance is too fast. I want them to listen to Faure's piano performance of Pavane on YouTube. He plays "too fast".

[prescient8]

The tempo is fine, some people listen too slowly

[EuropeanNinja]

@prescient8 This was originally an aristocratic dance. It was a slow dance. Pavane is based off a peacock. Peacocks are slow and elegant. In this version it appears that the peacock is in heat, flapping and tripping. Pavon means peacock in spanish. The song itself was played very well but the composer wrote it to be slow and it just sounds better that way to most people. It loses allot of its charm played so quickly.

[hardoxx]

where is xzibit?????!!!

[TheExplodingMelon]

this is really pretty-- but too fast!!! omg it is just really creepin me out how this is waaaaay to fast. I am singing the instrumental parts like the flute and the clarinet and violin, the ones that stand out and carry the main melody. ya... singing this for a wedding comin up with my chorus. again... WAAAAYYY to fast. this speed and tempo urks me. :-(

[topolinik]

Is the first flute Shigenori kudo???

[flyboy712]

Tempo is critical in music....too fast and you can't hear the music, too slow and you can't keep track of where it's going. I like this tempo, although it is often done slower and people are used to it that way. Ravel once told a pianist who had played his Pavane for a Dead Princess very slowly, "I wrote a Pavane for a Dead Princess, not a Dead Pavane for a Princess!"

[nolicnotrut]

Well, I think it's delightful, and very sensitively video-d.

[Louis1317]

no one moves more then an inch! so feeling in the music what so ever.

[farbodkhalili]

WTF?? why so fast ??!!

think they were runnin outta time..had to fit this into the remaining time.

Dude this'd totally piss off Gabriel Faure if he was still kickin!

[disc14jockey]

S Club 7 - Natural uses Pavane in the beginning! lol

[as39co08]

Superbe , je ne m'en lasse pas et ne m'en lasserai jamais .......

[musicnerd225488]

Oh my god! its way too FAST for me! It ought to be slower. its more lyrical that way:p

[ccdg1066]

@musicnerd225488 you might find it interesting to listen to the way Faure played this piece himself. find it at Faure Plays Faure.

[musicnerd225488]

@ccdg1066 I stand corrected.XD

[ccdg1066]

@musicnerd225488 Very gracious reply. There was no criticism intended by my comment - I happen to like the piece played slower sometimes, depends on my mood. :)  That is the way with so much of music, making it infinitely interesting, no? It was interesting for me to see that Vladimir Ashkenazy is conducting as he is one of my all-time favorite people in music. He often makes quite different interpretations to the composer's score.

[musicnerd225488]

@ccdg1066 What happens is that, the first time I listen to a piece, it makes me think that that interpretation is the best. I, apparently, first heard/played it slow thinking it was right.

[ccdg1066]

@musicnerd225488 Yes, that often happens. That, and the fact of the mind

playing memory "tricks" on us can make doing comparisons challenging. :)

[MJMedin]

Call me an elitist if you like, but there are things you get from this that you just can't get from popular music. Doesn't mean the latter is wrong in any way, but...

[Alleghenymike]

The edgy "chiff" sound on the flute is a sound I really like - this guy does control it well.

[dylanplopez]

The flute work is superb.

[Alleghenymike]

Despite the minor mode of this piece it always turns upward in its tone at the cadences. Think of the F#m, G#7/D#, F#mM7/C#, B7 progression in the ending section and its "sensible" resolution then imagine what chords Samual Barber would have used here had he composed this work (Think of Scene from Shelly).

[MrTotone07]

@Alleghenymike no one gives a crap you show off...

[Alleghenymike]

@MrTotone07 What a jerk assed thing to say dude - I was offering a comment in good faith to anyone who would identify - which you obviously did not...no need to be a dick man. Save your comments for someone on your own base level.

[ccdg1066]

@Alleghenymike We'll never know for sure, will we? What if! But t is always fun to ponder the possibilities.

[edtronic]

Ashkenazy MY MAN! WAY ' RA GO!

[Alleghenymike]

Listen to the original piano rolls played by Faure himself. Assuming they can be made to play at pretty much the same tempo as the original it seems Faure himself preferred it just a tad faster than this. I used to play this work as well and at the time I dragged the hell out of it. Once you let the piece sit on your mind for a few years you realize it really works best if it flows along nicely.

[Pianoloverok]

Great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ZackMyld]

TOO FAST!! >:[

[TheExplodingMelon]

@ZackMyld IKR?!

[markpos1976]

Too fast!

[blueyblueyblueyblue]

TOO FAST. RAAAAAAAGE

[ikertznus]

I have the first flute part :D

[aleksypg]

Stupendo...bellissimo il tutto..ho sognato ad occhi aperti <3

[josegonzalezscn]

Me parece una interpretación preciosa. Personalmente me gusta más esta versión. A mi hija la gusta más la versión lenta porque la está aprendiendo en violín.

[kingarthurthe3333th]

SCREW YOU ALL THIS IS THE BEST RECORDING EVER.

EVER NOTICE THE TEMPO MARKINGS?!?!?! a crochet/quarter note = 84

and lmao at 3:38

[Snarkymom]

@kingarthurthe3333th I agree. This is what a moderate "Andante" sounds like folks. I appreciate that the conductor followed Faure's plan, and I'm sure Faure would appreciate it too (otherwise, why would he have bothered to write it in?)

[dorkfaceflutexo]

this is too fast,

but other than that, very good

[Hadokke2]

Tempo too fast! Where I can find anything slooooowly?

[Hadokke2]

Tempo tooooooooooo fast! Where I CAN find anything sloooowly?

[lennic95]

WTF TOO FAST!

[JoeMentina]

toooo fast horrible!!

[Lyber62]

tempo trop rapide. C'est dommage.

[pauledward3]

whats Leslie Nielsen doing Conducting?

It really is one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever composed even if it is far too fast.

[thesuburbanelectric]

@pauledward3 I didn't even recognize the tune at first. What the hell is this?

[lennic95]

@thesuburbanelectric Pavane by Fauré like written in the title :/

[simcityfaan]

crazy japanese.

[ubartkishi]

In the words of kang Mae, pavane cones from peacock, whereas the speed at which this version is played is so fast, it more represents a rooster.

[poupee58]

Way too fast

[poupee58]

TOO FAST

[fadinasser84]

Yes I think so

The tempo is very fast

But still Vladimir Ashkanazi is a person who can't be complained.

Great job

[SpainStateOfMind]

Much too fast!

[imafermata7]

i think this sounds a lot nicer when its slower

[MultiFailBot]

The only problem with it this fast (I.E. THE ACTUAL TEMPO, LOOK AT FAURE'S AUTHENTIC PIANO ROLLS OF THIS) is that it ends too quick. :(

[redatoo]

tres tres remantique

[valeriealmamarie]

It's beautiful. I like Seiji Osawa version too.

[ArvindanT]

I don't know about too fast.

Imagine you had never heard this piece before, then think about it!

I don't mind it either way, regardless of who leaded the rehearsals.

[chessisfun8]

@ArvindanT Very True!

[jaypianist26]

Tooooooooooo fastttttttt.....

[Porly62]

To Junior...Salute.

[lector06t]

TOO FAST!!!!

[erchikuy]

I Think is one version very fast... but I like anyway :)

[mistatomsom]

it+s just a ted faster then the Faure marking and indeed Faure's recording...

[thiagotrombone]

Nice performance..but I prefer a little bit slow...

[TheAfromannxX]

Xzibit - Paparazzi

[eldrickenji]

@TheAfromannxX S Club 7 - Natural

[McMingDynasty]

flute playing seems so dead and boring

[ikrase]

Tempo is too fast, but good.

[irishmaestro]

Actually, there's a Piano Roll-recording of Fauré himself playing this piece, and he plays it at about the same tempo. Ashkenazy's tempo here is about 86bpm, whereas Fauré actually marks 84.

[BurnYaSocksOff]

Saw Ashkenazy perform this with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO) and the MSO Chorus this evening... brilliant.

[itsMOCA]

The tempo is a bit too fast for my taste, but still, this song was performed beautifully. Il est jolie.

[Mrbillybigpipe]

Lovely: I like the tempo..Super job..

Well done!

Charlottesville, VA

[juusyjuus]

i have to play that horn solo....EPIX:]

[davidryle]

Wonderful. A fine recording of a lovely performance of a favorite piece. Thanks for posting this.

[CyrusAu79]

Does anyone have Vladimir Ashkenazy's version of Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an Exhibition'? I've been wanting to track that down for a while. I heard a bit of it on the local classical radio station many moons ago.

[neme5151]

actually, i like the tempo. it takes some getting used to, especially to what the strings play, but it's worth the time, imho.

[polymath7]

As I listen again, you're right; I was wrong.

I confess my initial reaction was the lowest, commonest form reflexive aesthetic rashness.

It simply wasn't what I'm used to.

[polymath7]

*form of

[jannaranna]

ahh baby, es de mis favoritasssss

me fasina, gracias bebé!!!

[polymath7]

Tempo's a bit too swift, in my crude lay opinion.

Otherwise lovely.

[msluque]

Lo mejor de la interpretación : el tempo ¡fuerte ritmo! me encanta

[cammuth]

good but too fast

[TheToneOfOurSoul]

@cammuth

Ashkenazy is usually fast :)

[MillerRL]

There is a recording of Fauré himself playing this, and it's pretty much at this tempo. Still, I've heard the slower tempo for so long that when I heard this, my first thought was that the conductor was rushing it because he had to go to the bathroom. At the slower tempo, it's a lovely, contemplative piece. At this tempo, it's a ditty.

[FlamerK6]

holy shit it's leslie nielsen!

[zhinshi]

BEAUTIFUL....truly amazing....waaaaaaaahhh...love my flute even more....i wish i could play this too...

[sitarnut]

Simply gorgeous! One of the best versions I've ever heard...

[MsTrack08]

What is a pavane?

[hyperconnected]

The conductor is a machine! I am sequencing this piece and was using this performance as a reference and discovered that the 90bpm tempo used by the conductor is accurate to a few milliseconds. In expressive parts he even slows just slightly but picks it up and resyncs with 90bpm, amazing...I wonder where the plug goes to recharge his batteries.

[hyperconnected]

@hyperconnected However that being said, the original score says 84bpm

[chriszl78]

Wonderful to hear it at the original tempo, why does everyone make it a drag by pulling the tempo??

[donyaar]

I heard Faure himself played also in this speed on youtube.

[MyBrainInc]

Much too fast!

[hyglerstad88]

WHAT IS THIS!!!! :O you've rubbed the original tempo so much that it's impossible to dance a pavane to it. This is rubbish! C'est très très pénible d'ecoute!

[Stunt2one]

Don't be so cruel, man! :(

[chriszl78]

There is a difference between the original tempo and what you believe is the original tempo because everyone plays it far to slowly! Believe me, this is the original tempo!

[AsianOrchdork]

lol you really think its that annoying to listen too? well yes you're correct that you can't dance a pavane to it, but still there are versions that have been arranged and composed from the original piece. I'm not disagreeing with you. i'm just plainly saying that there are other versions :D

[gregbboy619]

Ive always been wondering,what if the flautist sneezes in the middle of his playing...

And if this happens 10 seconds after to the violinist...

And than someone else distracted...

somebody laughing...and someone tells a joke !

What a funny world we live in !

[lovelyethereal]

Why are they in a hurry? Maybe to get to the violins which should be more and a bit louder... :^)

[5hinRyu]

to prove they're better than us lol

[Rainelfy]

i heard this already so many times in so many different versions and its beautiful again and again. one time from a flute orchestra with around 50 fluteplayers , it was absolutely fantastic.

[mklambatsea]

Is it a dream?

Thank you

[element15craig]

My most favourite piece of music played beautifully.

[Memale2009]

This fast tempo lets appear a new quality of this marvellous piece - so this is an astonishing "trick" of Ashkenazy to show to us the caracter of this music - excuse my awful english! Enjoy this beautiful interpretation!

[1401JSC]

Fast?

Did Fauré telephone you to ay that?

Modern Pavanes are not meant to be danced to but evoke reminiscences of the Renaissance.

(Yes, I know that the Ballets Russes choreographed this Pavane thirty years after it was written).

Have you listened to the Pavane in Peter Warlock's Capriol Suite?

[Memale2009]

Renaissance: never. The Capriole Suite explains nothing at all. Yes, indeed, Fauré telephoned me.

[farbodkhalili]

@1401JSC

yeah...he did telefone me...yesterday evening.

dude r u outta ur senses? this is supposed to be played slower...

u wan it fast? ask a black metal band to cover it! 

[Rahimo]

It's a shame, you only in the rap game, only for the money and the fame - PAPARAZZI

[Classisax]

Wow fast tempo...not that there's anything wrong with it sounds beautiful

[adapte18]

harika

[1401JSC]

Russian conductor, Japanese orchestra, French composer played in Austria!

Real authenticity.

[MB50PRO]

Russian conductor AND citizen of Iceland. ;-)

[alvarito45]

@1401JSC C'est l'universalité de le plus grande et belle de les Arts; La Musique!!!

[ahsl]

@1401JSC :D, welcome to the globalised world :D

[datc0lombian]

im playing this piece with my orchestra rigth now, one of my favorites