Elisso Wirssaladze - Ravel Piano Concerto (Left Hand)- 1/2

Éste es el origen de las disertaciones de Wittgenstein sobre las manos y el cuerpo. Su hermano perdió el brazo en la primera guerra mundial; Witt le dedicó varias disertaciones, y Ravel le regaló este concierto. ¡Impresionante!

i still am not sure. just because youre missing one hand doesent mean you have to write music for only 1.

Eliso is among the very best! Teriffic interpretation. Thanks for posting

This is a woman of force!

the beginning is so terrifying! I love it! and Eliso's performance is magnificent! outstanding representation!

her name is Eliso, not Elisso.

Although Elisso is a talented pianist and a great performer of romantic music, I'm not inclined to think that her Ravel perfomance surpasses Francois or Casadesus's recordings because it is too far from being impressionistic. She plays it in a robust, heavy style which is more appropriate for Schumann's music but badly matches Ravel's ideas. I don't feel a sublime generosity and soaring tenderness which Francois put in this piece. I would finally prefer his recording or that of Casadesus's.

I have the same opinion, but I think that the reason of her unexpected strength is the terrible acoustics... it sounds the microphone is too receptive/close to the piano... Never heard so much overload on a recording of this recent quality.

The Casadesus's recording with Eugene Ormany is really appealing. That said, however, I think the performance here is superior because it captures the true underlying menace of the piece, and a performance which emphasizes too much an impressionistic style will not to justice to the sense of dread we ought to feel. This is a piece that, like Ravel's Scarbo, needs a certain heavy-handedness, and few pianists manage it. That "soaring tenderness" you hear is, I think, meant ironically.

I was going to ask why there was a piece written for only one hand.. thanks for the info!