Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin (Cecile Licad, 1986) 2/3

This performance of Cecile Licad playing the Ravel - Tombeau de Couperin was recorded in Baden-Baden Germany in 1986.

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Music

Tags:

• Licad
• Ravel
• Tombeau
• Couperin
• Argerich
• Kissin
• Langlang

[yellowkoi]

I learned this set of pieces when I got the recording of hers. It sounds so natural and flowing... an inspiration to here her playing.

[KevinFromSD]

Elegant sound. Her playing has a certain noble quality to it.

[tuberobotto]

@danbar73 I totally agree with you sir. I'm afraid that most viewers who left sad comments about CL's version think that she's probably just a newbie owing to the fact that she wasn't much publicised either on recordings or concert performances. One glowing fact is that she was the ONLY student taken in by Rudolf Serkin. People may ask Rudolf who? Let me borrow Robert Schuman's term - "Philistines!" LOL! Btw, thanks for that history tidbit.

[tuberobotto]

I suggest for everyone to read Danbar73's comment, it may help people with dogmatic inclinations towards the written music to get enlightened and understand the Licad version. Philistines and unbelievers should be the first ones to read it lol!

[davedagreat69]

Does anyone else think that she plays the main rhythm of the Forlane oddly? It's supposed to be dotted crotchet, semi-quaver, quaver but her semi-quavers sound like acciaccaturas. When I've heard this piece played elsewhere (and indeed the way I play it, poorly) it has a more lilting, wistful feel whereas here it has a stilted and dis-jointed feel. Maybe it's just my taste.

[yiyiku]

i agree that the forlane is a little too fast, but i disagree that the menuet is unfeeling. the menuet has just the right amount of expressiveness; it reminds you of the menuet in the baroque style without loosing the essence of ravel

[fortissimo25]

beautiful filipino woman and great pianist

[danbar73]

CL is no stranger to Ravel's music. She has been playing his piano concerto in G since age 12 & Gaspard de la Nuit,among others. As a very young student, she impressed Philippe Entremont,who was then director of the Ravel Music Academy in France where she attended the summer program on scholarship. In a solo concert in Paris, she performed Ravel's Alborada del Gracioso as an encore. Her perf here is with full conviction based on excellent training, mature musical instincts and sound judgment.

[prsnth1111]

I don't think difficulty of notes is a problem for Licad if you watch her Tocatta...

[kowalityjesus]

The Forlane is too quick, it is meant to be sublime. How coincidental that she should reduce the tempo when the notes become difficult at the C section...

Excellent performance of the Rigaudon, although I would argue that speed and technicality are not a substitute for musicality, even though that is certainly present as well.

Not surprisingly, her interpretation of the Menuet is choppy, and unfeeling. This is an extremely important piece in the suite and must not be overlooked!

[slothvader]

if there's a better clip of this, i'd like to see it.

imo licad's phenomenal here.

[slothvader]

'a certain noble quality'.

i like that.