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Maurice Ravel, Jeux d'eau, Robert Casadesus, piano

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Maurice Ravel, Jeux d'eau, Robert Casadesus, piano. Recorded 1951.
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  • @uhartchristian Exactly what I don't like about it. Too fast and sticks with it unlike Richter. Gaby is even faster, assuming it is not a playback issue, even dryer, and letter perfect, just right for competition juries but not too rewarding for some listeners, perfect and pedantic. Prefer either Haas (Monique or Werner), Fevrier, or Lortie. At such a tempo, what does anyone mean by "taking risks"? A bit dry considering it is about water.

  • before the invention of the Interwebs, piano players lived in a black and white world, but they played awesomely.....

  • this is a wonderful interpretation. its a very good tempo he takes and he manage to keep this tempo. There are no weaknesses in his technique . each note is controlled. And he makes music!!!!! its not en etude..... a real important pianist was Casadesus.

  • It could be slower, but it's hardly "too fast." Undertakr's idea that Casadesus isn't taking enough risks is silly. There's classical restraint, in the French tradition, but it's deeply expressive. Just perfect, IMO.

  • toooooooooooo fast

  • casadesus had a lot of direct interaction with ravel, leading me to believe that this is how he wanted the piece interpreted. but at the same time, a lot of these guys who interpret pieces directly leave very little extreme interpretation... when you follow along with the music, he's taking it pretty verbatim, which is meditative in itself, but not anywhere near as expressive as a lot of other recordings i've heard.

    to be truly expressive, you have to take risks away from the page, i guess.

  • Oddly enough I much prefer Cziffra's very great, surprisingly sensitive and poetic, interpretation of this lovely piece. Cziffra captured the meditative quality that eludes so many. I was afraid at first he was going to play as though it were a toccata, but unexpectedly Casadesus did that for him.

    This is brilliant playing, of course, but I prefer a more leisurely pace. This fountain runs with a bit too much water pressure for my taste.

    The ending, however is very beautiful.

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