Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) Gaspard de la nuit I. Ondine II. Le gibet III. Scarbo Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920-1995), piano Recorded live in Tokyo, 29 October 1973, Bunka Kaikan
I'm so tired of hearing all the fastest possible Scarbo performances. Ravel never wrote "fast as possible." And most pianists obliterate all of his pp and ppp markings. Thank you for your comment.
Michelangeli is a very rigorously inventive pianist. His accuracy is amazing. Furthermore, the arpeggios in the first movement, this virtuoso executed marvelously.
The best ABM, the color ABM of the seventies! Superlative interpretation! It's a shame he didn't record it with Deutsche Grammphon... but that's fine too! Thanks for sharing! ;-))
He said that Gaspard didn't work in a studio recording, without the living presence of the public. So he never thought of recording it. Nevertheless this rendition from the Tokyo recital was recorded pretty well.
@@alfredofranco In my opinion certain philosophical reasons don't justify certain choices... A studio recording allows for better sound quality, but everyone is free to make the choices they want in life.
@@DarioGallo-y1b Thanks for judging one of the best piano geniuses of recent history, but I'd rather you not. By the way, you sounded like Captain Obvious.
Thank you for uploading. We listened to it in awe. Both for the composition and for the fantastic performance of ABM. He was a phenomenal pianist indeed. To play this piece live is unbelievable. ❤️👏🙏
Finally, a correct tempo of Ondine. Ravel wrote Lent. But it's still a bit too fast. But so clear. And gorgeous sounding. The fast tempos are not right.
Ondine, note perfect as it is, could be more dreamy at the beginning.... (is this blasphemous for a Michelangeli admirer....?) - it sounds like it was a morning performance, wide awake rather than a midnight one....
@@Tom-iv5pw Couple years ago I saw a documentary on Michelangeli. Ashkenazi was prominently featured. I don't speak Italian or Russian, but judging from the context, expressions and body language, Ashkenazi held Michelangeli in the highest esteem
