Georges Prêtre conducts Ravel's Boléro Rai National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai) at his first symphonic concert. Turin, 1994
Because the music is constantly the same in rhythm throughout the piece there is no need to wave the baton for beat purposes. This brilliant conductor uses the occasion to use his facial expressions to take over. BRAVO to this exceptional conductor!!!
Es maravilloso oír la música de Maurice Rabel, dirigido por el maestro George Petre, reconozco que hoy me a dado un subidon de vida a pesar del cáncer que padezco.
George Pretre took this old warhorse and made it refreshingly new and exciting again. Perfect pace and tempo. Too many conductors rush through as some musicians play the same 20 notes over and over for 16 minutes. It needs to he slow, languid, sensual feeling and sensing every tonal layering and slowly reaching the climatic end. A perfect performance is when you feel like reaching for a cigarette afterwards.
Esta interpretación del bolero (de Ravel)me parece que es la mejor versión que escuche. El director PRETRE LO CONDUCE INMEJORABLEMENTE. BRAVISSIMO ,no solamente el director sino a la ORQUESTA TODA. que supo interpretar fielmente este bolero .❤❤❤
il maestro Pretre rende tutto più nobile. Siamo abituati a Bolero quasi marziali o aggressivi. Qui c'è una dolce progressione quasi intimistica ad esaltare l'esplosione
Prêtre dirigeant le Boléro : extraordinaire ! Quelle vie, dans sa direction !!! Tout débutant dans la direction devrait commencer par regarder cette vidéo !
I suggest comparing with LSO conducted by Abbado one (which is the first symphonic concerto i've ever seen, at age of 4. But i must agrre with youm, Pretre's conducting and interpretation were wonderful). best regards from Italy
One of the greatest performance of this piece. Appropiately unique. My impression is that Pretre's movement contains nothing unnecessary. He doesn't show anything orchestra members can make themselves while inspirating them.
George Pretres, conocido como el director mas longevo, se lució dirigiendo la orquesta para el concierto de año nuevo en Viena, conocido por su peculiar estilo acercaba la música a la gente en una feliz metamorfosis. Con su expresividad corporal pienso que sentía y pensaba en idioma músical
la merveilleuse oeuvre de Ravel qui nous prends dans sa tourmente du Bolero , merci mille fois a Mr Prête pour son interpretation , amities de Marseille !!!
"Il colore è la tastiera, gli occhi sono l'armonia, l'anima è il piano, l'artista è la mano che suona toccando le chiavi che fanno vibrare le corde dell'anima." Kandiskij
En plus Georges Prêtre vivait vraiment les morceaux qu'il dirigeait. Il était vraiment imprégné de chaque instrument, dans sa façon de diriger les orchestres qu'il dirigeait
Saludos inolvidable y hermosa Nadia, excelente formadora del Programa Todos a Aprender. Gracias por mostrarme esta belleza. Que la vida te sonría por donde quiera que andes, hermosa mujer!
Mr Georges Pretre is excellent in his conducting the way he sways and justates his movements are just perfect a joy to watch music is perfect thank you
er kennt jede Note und jedes Instrument genau zum gleichen Einsatz. meine Hochachtung dafür und meine Hochachtung für alle Musiker, den diese machen die Musik, er ist "nur der Dirigent".
Je suis vraiment d'accord avec un personne qui écrivait que Georges Prêtre était l'un des meilleurs chefs d'orchestre du XX siècle. Je pense même qu'il était meilleur que Karagan
Sentito alla Scala il 22.02.2016 in occasione del'hommage al grande Maestro. Una emozione incredibile!!. Una direzione da far venire i brividi. Eccezionale. GrazieGeorge
Trivia: at 10:36 the first oboist from left is Carlo Romano, the original oboist of 'L'oboe di Gabriele' (film score of the 'The Mission' movie) by Ennio Morricone
Ravel's Bolero is always a work you love, or hate. Often it depends on who is conducting. According to Ravel the work should last "about" sixteen minutes. We can't be sure of what the composer wanted, since his recording and in his concerts, the composition was played "about" right. As the work became wildly popular, while he was still alive, Ravel was said to have liked it less. Some modern conductors have less respect for the score. Thus, we hear players given a few effects that are not in the score. Pretre follows the score. His rendition may be closer to the original, but we can not be sure. Pretre always gets what delights his soul. He is an original that imitates no one. Still conducting at ninety-two.
