[Brautigam] Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin for Piano

[@clarinetjo]

one of the best performance. rich sonority, but precise articulation and very stable rythm. i think this masterpiece does not search for empty virtuosity or heavy pathos, but for profound expression and clarity. thanks !

[@tnsnamesoralong]

Great feeling reading your comment, thanks :)

[@AkinduDasanayake]

Beautifully put.

[@TheSteveBerlin]

This piece -- especially when played well on the piano -- is some of my desert island music. It is "simply" magical, French, Gallic, sweet, ponderous, charming, arch, pastoral, dainty, delicate, rich, profound, historical ... all in one beautiful suite for the piano. Thank you for posting it with the score. Ah, Maurice Ravel. What a genius. And this is very beautifully, exactingly played.

[@jahkneeboi]

Steve Berlin How much did you pay for that dictionary?

[@deltafournumbers]

@@jahkneeboi Hey, there's no need for that. He's not trying to brag about his vocabulary, his words describe his feelings about the piece very well.

[@victorvega8061]

@@deltafournumbers I think he actually wants to buy a dictionary, judging by his choice of name.

[@donnytello1544]

@@jahkneeboi if you think he needed a dictionary to use THOSE words, then your just an idiotic hater 😎

[@gilsilberman174]

@@donnytello1544 Some folks have more words to use, some have less words. You use what you have.

[@BlueTornado1]

I cannot fall out of love with Brautigam's Tombeau, have been listening for years, always amazes me.

[@pierrefacon574]

"Le ton beau" de Couperin est un chef-d'œuvre ! Quelle pièce sublime, certainement la plus belle de Ravel !

[@NoahJohnson1810]

wonderful mood established in the prelude, it's just like a flowing stream

[@alain1959]

Génial compositeur !

[@Dylonely_9274]

Un composer génial !

[@bettanies5864]

00:00 -Prelude 3:19 -Fuge 7:02 - Forlane 13:51 -Rigaudon 16:57 -Menuet 22:16 -Toccata

[@tnsnamesoralong]

Can you tell what does make sense this comment? I wrote time table in video-description.

[@stefanboltzmann6807]

In the description, one cannot press the times on mobile. In a comment however, one can.

[@AsrielKujo]

@@stefanboltzmann6807 well now it's fixed but thanks anyways

[@themoonfleesthroughclouds]

@@AsrielKujo hi bestie

[@armandssurins3364]

19:00 - Musette (Trio of Menuet)

[@17xyz17]

When you practice a piece for so long to get it to a good level you often struggle to listen to that piece after you are done studying it. This one though still leaves me in awe. And this particular performance is the one I like the best, with no crazy tempos and lot of detail. Fantastic music

[@yusufu9]

An outstanding performance here -- I hadn't realized that Brautigam, so dynamically masterful in Beethoven, was such a gifted interpreter of Ravel's music. Thanks for posting this sublime music.

[@ruperttmls7985]

Jajajaja también a mi me sorprendió ver a Brautigam tocando Ravel. Y se escucha muy bien.

[@ghernandez6457]

Reminds me of my lonely nights in Afghanistan, beautiful but dangerous. Almost no light pollution at all the stars looked amazing. War is stupid.

[@Scriabin_fan]

You can say that again bro, war is so dumb

[@Triggs-Music]

​@@Scriabin_fan modern war certainly seems to be.

[@Scriabin_fan]

@@Triggs-Music dude people use to fight wars over religion, those were really nonsense wars, modern wars have more valid reasons behind them, but they’re still stupid.

[@Triggs-Music]

@@Scriabin_fan Thats such an over simplification to say wars were over... religion. . . , said Elijah?? biblical name. They are really not very different from modern wars, stalin was a seminary student just incase you try to sneak past religion. The major difference now and then is that man is lesser than his weapons in modern age, where as in past he had to conquer with his might. Read the Iliad and come back to tell me again that old war was just stupid and simply over religion..

[@pineapple7024]

@@Triggs-Music Old war was still pretty stupid. Maybe if they’d learned to cooperate, some of their civilizations would still be around

[@geuros]

Forlane is out of this world

[@miguellink1338]

So is the minuet....

[@0lexiib0ndar]

@@miguellink1338 On the contrary, such dances, like Forlane and Minuet, are important to the "Tombeau de Couperin", because these dances emphasize the Baroque music, which Ravel wanted to "imitate" in this piece.

[@michaelglennwilliams3271]

Bold use of polytonality!

[@DreamlessSleepwalker]

And Toccata is completely and utterly unplayable.

[@saltator1802]

@@0lexiib0ndar You obviously do not understand the expression "out of this world."

[@aloismelichar815]

In my opinion this piece shall be much more famous! the harmonies, especially in the prelude are just wonderful

[@WetaMantis]

I much prefer it to the Bolero.

[@segmentsAndCurves]

@@WetaMantis We don't talk about Bolero.

[@리치대호]

Beauuutiful delivery of french melancholy instilled into baroque music format. This recording allows your quality exploration on this masterpiece.

[@maryfreebed9886]

This makes me think of a happy child running through a cemetery, picking wildflowers, and occasionally stopping to make little bunches to lay on the graves of those long gone for fun. It is a masterful composition that somehow manages to be both innocent and stately all at once.

[@jean2010113]

magicien ,être d'1 autre monde , quel plaisir !!!!!

[@johnharding9634]

Truly beautiful performance Ronald... I've had it circling through my brain for a whole week now! If I could play that's how I'd like it to sound. Thankyou 😮

[@ricardodelcarmenfortuny7243]

Es la mejor version que he escucuchado de esta obra. Que interpretacion mas unica y maravilllsa.

[@ruperttmls7985]

Igual creo que es la mejor en piano. Aunque la verdad prefiero la versión para cuerdas de esta maravilla.

[@pauline9429]

Quelle découverte. Ce morceau est incroyable

[@arnoldvdwaals]

Thank you very much Ronald Brautigam, our Dutch piano pride! Thnx for posting!

[@stelastic]

Beautiful recording - I did not know this pianist before, thanks for posting. Such a soulful sound!

[@pharnk]

This is one of my favorite pieces of music. How wonderful to follow along with the music. Thank you for the work of putting this together.

[@tfpp1]

21:17 -- I think this is my favorite moment in the entire suite.

[@nylehotaling675]

Excellently and expertly played... perhaps the most noetic composer...

[@marcarfar]

¿Ya lo había dicho? Mi favorita de favoritas.

[@enriqueali]

This is undoubtedly expertly crafted and beautifully written piano music. But I still prefer the orchestrated version, so many varied marvellous colours and different combinations of sonorities. What a genius Ravel was!

[@kwilo]

both versions have their own charm to them, with each one bringing a different interpretation of the mood to the table. Ravel was truly a genius in everything he did

[@lflagr]

One of the few renditions of the fugue that doesn't make me fall asleep! Bravo!

[@johnharding9634]

Agreed!

[@TiticatFollies]

A splendid performance! Very special, it makes me listen.

[@PlayBetterJazz]

incredible pedaling and performance :p

[@koshka7207]

Outstanding Performance!

[@RiccardoDiPaola]

Forlane is outstanding. Bravo.

[@ishtar2848]

Very good played❣️ Really wonderful interpretation 👍❤️👏👏👏👏Thank You!

[@olivernp7515]

The ending of Menuet is just amazing

[@guilhermetinoss]

I am in love with Forlane omg...

[@Dylonely_9274]

Mesmerizing. I love Ravel’s unique writing, what an outstanding composer.

[@francescololiva5826]

Yo how can you be everywhere lol btw I agree

[@gustavus9881]

I love the Menuett

[@MichelTretout]

Always good surprises . Appreciate... Thanks a lot

[@counterpoints_]

14:00 there is a clef misprint for the Rigaudon (3rd line should start with treble clef). Not a big deal for those who are familiar.

[@bergeronscores605]

And at 14:20 the 4th line should start with bass clef.

[@jjj2563j]

Très bonne version.

[@fblanco0103]

le forlane c'est très magnifique!!! ici au Venezuela on adore la bonne musique!!!

[@MegaCirse]

Oeuvre sonore parfaite pour lire les formes subjectives des nuages et suivre d'un œil attendri les rainures des tiges des arbres; apprécier l'écriture complexe des branches imbriquées, goûter les couleurs de la décomposition de la lumière en gouttelettes d'eau dans un jardin, et ressentir fortement le sol humide de la forêt ancestrale pour percevoir les traces des animaux du passé profond ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@vt2637]

the toccata is ridiculous and (almost)impossible in terms of technical demands. I tried playing it once and I think if I continued, I would twist and break my hand....but nonetheless Ravel composed such beautiful works and this performance is outstanding!

[@geuros]

git gud (get better) :D :P I don't say that I can play it, but you should take it as a challenge and be glad that there is always something you need to work hard on, because in the end, the process of learning a piece is perhaps more enjoyable than having it learned already :)

[@maxdod]

If you look the video on the performance of Angela Hewitt, you see that she plays the toccata in a very natural way, like if it seems easy. I asked her the “secret” of it and she laughed . I am trying to study too as a my challenge...

[@yvesdubost9149]

Tout simplement somptueux.

[@pegasusboots3594]

Ahhhh that Prelude makes me so relaxed...

[@eduardordz4223]

Thank you for posting this beautiful piece :)

[@Marie-mi3ki]

🦋🦋🦋 l'envol du papillon

[@Barbapippo]

One of the best Tombeaux I've ever heard; and, for once, the fugue is played with the necessary rythmic precision!

[@frankjones6631]

Such an emotional voyage.

[@giovannismartini479]

A very orchestral version, nice tempo and such contrasts

[@jacobtapianieto9655]

Giovanni Smartini Indeed! I could immediately hear the orchestra version with this wonderful rendition.

[@baotramthai0]

Ravel makes me so touching

[@andrewlankford9634]

Keep yo hands to yoself.

[@이현준-l5m]

beautiful recording!

[@lucasgust7720]

That toccata is just insane!!

[@Puzzles32]

Forlane my shit @7:00 especially at @10:17 smh beautiful

[@blacksunlight1]

Pure music...

[@jeanpassavent1569]

Phineas Newborn played it in his concerts

[@YL-kl5iv]

too beautiful!

[@cameronkellerpiano]

I love this!

[@yettitop]

Loving fugue

[@kingkyleiv7960]

Woah so beautiful

[@serenesiewhm9408]

I love the prelude

[@eviforest1931]

ラブェルの曲で特に大好きです! 脱力しないと弾けないよ~

[@dopaminecloud]

There's no part of this I don't like. One of my all time favorites.

[@stringsthings]

Music is such a gift.

[@raindual]

Impressionist

[@segmentsAndCurves]

Neoclassicist

[@busybee1048]

Beautiful 😭😭

[@alisekeita3921]

V d. Menuets 16:55 VI d. Tokāta 22:15

[@Johnluthecomposer]

8:33

[@kaikd8066]

the best bit!!

[@raindual]

John Yunkai Zhai kind of boring. Little bit well but mostly it doesnt fit in the song

[@sirieigard3306]

The prelude is like spring, water and sun

[@sondheimisGAWD]

21:19 for NoMo plan song Final movement for longplan rhythm

[@lawrencewei3583]

Ravel is a diverse and vivid melting pot of cultures, genres, and time periods.

[@yvesbounameau]

Qui pourrait m'indiquer l'interprète de cette version sublime ? Merci d'avance

[@johnnywilson3071]

Oh yeah that fast piece Rigaudon, its in AMEB grade 8. Aussie musical board does not mess around with its pieces.

[@유준혁-s8m]

So many one # songs!

[@reidmartin6209]

Its called E minor

[@stevehinnenkamp5625]

Love the piece forever. Did not hear dynamic contrasts indicated by Ravel much adhered to. Sounded devoid of poetry, as though that is a neoclassical idiom that is being fulfilled.

[@Askeys]

Good, like

[@francescololiva5826]

I firstly didn't like this piece, but now i wanna learn it so bad, i already did Ravel Sonatine this shouldn't be much harder

[@tomlin4179]

想洗滌紛紛擾擾,就聽這類音樂

[@zuunsuu]

한양 21 작곡 파이팅..

[@PeterSauermann]

Bräutigam tombeau de couperin - eine klangliche wohltat-vorzuegliches klavierspiel! Peter sauermann youtube

[@PeterSauermann]

No

[@PeterSauermann]

MO lp on 0

[@PeterSauermann]

Lp 0p 9pm

[@PeterSauermann]

Pm lp.

[@alfredneubert1288]

anyone noticed, that the score is completely incorrect? I began to play “Forlane“ and have to look for another scorr now, because this is so wrong.

[@Your_Local_Dawg]

Ravel is a legend who spreads classical music but into Chinese culture

[@MrAlexwhos]

14:59

[@prototropo]

Al ex Very deliberative. Nice.

[@metalheadnick555]

Anyone else get a Genesis vibe from the Prelude

[@TheGorganne]

Wtf si is so fucking amazing

[@AllNewYear]

6:38 Late at night, little ballerinas dance around the musical box by the window, lit by the moon.

[@kavya1638]

So much easier to read, ahhh, curse the fool who did the other print. I'll have to print screen and print these instead, especially around 3:02 (5th measure on that page) it appears to be B, C, then E, F, and finally D. The original print looks like a black blob, you can't tell if it was B and C or B and D. lol

[@Mushyrulez]

Kavya imslp doesnt work?

[@alexandermahterian4408]

It's definitely on imslp imslp.org/wiki/Le_tombeau_de_Couperin_(piano)_(Ravel,_Maurice)

[@squelchedotter]

You can hear the compression :/

[@gabriellazaro9819]

Oh my lord

[@giovannismartini479]

Vive la France !!!

[@averagemusicenjoyer]

c'est bien vrai ça

[@quelquun3096]

Vive l’humanité.

[@averagemusicenjoyer]

Quelqu'un mais surtout les galettes saucisse

[@tempusestiocundum3549]

Giovanni Smartini France doesn't exist anymore! Now it's France-stan 💩💩💩💩

[@prototropo]

From Vercingetorix and Clovis, Voltaire and Olympe, to Hugo and Pasteur, Manet and Zola, the Revolution and the Resistance, I will be forever grateful for everything France has gifted the world. She is the guarantor of the human soul. Ravel’s Menuet is the soundtrack of hope.

[@nylehotaling675]

I have a hard time forsaking my love for Frankish, since the Sign has not been Removed, perhaps this isn't important- all this pathotism really comes from a past life however... called Transalpina Gallia by the Romans; Gallia Celtica, and Gallia Belgiqa too, there were Celts, Gauls and Gaels in the region; from Gauls came Belgique... France is named for Frankish...

[@filippotenisci5175]

Ravel died in 1937, Not 1935!!!!!!

[@tnsnamesoralong]

Thank you very much, I immediately fixed it.

[@chaoticstudent1815]

Umm... If his name wasn't in the title, I'd have guessed that this is Hamauzu-San

[@jeremyn.4753]

Honestly, as much as I like his music, he never wouldve been able to compose this

[@pianopera]

A bit cheating on the "petites notes" in the Prelude but it's so clumsily written, if you try to play them exactly as notated at full speed it's very difficult. Otherwise, beautiful and tasteful playing.

[@Fildoggy]

Ive always heard it this way, in fact its marked on my score to play them on the beat

[@pianopera]

@@Fildoggy Maybe I wasn't clear - yes it's marked in my score too that they should be played ON the beat, which is very difficult. Brautigam is cheating because he simplifies some of them (from 0:13).

[@Caramuel]

Toccata has a lot in common with the concert Jeunehomme by Mozart.

[@PianoSpeaks]

Could someone rate these pieces by difficulty? I would guess 5,2,3,4,1,6

[@christiandenicolais]

You guess really wrong hahahaha I think 7,8,6,7,4,9 (10)

[@trruthawareness]

Can someone, compare , musically, Angela Hewitt in her performance of the piece, to this recording?

[@andrewlankford9634]

I do you one better. Juxtapose both with a toasted cheese sandwich. With ketchup.

[@reneematte8426]

💖♪ ♫🎼🎩🎩🎩

[@eli2947]

I love this recording -- Is there any chance you can dm me a link to MP3's? Can't find the recording anywhere else online

[@tnsnamesoralong]

Use this url: pwnkzbin.info/www/bejne/f5DQZ5uCiNWmgsU

[@pianiste1000]

you can create the mp3 yourself, simply by using any "KZbin to mp3" converting program (you paste the present "URL" in the program then push the "start converting" button and save the converted file to an appropriate place, i.e. your desktop) :))

[@androidkenobi]

Damn... I'd be the worst page turner

[@DreamlessSleepwalker]

I am sure you would have stronger competition for that position.

[@MrAlexwhos]

16:08

[@prototropo]

Al ex Yes-like an emotional reconsidering.

[@hi.4889]

@@prototropo im surprised how fitting your words are in this fragment

[@shinemendwoor]

HAHAHAHA THE TOCCATA TORTURED ME ALIVE (I have video upload)

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Worth the pain though. Such a bizarre and horrificly awkward piece to perform but if done right is quite jaw dropping.

[@andrewlankford9634]

Death is the end of torment (for the dead).

[@penelopewhite5074]

Quelle dommage Ginette et Jean Paul avez pas jouer ca. Si elle pouvez jouer le Tzigane( et est en tempo difficile aussi du Jean Paul) Pour certainment cette ouvre les duex pouvez etre tres bien jourez ( Pense du Josef Suk vite et comme les enfantes jouez energetiquelment) Cette composition est une peut similaire( Joyeuse 100ieme Tante Ginette!!!) ( Le Computer monde vas atrappez les saleaus et cocchoneset JUSTICE et VRAI VERITY quoi a vraiment arrivez!!!

[@Erinnmnn]

There is something horribly wrong with the clefs in this edition

[@BB-BA8]

where?

[@Erinnmnn]

@@BB-BA8 Pretty much every page.

[@BB-BA8]

@@Erinnmnn I can't find any wrongs😅

[@tarikeld11]

The first one could be written by Bach.

[@benjaminbeam5273]

haha please tell me you are joking

[@alejandrom.4680]

T. Alexander E. it could be composed by a modern Couperin

[@pianodan1608]

Bach wouldn't be able to compose that. His style is far too different.

[@tarikeld11]

@@pianodan1608 Yeah, two years ago I wasn't experienced enough

[@pianodan1608]

@@tarikeld11 It's fine lol.