Lucas Debargue A little Ravel JazzImprov Liszt

Lucas Debargue Sampler - A little Ravel, JazzImprov and Liszt

[@evifnoskcaj]

He was absolutely robbed. I remember watching this live and screaming at the results. The judges got this one WRONG. Lucas Degargue is a rare talent and should be cherished. When he stood at 7:45 I stood with him. He must have a form of synesthesia because he really feels, emotes, and just communicates and lets the muses just take him away. It's hard to do that, in even in the privacy of your own home, let alone during a competition and in front of a huge crowd. He's also so damn cool, kind, and level headed. I wish I was as cool as him, but I will never even come close to his swagger, culture, class, and raw talent. God speed, Lucas!

[@ciararespect4296]

Swagger?, looks a bit runty to me?

[@LOVELYCELLO]

truly words. the important thing that he is unique absolutely so the judges they have no idea to decided everything so IV to give him. From publicly that's the right result neither left nor right.

[@Orientaliszt]

jazz impro 8:48

[@Chopin4321]

please...some decent record company bring these pearls to the general public on a cd...it is a shame to listen to this genius just on the internet...come on debargue...do it...please...don´t wait too long...and always own the rights of your talent and your music, always, do not ever sell your soul, your rights...do not let them tell you what to play, and when...cause they will try very hard...fight for your independence...you are a spiritual warrior, a survivor, you need all the strength you can to survive this materialistic decadent society that will try to consume and burn you out like with most artists....you said sadly you were a bit lone in france... now in spite of all this sound and fury you are also alone but in the planet, alone in public which is harder, good luck lucas, you will have luck, you will make it, big, you have a star guiding you...follow it. when i heard debargue playing jazz, he got more than my attention, his jazz playing is also so emotional and authentic ... i was surprissed to find out in an interview that debargue got so much energy and inspiration from jazz, the spirit of jazz he said...he made me think that jazz after all is so much freer, so much more creative and independent than other musical styles, ...making such a heavy use of improvisation...having therefore great vitality, just opposite to classical music today...due to its fidelity to text... which tends to make it too many times repetitive, cold, academic, boring, and lifelessness. i just found now debargue talking about mozart like nature or close to god..." there is so much truth in mozart´s music, so much deep true love, it showed me something i would like to reach, about nature, a huge space...mozart made me look around myself...looking how great this is...how great this all is. " i also want to mention cause no one does debargue´s russian teacher these four last years, rena shereshevskaya, without her this french genius and miraculous playing probably would not have existed and survived.

[@sdorr]

chopin4321 Bravo for your inspiring words to M. Debarque - one can only hope that he is not overwhelmed by the forces of the dark media lords. (Where is Sol Hurok when he's needed???) Seriously, I fear for a poet as him. He would have no trouble finding sanctuary and support as many susceptible artists have, in the New World. Europe is a very dangerous place now, esp for gentlepeople. Go west, young man! (to coin a phrase...)

[@Chopin4321]

sdorr thank sdorr, your words and advice inspire and i hope could help a bit lucas debargue, i fear for debargue evolution too, he is more a poet than a spiritual warrior, too delicate, the huge forces around him could diminish him very soon, although only a diamond can cut a diamond...we will see, yes...europe is too dangerous, materialistic, decadent,,,bach´s music consigned to a century of oblivion...one of the happiest of all...mozart.. and a poor, sad life full of envy...and not even a decent funeral...shame on europe...callas at the end destroyed and only japan loved her till the end, when an artist naturally decays and when love is most needed...as you say debargue will need sanctuary and support to endure, he seems so susceptible and delicate...has to be...this is part of his genius...i wish he finds a hurok...i like your invocation of the manager of my admired fonteyn, heifetz, michelangeli, richter...i wish debargue the best luck choosing agent...i would advice him to disregard all matters and choose agents of the artists he admires and loves the most like pogorelich he just said in an interview...i like what robinson said about hurok.... that " he didn,t have much scholar musical understanding, but he had a sixth sense for the aura surrounding an artist, most people in an audience don´t have any special education either, like hurok they just have hearts. " i love it...just have hearts...this is the problem in artists, concerts, in europe, almost everywhere now...the connecction with our spirit and heart has been cut...degargue´s hasn,t, he has like nobody today what hurok appreciated more..." some warmth and some fire, which are in the nature of the great artists, temperamental artists, who project it into an audience making it respond. " lucas please don´t you ever loose that, do whatever, just do 5 records like lipatti...or 15 like pogorelich...they are among the greatest...or retire from public concerts like gould...i don,t know...do whatever is necessary...only your heart will know...

[@sdorr]

amen

[@tednav]

+chopin4321 It's done ! The yesterday's concert salle Cortot in Paris was recorded by Sony, I expect a CD will soon issued !

[@Chopin4321]

+Francois Biensan thank you...yes...on amazon is announced, i already reserved and paid it...once is out i will have it in one day...can´t wait..

[@jamesmaxwellmagat2150]

This is honest music from a self-taught virtuoso. A true genius 😱😱😱

[@terrygowork]

He is a genius now he is composing as well. Listen to how amazing his mind is

[@rainerlanglotz3134]

This is a milestone of interpretation. Why? Scarbo is about a nightmare. "Right"" means here to produce a truely spooky atmosphere, thus far more than playing the right notes -- which is already extremly difficult. Debargue seems to deliver it even better than Pogorelich, or Casadesus who played it in public with Ravel!

[@mariorobe4805]

So you just heard the missed notes, right, nothing else, no philosphy, emotion, atmosphere?

[@scapeoficial]

Rainer Langlotz

[@rainerlanglotz3134]

You got me wrong. I mean that Debargue is playing it far better than only right notes. BtW A wrong note in such a tempest would be much less disturbing than - say - in Bach.

[@MegaPianogenius]

Rainer Langlotz pogolerich and Hamelin on scarbo are far more accurate and clean ! He fluffs it quite a lot,

[@mts2]

oh shit, this scarbo is an absolute monster!!!!!!!!!!

[@levanneb]

Astonishing! Full of colors and characters!

[@EpigeneticAlteration]

He will have a good future despite the jury's incompetence.

[@gillesb4198]

+EpigeneticAlteration You might understand the jury's decision differently : with the 4th Piano Prize, they avoided him the shame to be compared to others on a podium. This is in fact the utmost distinction, if you just try to understand why a 4th Piano Prize was given for the first time (I believe) in the whole history of this competition. The special and unique Prize of the Russian Music Critics is another indication

[@jamaicanpianistcomposer]

+Gilles B All in all it just proves right across the board without reservation "the most successful and revered of the lot aren't always the gold medalist!!" Case closed!

[@gillesb4198]

+Mikhail Johnson I agree with you. I did caricature things a little, because Lucas Debargue is not ashamed of being in the company of those who were on the podium and other competitors : he said he discovered how much young Russian high level musicians (even among those without any prize) are knowledgeable about the culture and the arts (not only music) of their country and in general; he needed and liked very much the intensive atmosphere of this competition, and found in Russia a level of communication with people, that he could hardly find in Paris. He has himself a broad knowledge of culture and arts, besides, for example, knowing better than any Russian pianist all the 15 sonatas of Medtner, according to his own (experienced) Russian teacher. He is quite an interesting young artist indeed ! However presently far better recognized and honored in Russia, than in his own country !

[@jamaicanpianistcomposer]

+Gilles B That's what I said! How on earth he comes to Russian of all places and win the hearts of public BOTH in St. Petersburg and in Moscow. He literally made his own career in Russian for all we've witnessed. Now the competition is over he is literally walking into full house in both places. They jury has to step aside and make way for this appearance. Side note: He was asked to perform in the Winners Gala (he wasn't even a medalist)... just sayin' add to that he got the largest bouquet of them all 90% from the public. I just reeling out the evidence here. If you have something important to say, the audience will be with you. They are the ones filling the seats in concert halls... not jury. That being said, even if he didn't get a prize he would have been picked up be agency been on a major record label and touring just the same. The Gift was undeniable... such a true musician!

[@gillesb4198]

+Mikhail Johnson Well the lady who really took care of him to grow his great talent mixed with an already broad culture, and to keep him motivated with an ambitious goal matching his career hopes, happens to be a Russian teacher, with whom he' been sharing deep feelings about the music. Therefore he was automatically connected to the "Russian School". But this was made even easier because, in his own musical path before he met with her, after Mozart had opened his eyes and his heart to classical music and through this composer, to the great harmony to also be found in nature, to the feelings of love and friendship, etc... he was already very much into Russian romantic composers and musicians,. Then the Russian School was probably the most logical path for him, even though he also picked up the best spirits of old school jazz along the way. Luckily he belongs to nobody and we can follow him over Internet Hey ! what would he do with all of us packed in a big stadium ? mmm ? Just think ! We would need "classical ushers", dance cams...

[@danschmeidler]

dude you kick ass in your performances. best playas never listened to their teachers.

[@terrygowork]

Wow he is amazing how did you know he didn't listen. He has his personality and thoughts like Richter

[@monisyounis]

His performance is full of emotion and feelings , amazing !!

[@thomastereszkiewicz2241]

He's pretty amazing for sure.

[@ehamilton6791]

Pure sophistication

[@charleshudson5330]

Extraordinary hands. The longest fingers.

[@jesty7006]

Un pianiste de ce niveau en classique qui joue du jazz aussi bien c est rare.sophie madaghdjian pianiste classique et jazz.

[@stitchyduck]

His improv is some of the most sublime music I've ever heard.

[@junep879]

I think he should compose his own music. He is a pianist and composer too

[@terrygowork]

He is I just heard some of his composition he played. It's amazing

[@DihelsonMendonca]

Beautiful Jazz theme !

[@anniw.4737]

Since everyone commented on the Ravel and improv, can I just say I have never heard that Liszt etude played that way? So colorful despite the technicality.

[@q.m9094]

Check out Mariam Batsashvili’s version to be even more blown away

[@pelegrino791]

Ravel loved Jazz ! Look at his concerto in G major !

[@MrInterestingthings]

His Scarbo is incredible ! Clarity ,narrative propulsion and pacing ,much tonal coloristic variety . He communicates and connects with an audience ! The Scarbo I don't like at this frenzied tempo . The 7th minute I didn't recognize at all I had to get my score -it sounds completely new ! The top voices aren't right they can't be .I don't know what's happening. I think like Pogorelich he offended the jurors withthis performanceonly at 8minute did I hear something I recognized . Very good interpreter regardless and an excellent improviser .

[@tunamusic6540]

Ravel includes many of many jazz elements. Totally classic pianists cant understand Ravel.That s why he plays Ravel in many colours.

[@connypiano5038]

Wow! He seems to become a second Horowitz.

[@GeorgeTengTV]

Ecstatic. Transcendental.

[@elladanecefova580]

JAZZ and BAKU.....Very inconnected through his master. PERFECT LUCAS!!!!!

[@alwatsonpianist]

Fantastic!!!!

[@robertolourenco9800]

Que du très beau travail, de la grandeur et très grande!

[@DihelsonMendonca]

One of the greatests pianists or our generation. I identify myself better than with Denis Matsuev.

[@einmarmor]

Very lucky to have somebody with individualty and originality in homogenous playing in competitions nowadays. Other players are all excelent in execution and also very similar.

[@markware1955]

Well it appears that number 4 is the new 1.

[@1MrUgo]

BRAVO !!!!

[@miltonmoore8369]

ULTIMATELY, IN 2015 MAESTRO LUCAS DEBARGUE WAS THE PARAGON OF A NOBLE-SPIRITED GENTLEMAN DEMONSTRATING HOW AN INDIVIDUAL PIANISTIC GENIUS CAN BECOME GREATER THAN ANY PIANO COMPETITION. 🌠Milton Moore🌠 🌌Las Vegas, NV🌌

[@laspiano765]

Maravilhoso, sem palavras

[@rolandtruc9391]

Il y a du Petrucciani dans son jeu..

[@justupostear3571]

How is this not more popular or well known? Pogorelich look out.

[@ferube4171]

se quejaron en un concurso de la manera de digitar con la mano derecha que estupidez mas grande los jueces debieran estar de espaldas y alli no cabrian dudas sobre este genial interprete

[@ronwalker4849]

OF THE VARILUS RECORDINGS OF DEBARGUE PLAYING RAVEL GASPARD DE LA NUIT, THIS RECORDING IS THE MOST THRILLING AND FASCINATING OF THEM AT ALL. LITTLE DIFFERENCES CAN CREATE DIFERENT WORLDS.

[@ciararespect4296]

POGOLERICH!!!

[@Robertclara14021997]

Sublime.

[@ernieragogini3994]

The wave of the future…….spectacular facility…….where is the music????????

[@anemona6940]

Unique !!!

[@odilereneleau3464]

Quel talent !

[@007ruaz]

Имелось ввиду перезанимавшийся

[@melaniamonicacraciun9900]

Let it only music rule the world fans, let it sound just this good

[@merjapeltolehto7489]

He is amazing!!! From Finland.

[@marsharosenthal6113]

This man knows how to rock the piano.

[@gillesb4198]

+Marsha Rosenthal ... and to move the public !!! even with very contemporary music like Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit. ** Not only, unusually, the Special Prize of the Moscow Music Critics was given in 2015 to only one artist (i.e. to no artist in the other categories : violin, etc...), ** but after this Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit, the standing ovation has been lasting sooooo long that after waiting about 15 minutes, the organizers needed to cut the electricity to stop the standing ovation... this isn't showed in any video on KZbin, but Boris Berezovsky (member of the Jury in Moscow) confirms it in a KZbin video called "Portrait de Lucas Debargue"

[@chris2311golf]

Notre nouveau Samson François !

[@brynbstn]

He made that beaten Liszt etude sound like something totally new. Genius.

[@Bernarchitecte]

ça remue les mecs !

[@Ar1osssa]

8:38-8:40 these mans on the front seats aren't applauded. Freaks

[@Kalen1457]

Probably because they’re the judges

[@PedroTeixeira-rj1pj]

Incrível!

[@pelegrino791]

Everybody has forgotten the winner of the first price. Debargue has been robbed of it's price but nevermind he is enjoying a great start in it's carrier. What a shame for the jury !

[@terrygowork]

Exactly. I was also watching the whole competition several years ago. Look what we see here. Amazing

[@offsetsammy]

Amazing, but several missed notes due to the choice of playing it at breakneck speed. A marvel to behold for sure, but I understand why it wouldn’t get the highest marks at a competition.

[@CanAlternateLostTape]

@@offsetsammy and that‘s exactly what’s wrong with competitions, you can play with supreme artistry, imagination, color, finesse, and virtuosity as Debargue does here, but you miss the 14th 32nd note in bar whatever and you lose

[@907yjk]

8:47👍

[@martinspiano7081]

whats that Liszt Piece ?

[@rickr4154]

The piece is Liszt transcendental etude 10

[@martinspiano7081]

thanks :)

[@christopherbacas6776]

The improvisation is built on "Just You, Just Me" a 1929 tune by Jesse Greer. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_You,_Just_Me

[@renelicht]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@isabellamarie510]

does anyone know the name of the Liszt piece that was performed?

[@rickr4154]

Liszt Transcendental Etude No.10

[@lgmr2493]

Oh yes more jazz please !!!

[@claudioparrella183]

E' una spanna sopra Kantorow

[@907yjk]

08:47

[@BenSadounJeremie]

Respect

[@ciararespect4296]

I can see why he lost the scarbo was too muddy and messy

[@hatchegg80]

i'm not sure about this yamaha piano lol

[@leptit4180]

But it's scarbo and not an improvisation

[@yi-wenliu6319]

I don't quite like his interpretation of this transcendental Etude. A bit too much rushing...

[@dallinfullmer3073]

Isn’t this the guys whose just been playing for a few years?

[@Ennah08]

Probably ... the media likes to make stories like that ... it isn't true, BUT his development has not been like most classical pianists!!

[@yashbspianoandcompositions1042]

But it's true. He is a late boomer. He started at 11 but took piano seriously at 23. I am so happy he is doing well currently.

[@luc3753]

He seemed to have something very important to do after playing Scarbo. So sloppy!