Lucas Debargue - Medtner Piano Sonata in G Minor op 22

[@teodorb.p.composer]

The best interpretation of my favourite Medtner sontata! This is incredible!

[@benlizon]

although he hasn't recorded many of the sonatas, debargue is probably the most consistently great pianist for medtner sonatas. he clearly has an affinity for the music that even the champions of medtner's music (Tozer and Hamelin notably) seem to lack. not to mention his technical chops are unreal and he can turn on the jets when he needs to. i'd love to see a full medtner cycle from him. it seems medtner is gaining more and more popularity.

[@Saturne84]

Lucas tu es un merveilleux pianiste , et je suis admiratif de ta maîtrise, mais surtout de la sensibilité que tu mets dans tous tes enregistrements. C'est un véritable enchantement de t'ecouter et te regarder survoler toutes les difficultés de l'œuvre. Tu as marqué le concours Tchaikovsky et toute la salle Russe ne voulait plus que tu partes. Medtner est un de tes compositeurs que tu dois admirer le plus, car que tes interprétations sont admirables. L'avenir est devant toi, et je suis persuadé que tu sera un des pianistes les plus remarquables. Merci cher Lucas de nous faire rêver.

[@jacksongrant15]

Really glad to hear Debargue play this sonata. It's a solid piece and enjoys much from his treatment of it. As always, he brings out some details through voicing, rubato, and dynamics that really contribute to the interpretation and you don't hear in other renditions.

[@emilyhutjes]

Just wonderful Lucas ! Thank you. 🌷🌷🌷 (Netherlands 2023 )

[@_Francis]

Par excellence, le pianiste des prochaines décennies...

[@faustianliszt]

Sad thing is this is so much better than the anonymous pianists who make synesthesia videos of flashing lights and colors that get millions upon millions of subscribers and views. Lucas would be a KZbin millionaire, for the price of dignity. This is what classical music has become.

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

Fail to see how making synthesia videos is a less dignified way to share music with people. There are some very talented pianists out there that, for various reasons, are not concert pianists. They should be allowed - in fact encouraged if you ask me - to share there performances in a more accessible format.

[@amoryblaine2123]

I understand ur point and I agree that many musicians could profit off of more recognition but I for myself really enjoy synthesia videos. (they sometimes shoutout the pianist if based on real performance too btw) Im not a good sheet music reader and with synthesia i can better understand the chords and keys and modulations and themes or motifs. Especially with complex pieces like the medtner sonatas. They both deserve recognition

[@p1anosteve]

Getting millions of views means very little in terms of musical achievement or ability. It is more related to the KZbin, Google and other search engines algorithms, click bait and curiosity than a measure of artistic merit. You can of course pay for high views too.

[@mts2]

Capitalism aims to profit (reproduction of capital), not virtues :) But apparently, we can't think of a better way to organize ourselves, what a shame!

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

I think he earn a lot of money by a major label contract

[@r.i.p.volodya]

I am very much enjoying what Debargue is doing with Medtner - 1st sonata (Fm) & 5th sonata (Gm) are both excellent - I hope hope hope that he does more 😁🎶

[@sylviemencarelli2668]

Magistral! Merci beaucoup Cher Lucas... Je ne me remets pas des deux concerts qui ont été annulés... Genève et Bordeaux... Faudra-t-il que j’aille jusqu’à Moscou... 🌹 Portez vous bien 😌

[@chrismenez]

En Ukraine et en Russie les gens n’ont pas choisi de sacrifier totalement la vie culturelle et sociale sous prétexte d’épidémie, et la différence est absolument frappante. Peut-être effectivement faudra-t-il aller là bas pour pouvoir écouter nos artistes préférés dans des conditions décentes... à suivre.

[@glebnasekin3372]

Medtner did for the piano what only Beethoven could do before. But no one followed Medtner afterwards.

[@ThePianoFortePlayer]

Very cool

Wonderful! I love this music! :) It must be a privilege to be able to play this majestic Medtner sonata at the hall that carries one of his best friends' name. You played superbly, despite the small "?"s towards the end (15:07). It comforts me to know that even the great pianists of our time can freeze for one second. The only thing that bugged me is why to play the theme at 3:29 so slowly... it shows the beautiful details, but it breaks the motion. It happens again at 13:46. I would also have considered to play the beautiful coda slower, there's plenty of details there.

[@So-.]

Bravo

[@Elgarman]

Incroyable.

[@landos6901]

J'aimerais beaucoup entendre ce pianiste que j'adore dans la fantaisie de Schumann et dans prélude et fugue de Franck

[@surkova_a]

Прекрасно, Люка🤍🌹

[@annavichniakova8112]

Genial!!!

[@alanleoneldavid1787]

This is like Schumann sonata no. 2 but on the next level

[@AntNestPiano]

소리로만 들을 때 더 좋아요

[@charlesdavis7087]

This is impossible. and it's been recorded.

[@nataliaguseva]

Я фанат Луки

[@alexandercarroll9707]

Underrated piano sonata. I wanted to learn it and couldn't even find a score anywhere other than imslp

[@jacksongrant15]

There are some old Dover editions you can find used sometimes.

[@alexandercarroll9707]

@@jacksongrant15 I actually just bought a new copy of the Dover edition at the Juilliard store! Super exciting

[@jacksongrant15]

@@alexandercarroll9707 nice. My favorite cycle is Milne.

[@alexandercarroll9707]

@@jacksongrant15 What is Milne?

[@jacksongrant15]

@@alexandercarroll9707 My favorite Medtner pianist on the whole

9:15 :(

[@sadazade1981]

On ı test samıy zamechatelnıy PIANIST

[@OuaghlaniAlaa]

First view

[@ThankYouKiwi]

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[@Лакистрайк-м4э]

Лука очень хороший пианист, но исполнение , на мой вкус, несколько декадентское. Его заботит красота звука, но здесь не импрессионистское любование красками, такое впечатление, что он невнимательно читает авторские ремарки, иногда его откровенно «заносит», так кода просто истерична. Жаль, лично мне хочется в исполнении большей глубины, цельности . Это мощная Музыка, а Лука, при всей своей технической оснащённости, не дотягивает….

[@alexandertarasov1191]

Согласна. Гринберг тут слабины не дала.

[@sirouannouriddine5979]

Bravo