Ravel Gaspard de la nuit. Scarbo . Valentina Lisitsa

Scarbo. Valentina Lisitsa, Black & Pink DVD.
Now available on Spotify. 2017 Recording. Boesendorfer 280VC
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[@THEentropyMaker]

I can't even begin to imagine the amount of skill this takes to play. Good god. I wonder if people who watch this truly know how much skill this woman has

[@evanreynoso6342]

Not just skill but incredible dedication

[@lucaspenny4531]

This is the way hell transcribes itself onto the piano

[@laurencedorazio2798]

Or you could say "Gaspard has been a devil in coming, but that is only logical since it was he who is the author of the poems" for instance

[@vnwa7390]

Wrong; this’d be more accurate: m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXPGhneVfZ6toZY

[@johannpetersen3637]

That’s so true. Same goes for the rite of spring.

[@JP-re3bc]

She is a genius and Ravel would be proud to hear her performance.

[@Hamza-qk9yq]

Nobody plays such difficult pieces with such ease. Bravo

[@ronwalker4849]

LUCAS DEBARGUE IS EVEN MORE OF A RUSH.

[@maxkemsley6931]

Debargue's and Pogorelić's interpretations in my opinion are just the best of the best

[@mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286]

@@paeffill9428 I'd rather "tell u" to go read a 3rd grade English grammar book and correct your awful grammar.

[@mikehutton3937]

@@maxkemsley6931 Have you heard Benjamin Grosvenor's?

[@maxkemsley6931]

@@mikehutton3937 No, I havent, I will have to check it out. Thanks!

[@musictrainingonline]

Making the humanly impossible possible is a human quality this Lady has in abundance. Inspirational to the highest degree. Who ever gives this video a thump down is blinded by ignorance and arrogant beyond believe.

[@JSerrato289]

Just heard of this piece from Rousseau and the first result is Valentina Lisitsa ah of course she can play it

[@PiAn0mAn99_pianoman]

Omg I literally just heated about it and had exactly the same reaction haha

[@JSerrato289]

@jongwon I didn't say I didn't like her playing

[@user-pf5nb9tu6n]

jongwon lol wut

[@bigl5343]

Martha Algerich has an exceptional recording of this on KZbin.

[@roshaanbhabra5611]

@@JSerrato289 I think he meant 'heared' not 'heated'

[@MichaelCrocker0707]

I am constantly in awe of Valentina's impeccable technique whenever I watch her videos. This has got to be the most brilliant rendition of Scarbo I've ever come across.

[@vettegaddia6234]

Valentina is very good, but Haochen Zhang played even better when he won the Van Cliburn Competition playing the entire Ravel piece AND the Prokofiev 2nd flawlessly.

[@MichaelCrocker0707]

Hmm, I'll have to check that out. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@erick-gd7wo]

if i may give another suggestion, i do also marvel the interpretation of Pascal Roge, Simon Francois, Ivo Pogorelich (despite his a bit too romantic interpretation)

[@RISK9000]

I've just listened to Marcelle Meyer. Good reference. She was a friend of Ravel and premiered La Valse with the Gran Maestro himself at the second piano.

[@PhedraBcn]

mariandelochs Martha is THE interpreter of Gaspard!!!

[@strngs69]

Whom, in their right mind can "dislike" this??? Just to appreciate all of the work that went into this piece by the composer and the performer is amazing, let alone the perfection she renders it with.

[@JafaroffMusic]

Valentina, it's amazing! Some pianists tends to play Scarbo more like etude, but your interpretation didn't lose the athmosphere.

[@SeventhMooStudio]

Wow... she seems to play this so effortlessly. Beautiful and rich composition by Ravel!

[@springnuance7048]

I have learned by heart Scarbo. It took me a year just to remember the notes, not master. It's sooooo fast I can't never reach the correct speed. Valentina somehow possesses ultra instinct: she made the piece so effortless while I struggle just to keep up with the speed. I really hate that part 3:07-3:42 (hardest part of the piece in my opinion). It is so dizzyingly fast I sweat over the piano 😓

[@kyrun6551]

Good luck for you then

[@dog9yearsago122]

I feel you ... it took me 8 months before I got to that part and I stopped working on it since 3 months ago

[@jobapi01]

Luckily it is also one of the best passages in the piece (in my opinion)!

[@deepthoughtswithpaul604]

Huh, it seems like 4:05 would be hardest because of the combination of enormous jumps and the fast right hand runs, but I haven't worked on this piece myself yet.

[@cubical2847]

Train on repetitive notes a lot, you will get there just keep practicing!

[@Redhawksun]

this is incredible.., her hands & wrists are so powerful, the alacrity she plays with is phenomenal

[@frankiewinters1255]

Absolutely beautiful! And the music is pretty stunning as well

[@rafaelr.3444]

Valentinas interpretations are on an extremly high level. Gaspard de la nuit makes no exception. First movement Ondine is wonderful aerial and transparent. Wonderful pianissimo and you hear every detail. Never heard it in such way. Absolutely fabulous, opened another door for me. Gibet is very athmospheric. I liked it very much. Scarbo, this is piece is hell on earth. Valentina can easily handle it and her interpretion is again very good. However, I'm missing some agressiveness, intensity, bite. It's difficult to explain. Overall a very nice interpretation, nothing wrong. My reccomendation. However, I will always be addicted to Martha Argerich's interpretation from 1975 on Deutsche Grammophon. It's pure magic. Did you know she was peregnant during recording session? Maybe the small but vital difference, who knows...

[@keanubayle7337]

+Rafael R. - +Rafael R. - You have some of the most intelligent comments here so I will respond to you with a little background in the hopes that you will have a greater appreciation of Valentina's interpretation of Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit. Gaspard is derived from the Persian word that means "treasurer" or "keeper of jewels". Gaspard de la Nuit (Treasurer of the Night) is about very dark fantasies from the poetry of French romantic poet Aloysius Bertrand. Ondine is not supposed to be aerial - it is about waking up to the seductive sound of the shimmering sea - and the song of a mermaid named Ondine who came from the sea to seduce a fisherman (and the listener) to the pleasures at the bottom of the sea - It is an invitation that is at once mesmerizing and ominous as interpreted by Lisitsa. When the fisherman declines, you can actually hear the mermaid's pain from being rejected and hear her crazy laughter in the end just before she fades back out into the sea. Le Gibet is not supposed to be atmospheric - rather it is about waking up in the night to hear the tolling of a bell - or what sounds like a distant bell (listen to that consistent quiet clang of the B flat through out the entire piece). When you look out however, you will discover that it is a dead body hanging from a gibet. One can actually interpret the tolling B flat as the sound of the corpse swaying in the wind. Scarbo is about waking up in the middle of the night to find the demon Scarbo standing over you. The narrative is not exactly about aggression - it is about this mischievous demon reappearing and disappearing in the darkness - flitting in and out of the light and casting a frightening shadow against the moon light - It is nightmarish but I would say it is more about fear than aggression for the demon never really attacks - he was just playing and full of mischief - again incredibly interpreted by Valentina. Given the above narrative, I would hope that you would listen and watch her performance again and hear it differently. She is not better or worse than Martha - she just has a different "voice" and point of view. Enjoy.

[@moonbeamchaos]

Keanu Bayle Thank you! I always felt this music to be out of my comfort zone, but this performance is exquisite.

[@mr.clasher-clashofclansboo7286]

@@keanubayle7337 that really changes the way I listen to this piece now

[@Vesivian]

I'm going to be honest, was listening to this at 2 am and it freaked me out. Kept feeling as if there was a hauntingly beautiful voice calling my name through her playing. Brava you never cease to amaze me!

[@k.lippins6454]

How does she play those repeating notes so quietly???? It is AWESOME.

[@musicmakerscott]

How on earth can there be 52 "dislikes" on this video? This is absolutely stunning, regardless if the tempo or her fun pink dress isn't exactly what you had in mind. :)

[@belartful]

Pay no attention to "dislikes"! They are computer "generated"..for what reason Is a mystery!

[@vidcatchacomgoo]

This piece is so beautiful and tonally complex. The climaxes and the piano portions show beautiful contrast of emotion. Truly one of my favorite pieces. Bravo, Ravel and Lisitsa!

[@calford2001]

I still love her for the fact she doesn't do any of the ridiculous and frantic swaying and jumping of Lang Lang etc.

[@ucala8599]

I don't think that it is ridiculous, Lang Lang is an incredible pianist.

[@nicolo7789]

@@ucala8599 agreed, I guess people have their own opinions though. I really love the crazy, exciting and showy style of lang lang.

[@HannahKayW]

She's too focused on the emotion and the technicality to think about her body.

[@tinus1429]

Cal Ford lang lang is a kid when it comes to playing the piano I agree. But his « immaturity » is definitely what makes his playing so entertaining and full of emotions. I think he’s one of today’s greatest pianist if not the best.

[@Thiago-px9ev]

@@tinus1429 HAHAHAH please, no. He is alright for some people and a nightmare for others. But definitely NOT the greatest, not even one of the bests.

[@jamesgao9862]

Gaspard de la Nuit (1908) takes it's title from a book of poetry by Aloysius Bertrand (1807-42) published posthumously in 1842. The opening of the book describes its genesis, a fantasy in itself. Bertrand tells of encountering a mysterious indigent who calls himself Gaspard de la Nuit and who leaves behind the manuscript of the book. Upon inquiring after the man in order to return the manuscript, Bertrand is told that the man has returned to hell, for, indeed, he was the devil in disguise. Enjoy.

[@ander2365]

I have watched other pianist playing this, and this is the only one that satisfy my ears.

[@artsylovelylady]

She is so good at bringing expression to the uber technical stuff. And her hands look extremely athletic. She is like an Olympic figure skater or a top ballerina: tough, lyrical and precise.

[@ianbd77]

Scarbo felt as though he had entered the room via your fingers, which danced like fire across the keys to bring delight to my ears; wonderful!

[@Hjpoia]

Hooowww she does this...

[@dlgrim0621]

Ahhh!Valentina You have the awesome ability to get any piano to sing for You.Thanks always for the music.Love and Prayer.*xOX*-*XOo*

[@voaneves]

Valentina, wow! You handle this song so effortlessly. You're an inspiration.

[@djmotise]

It's not a song. Come on now.

[@karl75m]

She's insanely good! I'm so jealous and at the same time admire her incredibly.

[@watkinder8288]

Valentina, as ever, a revelation in her playing - not simply in the listening, but the watching of her amazing fluidity of movement. Very interesting to observe how she tackles the "tremolo" notes of the opening - not by finger change (such as I have always used), but by a very supple wrist and single finger movement. Wonderful pianist.

[@Zdrange03]

My music sheet suggests to do this to.

[@djmotise]

Nothing like Ravel and a pink dress that sparkles in the light. I was mesmerized watching the sparkles.

[@KorySutherland]

Utterly phenomenal. Ravel, albeit secretly, would be very proud. ;-)

[@tvesely22]

It's one thing to be able to play such a complex and beautiful piece of music. It's another to do it without any music to follow. I am amazed by her precision. This is truly art. Absolutely amazing.

[@lucq8805]

Best performance of this piece in the entire universe

[@kathleenvanhorn364]

She makes this look so easy....😳

[@TomCL-vb6xc]

kathleen van horn One of the perks of being a virtuoso.

[@n8sterling727]

This is one of those pieces that while playing must being you to mystical realms, true Higher consciousness.

[@karloneri5088]

Dark, powerful and utterly amazing! I was transfixed by how she interpreted the piece. She made me actually "live" in it.

[@TheAlonetogether]

L'harmonie de la robe, en contrepoint avec l'ivoire des touches rend le dessin mélodique (la barbe) digne de Scarbo. A part une ou deux perfections, tout est lumineux. Courbure du dos, mouvements de caméra, éclairage là. On ne sait pas pourquoi elle joue. Et c'est là le miracle : pour rien et vrai.

[@ValentinaFan]

I agree with you completely. Valentina is an outrageously exciting and original artist. What is the point of great technique but nothing to say ? - too many players like that. Rubinstein criticized them. Valentina has EVERYTHING to say and the best imaginable technique to support that. I love Val's playing. I love all sorts of things, & I'm so glad I came across Valentina's playing to add into the must-haves !!

[@leonajones4702]

Crazy beautiful hands! Thank you for this delicious interpretation! I hesitate to call myself a pianist right now after this performance.

[@stickwagger]

Thank you. This is from very deep in Ravel's soul. Wonderful!

[@DerekWilliamsMusic]

Phenomenal performance from a phenomenal musician.

[@vedantthanki745]

She's a princess

[@carmenrc29]

This piece is one of the best ways to tell a dark story. Incredible and amazing!

[@TheGreatLestat]

Sooo beautiful. I love this so much. My favorite version of the song too. Well done for playing this piece so wonderfully.

[@Kalen1457]

Are you kidding me? I sense an unspeakable passion in her playing!

[@ASAngeloMagic]

Excellent! Beautiful! Bravo!

[@sll10]

Phenomenal! Only a few people on earth can play it that well! Bravo Valenina!!

[@yingbozheng4318]

The keys are literally rippling.

[@kmgdnrreyes86]

gifted.. and let me add the camera person.. love all the angles.. the flow and light setting..

[@sunshine7959]

AMAZING!! Absolutely amazing! Wonderful emotional rendition! Incomparable performance!

[@andacomfeeuvou]

The advantage of studying a composition like this is that if you forget a part just improvise that very few people in the world will notice. Valentina is one of them, but, relax, she won't attend your concert.

[@oreonyamnyam]

*Speechless* its just insaneeeee.. this woman is increadable

[@checallo]

Demoniac Valentina Lisitsa! ;) Thank you

[@GiacomoJimmi]

Jesus, what a nightmare of a piece this must have been to learn. And to play it with such power and precision. Awe inspiring performance.

[@ValentinaFan]

Magnificent playing that simply defies belief. I urge people to track her concert schedule on her Myspace (such as Japan, Jan 9) and if in your area go to her concerts. We all have, and have been lifted away from all life's little problems by Valentina's staggering playing ! :)

[@vincentwelch7286]

Bravo Valentina! You are amazing.

[@monx]

This is really high quality. Thanks for putting these online

[@jasontzouganatos9311]

Who needs to go out on quarantine when you can play this. Better than hitting the gym lol.

[@uhartchristian]

this is the best ravel I ever heard and I have heard the best french pianists playing it.....

[@MarvinHargraves]

The only thing to dislike about this is that it ends.

[@ArmatekAutomation]

Super ! I love this piece and just love your playing ! Bravo !!!

[@ENTRADPORLAPUERTAESTRECHA]

Valentina Lisitsa te admiro eres la mejor pianista de este tiempo¡¡¡ ademas con ese vestido pareces un 'angel¡¡¡

[@ACE29q]

Wooow this is just unbelievable, the most amazing interpretation!!!

[@viridianloom]

It's probably something you have to listen to several times. This is my first time listening to it too. Some of my favorite musicians write really bizarre/complex music that is difficult to understand at first but is rife with profound emotions that take you to a mindset you've never experienced before. You see, if it's something you can relate to immediately than your own preconceptions may block the intended imagery of the song. If you're disconnected, you have to sit there and listen closely.

[@AlexEwan1]

I am no pianist but as a musican I can tell this woman is extremely good at playing piano and that this piece is very tricky. It is kind of like she is on autopilot. That is how good she is.

[@rosge]

Magnifique ! Un jeu très inspiré pour ce Scarbo, que je n'avais pas retrouvé depuis Samson François. Bravo Madame.

[@timopetmanson2129]

Wow! Such a great control! Also the best sounding video of this piece played live imho.

[@SheeyatALunDra]

Very different interpretation than what I'm used to hearing. You bring out a lot of the voices I don't usually hear in recordings. The bass on that piano is wonderful and it brings out the theme in a more menacing fashion. I enjoyed your performance a lot. You make it seem so effortless!

[@Mr.X2]

Beautiful piece and for the first time, no stupid jokes in the comment section

[@cloud-dv1wb]

40 hours

[@MrsSaxobeat1]

elle est incroyablement talentueuse... Quelle virtuosité! Elle m'inspire vraiment à jouer du piano chaque jour!

[@sychokillin]

holy crap your hands are like butter and rocks at the same time it is amazing and I WANT YOUR HANDS

[@SaBiNuKi]

Валентина, я снимаю шляпу перед Вами! Настоящий талант!!! Браво!!!

[@violinlova]

She makes it look so easy!!! virtuoso!!

[@Manifestah]

one of the most diffucult and strangely beatyfull pieces ever

[@WimGrundy]

WOW! mysterious, magnificent, melliferous! Encore!

[@TJMalana]

Wow this is like the most insane piano piece i've ever heard. i play piano too but nowhere near close to her. this is like effortless to her. thank u for for such wonderful videos, i hope i get to see one of your concerts someday.

[@filippeo85]

I am happy that I was the first to listen this video :) It's amazing !!! Thanks !!!

[@Klaviano]

Bravo!! Her power and clarity is unbelievable! It sounds so diabolic!

[@hammydon65]

Double wow! You are my favorite pianist!

[@vettegaddia6234]

+hammydon65 Have you actually heard her live in person?

[@killertwister]

You are amazing to listen to and wonderful to watch :) thank you so much for being here

[@ACE29q]

really amazing!! the best interpretation in youtube

[@IsmailIsbilen]

one of the difficultest and besides best piano performance I've ever heart

[@Liszt31]

really!! The best interpretation in youtube!!!

[@chimandude]

Wow... What a ride... Thanks

[@DamienCayro]

I wish she could just follow me around all day with her piano and play any song i wish. that would be heaven for me

[@gregoraninalium]

Божественно!!!! Гениально! !!

[@LisaAndAvi]

We love you! Talented like the devil, Charming and inspiring, you interpret every composer beautifuly.

[@angel75020]

Maurice Ravel a écrit une oeuvre dont l'inspiration -par moments évidente- d'Isaac Albéniz est transcendée par sa vision idéale de la musique pour piano. Sa sensibilité allait même au-delà de ses possibilités d'interprète -il reconnaissait volontiers n'être pas virtuose- et ses sentiments sont finement instillés avec bonheur. Avec Valentina Lisitsa, il trouve ici une interprète d'une très grande qualité et d'une finesse incomparable. L'entendre jouer cette oeuvre prodigieuse est un rare plaisir.

[@delf4eg1]

Just amazing. Many interpretators lost "Scarbo"'s mysterious side only thinking about fast playing. But you're playing very good in both spheres. Very well, clearly and intriguing. P.S. Your repetitions are awesome. P.P.S. What instrument it is? Boesendorfer?

[@fernandoasuaje2398]

Saliéndome de todo léxico técnico musical: ¡ESTA PIEZA ES LA GRANDÍSIMA LOCURA! No es un virtuosismo al estilo Liszt, nada de eso, es una pieza con una abismal profundidad estética merecedora de un poema como el que programa (y no es que Liszt no lo tenga, pero es muy diferente). Una explosión impetuosa. El clímax alcanzado después de un trabajo tan sutil de voces, sonoridades y simbolismos bien alcanzados por parte de movimientos anteriores. Es.. Es... ¡UNA LOCURA!

[@Minanto91]

We love you Valentina, you are not human, you hare a goddess

[@LeDairyQueen]

The clarity of the writing is so evident in this recording. Although hearing every single note takes a little bit of mystery out of it, I understand so much about it now that I didn't understand before.

[@saylormalan]

Foi a interpretação mais clara que já ouvi desta peça divinamente demoniaca... Dá para ouvir todas as notas e detalhes que o genial Ravel colocou. Muito bom! É demais!

[@tennon11]

You make me want to quit piano

[@szilike_10]

it motivates me

[@chrisnaangela798]

Qin Pianore lol

[@cheilathecat5774]

I know the feeling!

[@user-wd4kx4rl8z]

LOL

[@sergejvasiljevitsjrachmani2808]

You should be motivated

[@alfiodimauro8210]

awesome!!!! ❤

[@VeganChefRon]

She is spellbinding. Gaspard is incredibly challenging both technically and interpretively. My favorite is still Minoru Nojima, saw him do it in person and it was the single greatest performance I've ever seen. The audience could not immediately clap at the end we were all so stunned. It seemed like forever before we burst into applause. Ron Russell Author of "Beethoven: Heaven's Voice"

[@behemothokun]

The Prog Metal of the early 20th century. :) marvelous piece and interpretation.

[@m.e44]

at 1:18 with the music and camera angle switch it was literally like a super demonic horror movie scene.. with the lighting, and the eerie music

[@sudhaunshuhardikar6344]

One thing I have to add on, is that you are amazing. I'm sure you already know this, but you are really amazing.

[@michaelxchi]

So all this was written by a human?🤯🤯

[@yannisvill6806]

This piece of music frightens me