Vlado Perlemuter plays Ravel Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

Orchestre Philharmonique de l'ORTF
Jacques Beaudry, conductor
La Maison de la radio, Paris, 29 January 1966

[@saltburner2]

I have his Vox set of the complete Ravel, including both piano concertos. I had no idea a film existed of him playing it live. When he re-recorded the solo works for Nimbus they did not do the concertos. I heard him live only once - an early evening recital at the QEH in London about 1971. He played the Chopin Fantasie in F minor and both books of Etudes. He just strolled onto the platform as if he had just walked in off the street and unleashed his magic. He was the least flashy and most unprepossessing musician I ever heard. No airs and graces - just music. Unforgettable.

[@leoinsf]

2 sanctified people: Ravel and Perlemuter. As I listen to Ravel's beatific score, I wonder what corner of Earth he inhabited to be able to write such "otherworldly music", such magnificent music? For Perlemuter this score was easy and his interpretation was all he thought about. It is his ease, his fluidity that knocks me out as I listen. What a heavenly combination!!!!!

[@pianistegolfeur]

Fabuleux homme, à qui je dois tant, musicalement parlant.... toujours dans mon coeur, il est pour moi inoubliable !

[@lorraineprieur]

D'une grande pureté, simplicité! la musique de Ravel sans autres artifices! Belle complicité entre le chef et le pianiste!

[@themadmallard]

i'm actually impressed at the fidelity of the audio recording here. Thanks for uploading this.

[@antoniolizzi6774]

Grande Vlado Perlemuter!

[@luciengrondin5802]

This is the first version I've ever heard of this concerto and I had been looking for it for quite a while. Thanks for uploading it again!

[@natkernell1438]

You had beginner's luck! If you like, check out Yuja Wang for another brilliant interpretation.

[@alvarito45]

Delicious performance of this energic and strong Ravel piano concerto. Thank you!!!

[@jinwoosong8962]

beautiful piece

[@robinwatson4282]

Somebody tell me this is extremely rare...or at least was! Very interesting footage.

[@harvardkarbodie]

Astonishing.

[@franckieparis16]

Magnifique

[@user-vf5jy6bp6x]

ピアノ協奏曲で１番好き

[@kertheodec3289]

A 10.10 c'est vraiment magnifique, tellement chinois !!!

[@randompianistis4670]

C’est toi le chinois

[@witsukyai1685]

Plus japonais a mon avis

[@Fenix88877]

Очень интересное исполнение.

[@korfavoriterap]

피아노 솔로부분 진짜빡세네 ㄷㄷ 연습하느라 고생많으셨을듯

[@MuzBuz]

His daily warm-ups is hard enough for a majority of the pianists.

[@jackdolphy8965]

And it helps that he was coached by Ravel himself

[@renelicht]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@AfroPoli]

The orchestra isn't particularly precise and the conductor seems rather uninspired. Furthermore, he seems to march through the middle part without listening to the soloist at all. It's pleasure to see and hear Perlemuter though. Thanks for the upload.

[@nicolasramirez3456]

Ortf studio 104

[@joeltheivalnec3671]

La technique défaillante rend cette interprétation difficilement écoutable lorsque les doigts ne suivent pas. Le concerto pour la main gauche de Ravel, c’est définitivement Samson François.

[@xavier9147]

Tout à fait. A part le second solo (lent et chantant) à 6:00 très beau, c'est tout mou et laborieux.

[@pianistegolfeur]

@@xavier9147 Insennés, que vous êtes !

[@jeanlucchapelon]

Je suis d’accord Avec Samson François les arpèges coulent tout seuls… particulièrement dans la cadence finale !

[@e5s6t7e6]

Pourqoui l'on compare avec Francois? "Difficilement écoutable" ? C'est pas la perfection mais j'ai bien profité de sa musique.

[@IanKnight40]

Pretty poor overall. Fists full of wrong notes. Overrated pianist.

[@user-vf5jy6bp6x]

私が若い頃にペルルミュテールはピアニストとして話題にならなかった 日本のクラシック音楽はドイツ派

[@albertocantoni5064]

Bellissima esecuzione….. ma si senta la mancanza di Horenstein

[@panpanpan]

为毛这长宽比这么奇怪

[@MuzBuz]

可能我忘了设置修复长宽比了……

[@robinwatson4282]

Sounds like Stravinsky

[@kennethdower7425]

😆