Ravel: Piano Concerto in G (Perlemuter/Horenstein)

Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Vlado Perlemuter, piano
Orchestre des Concerts Colonne
cond. Jascha Horenstein
(studio rec. 1955)
I - Allegramente
II - Adagio assai 8:03
III - Presto 17:28
One of the images shows Horenstein sitting with the recording engineer, with Perlemuter standing behind them.

[@phpn99]

I love how Perlemuter made Ravel sound like the de-constructed, moderm music it really was, instead of the berlioz-ification that has been imposed on his music soon after. While Michelangeli's clean interpretation has become the standard, it lacked that connection to surrealism that only someone who had known Ravel, like was the case for Perlemuter, would have got.

[@mishoren]

+Philippe Panzini Nice comment, useful.

[@voidisyinyangvoidisyinyang885]

good comment but you only mentioned a few interpretations there. Why not listen to my playlist of czcams.com/play/PLaxpujmz7Q05Al4uskLGTbkAojSMPwagg.html 84 different recordings of just the 2nd movement adagio Concerto in G? thanks,

[@lucapianist67]

Thought provoking comment, especially as I'm studying this concerto right now, thank you!!

[@wernerorwat3879]

Bislang für mich ein unbekanntes Kleinod. Lt. Wkipedia (Dt.) war Perlemuter Ende der 1920er Jahre "ein junger Freund und enger künstlerischer Vertrauter" Ravels - was immer damit gemeint ist. Für den 2. Satz des G-Dur Klavierkonzerts hat nach meinem bisherigen Zuhören jedenfalls kein anderer Pianist das Tempo über den 2. Satz so konstant gehalten. Wunderbar!

[@marcmurat3776]

E' un'esebizione meravigliosa, come tutto il box Vox degli anni cinquanta.

[@vivacepuletti2944]

Questa bella interpretazione meriterebbe un suono migliore