Respighi: 6 Pieces for Piano (Scherbakov)
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- Resphigi is famed primarily as a master orchestrator, but it seems that the same vivid awareness of timbral colour which served him so well in the Roman Trilogy, Ancient Airs and Dances, and The Birds led him to write some remarkably effective piano music. The 6 pieces for piano, written relatively early in Respighi’s career, show him deftly deploying a wide range of pianistic textures to magical effect. Scherbakov delivers a wonderful performance - perfect dynamic control, crystalline melodic lines, and some very intelligent handling of multi-layered textures (notice how he slyly modifies the big rolled chords in the nocturne, for instance).
00:00 - Valse Caressante. Lilting and quintessentially salon-esque.
03:26 - Canone. A canon at the octave. Rhythmically playful, as the trailing voice is two beats behind the leading. Starts off rather inward and reticent, before attaining a kind of luminous trepidation when it moves into Eb min. Then a swift move into D, triumphant, before returning into G min. Interesting to note how the voices are placed - at first the leading voice is in the RH, then both voices are in the RH, then they switch places in the D section.
06:10 - Notturno. The emotional centrepiece of the set, and a minor masterpiece. A neverending melody poised above delicately shifting thirds. Impressionistic, with occasional drifts of aeolian colour.
10:14 - Minuetto. A sly minuet whose strong third-beat accents make it sound like it’s in 3/2 time. At 10:21, a passage in pleasingly archaic Renaissance-era fauxbourdon (melody harmonized with notes a 6th and 4th below), contrasting with the dorian-to-the-point-of-sounding-like-the-whole-tone-scale colour of the middle section. The chromatic LH voice in the middle section supplies an unexpected undertone of grating menace.
13:42 - Studio. Shimmering, combining distinctly Romantic harmony with impressionist figuration. Some echoes of Chopin and Lyapunov (maybe even Alkan).
15:16 - Intermezzo - Serenata. A gorgeous melody, occasionally gently nudged aside by occasional bits of filigree. - Hudba
I am unfamiliar with this composer, but by the time the second bar ended, I knew I was listening not only to a fantastic composer, but also a first-rate pianist.
Oooh man you have to listen to Roman Trilogy, Church Windows, and Belkis Queen of Sheba.
His orchestral works are really great!
Check out Respighi's violin concertos!
@@andrewpetersen5272 And do not forget his Violin Sonata(Piano & violin) :exquisite.that is what made me discover Respighi!
Scherbakov plays everything that moves... And does so fantastically!
Respighi was a harmonic genius, it's kind of insane.
His modulations, and especially the way he modulates toward an ending, are so unexpecte and weird and brilliant.
Totally inspired in Satie
@@miguelalberghini620 well all music has inspirations ofc, but Satie only lacks any kind of développement and rythmical, harmonical développement whatsoever, still splendid music, but it’s a complete different beast
It’s really wonderful. When feeling a need for profundity and mysticism I go to Respighi.
@@andresguillermoalvarezlope418 true but satie was arguably more advanced in different fields
early experimentation in minimal textures is a good example satie basically was the start of classical minimal experimentation
Fun fact: since the original version of this video was taken off in 2016 (I think), there have been 4(!) bootleg versions of the video put up on YT. Kind of flattering, tbh.
Ashish Xiangyi Kumar
I thought this was a new upload with another pianist, but then I listened to it again and I thought 'I know this exact recording'.
I'll admit I downloaded it off the site as well, but I didn't reupload any of them
It's a beautiful piece I don't blame them
Your editing style has become the gold standard.
This has happened to me dozens of times too!
The notturno is a masterpiece, in my opinion.
Imagine composing something like that...
Woah
Oh, yes. Each time I hear this piece my heart is beginning melting.
@@12uth it gives me the same feeling, very beautiful nocturne
@@brodycates8472 It is really a coincidence because just as you were writing the comment I was trying to play this piece. I am sure I have to practice this for a long time. But what should I do it is just too beautiful. : )
@@12uth ha, I should try to learn it eventually as well. I'm too caught up in mozart currently but I should definitely do some respighi too
что-то нереальное..
This is my first time hearing about Ottorino Respighi; and I regret that I'm just now hearing about him and his works. Thank you so much for exposing me to these amazing pieces, Ashish.
If you have an oportunity to hear live Pines of Rome, I highly recommend it. I fell in love with his music after that.
I like to save my regrets for bigger "mistakes". =P
(It is my first time to hear Respighi, too... I am simply glad that YT recommended it. The algorithm is getting better.)
First I was a bit shocked by your admission, but then again the times when his works were performed more frequently have long gone. I think the peak of interest, at least in his "Roman Trilogy" was sometime in the 80's.
Since then, I have never heard any of these works live again.
@@Quotenwagnerianer I'm much more used to hearing Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, and Rachmaninoff (they're also my favorite composers); and I think the general public is much more used to them and other best-known composers like Beethoven and Mozart. It's a shame, because Respighi (from what I've heard in this video) is a fantastic composer.
@@christianvennemann9008 Well I can only recommend you try some more of his works. Like this: czcams.com/video/97B7gLorTQI/video.html
Or him doing some Rachmaninoff: czcams.com/video/YNq23SLzEKg/video.html
References for mobile phones:
00:00 - Valse Caressante
03:26 - Canone
06:10 - Notturno
10:14 - Minuetto
13:42 - Studio
15:16 - Intermezzo
Tuna Karakaya arigato
Ashish is a guru for pianists. All his selections are the best of the best. Scherbakov is a world-class technician and excels in Viennese repertoire and high-virtuoso studies; his performances are chiselled, refined, but still emotional. The rest of this Naxos disc is just as satisfying, particularly the 'ancient airs' with their medieval flavour.
This is one of the most pretentious comments I've ever seen on CZcams
Townsend Moore
No, it's not.
It's on the erudite side, but that hardly makes it pretentious.
@@mobile507 "LeBron James is a world-class player and excels in playing making and charging into the rim; his plays are chiseled, refined, but still powerful." Now would that be the new most pretentious comment you've ever seen? The original comment just said that he appreciates this pianist, calm down.
@@mobile507 ironicly your comment is more pretentious than the one you're calling to.
@@mobile507 Exactly.
I listen to this set often. My favorite being Notturno. I remember, it was August 2020 and I was casually listening along while working, and then the first few notes of Notturno hit and I froze in place. I sat there, mesmerized and listening. I remember how magical that moment felt when I first listened to that piece, and I am so happy to now have it to listen over and over again. I am a classical pianist in training and this is definitely on my list of pieces to learn! These are just magnificent pieces.
If Valse Caressante caught my attention, it was Notturno that caught my heart.
Wow thanks for sharing your emotions 🤗 that piece is so magical and sad , tragic but also calming at the same time. ilI want to share my story and emotions as well: In February 2022 I quarantined because I get a covid, I was completely isolated for 3 weeks from everyone, I felt auch a deep sorrow and depression. But by accident that set of pieces was on my recommendations on CZcams. I was paralyzed when I fist heard it, Especially the way geniusly Scherbakov plays it. Every note, ever small expression, every gloom, sad and happy moments are so delicately depicted. I always will treasure that time and these incredible talented and deep pieces.
One of those pieces where I couldn't stand listening past the first 30 seconds
Because I was already pulling it up on IMSLP and walking over to my piano with a giant smile on my face. Respighi is so underrated!
HAHAHAHAH ME TOO WHEN I HEARD THE FIRST PHRASE I LOOKED UP IMSLP 😂😂😂
EXACTLY!
OMG THIS IS SO CUTE
One of those pieces where I couldn't stand listening past the first 30 seconds
I sat
The sheer amount of brilliant composers, and even just musical artists that hardly get recognised is incredible. You could spend hundreds of lifetimes discovering new and incredible music from the the last centuries and today and you would still find more and more. Who the fuck is Respighi? No clue, but he's a brilliant composer.
The playing is excellent and beautiful.
What a lovely, romantic and graceful waltz. Disney movies should use it with respect.
it's too good for Disney. They don't deserve it
No way. Don't cheapen the music into some "Let it go" crap
@@Tunaan360 Autotune is bad, m'kay
Beautiful. I've just started a Respighi group on Facebook, and hope you will consider joining - I've shared this performance there. facebook.com/groups/247454987121833
@@lucasramos253 Not now, now they deserve nothing.
Respighi's piano music that I've heard so far has a quality that affects me as a special way of underlining the beauty inherent in the quite mundane day to day living of real life.
It is not about moments of high ecstatic vision but actually brings me back to the simple pleasures of being alive..
A wonderful decorative gold-leaf frame displaying the quotidian perhaps...
His music makes life better by reminding one viscerally of the real beauty actually there all around and within us.
This is so on point about Respighi and so preceptive and eloquent.
Oh, you put in words the way I feel when I listen to these pieces of music. Thank you🙏
The nocturne is so beautiful. I definitely didn’t expect something this soothing from Respighi.
A composer I've never heard of before, Respighi is more than welcome in my music rotation! I immediately got impressed, the moment the first bars of "Valse Caressante" played. Truly fascinating sound, thank you for revealing such a gem!
13:42 is my favorite. I love the little pattern it jumps right in with. The piece is so light and the melody really dances. I think A flat major was the perfect key for it!
Thank you for the upload, that's absolutely beautiful!
love how Scherbakov plays mixture chord but not overly emphasized on the third. The color is subtle and beautiful
As always, these pieces are amazing.
That was very nice! Thanks for uploading. Glad I discovered Respighi.
Respighi - a name everyone has heard, but few know where, and a name one definitely should here more of.
The notturno may be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written!
I absolutely love it!!!
Lovely, charming, rich pieces.
This waltz is something I would expect from Schubert. It is absolutely superb.
So happy to stumble upon this
Beautiful!! Thanks for uploading!
Very beautiful! Thanks for posting!
Never heard of these piano works before even though I love Respighi's symphonies and concertos and choral works. Great music which really showcases the composer's stylish versatility and melodic talent!
This piano has a stunning sound! Great reading of the music too
Happy to see these promoted. Notturno is appearing in my dissertation: it is a lovely little piece.
I just listened to the whole set of pieces straight through.
Such beautiful music, full of pianistic delights, and performed with such spirit.
Thank you. And best of luck in your performing and recording career.
Merci pour cette découverte !
How delightful! I am familiar with Respighi's popular orchestral works, and some of his choral music, but this is the first I have heard of his piano works. Thank you!
Beautiful music, I like Respighi. Thank you 💗
sounds vaguely familiar but cutely unique, love it!!
Very nice. Never heard these Respighi pieces before. My composition teacher's, teacher studied with Respighi. Love his orchestra trilogy. Thanks for posting!
Magnifique découverte, merci 😄
Oh my, oh my, how exquisitely beautiful. Breathtaking. I will listen to this music again and again . Thank you.
I only knew Respighi from his Pines of Rome tone poem. How nice to have come across these delightful piano pieces. Thank you CZcams and to Mr. Kumar. Beautiful performance by the way.
such control, impeccable voicing, and unencumbered, free. incredible musicality. the whole set is so lovely, great music done amazingly
Love this. My dad adored Respighi and all composers who were great orchestrators. I have to learn these!
Gorgeous ~ Too beautiful ~
These pieces are absolutely gorgeous!🌹🌹🌹
Thank you so much. I discovered this piece through your channel, and now it is one of my favourites. I showed it to a lot of other musicians, and they all loved it. It is such a pity that it is not well known
These are really charming. A real sense of character shines through.
Oh my god, I remember watching this video back in 2016... a lot of memories just came flooding back. What a charismatic opening theme.
“Charismatic opening theme”. Well put, Winterman(I write this on a scorcher of a summer day in NYC).
Respighi’s music really has an abundance of charm and charisma.
Superbly stylish playing.
Interesting pieces, nicely performed. Thanks for sharing.
Meraviglioso Respighi ed eccellente Sherbakov 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌷
I heard this set for the first time in 2018 and I play Valse Caressante to this day. People absolutely love it. Superb writing.
Thanks for uploading!
I love the Notturno, I don’t know how to describe it. Thanks for the re-upload I wondered where the original had gone :)
The third movement is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I've ever heard, in which I hear the rustling of wind as it blows through forest leaves.
Astonishing musicality on display here, bravo 👏👏👏🎊
Beautiful!♥️ I love in particular the waltz, the nocturne and the intermezzo-serenata. Also, Respighi was the great-uncle of one of my high school classmates!😃
Beautiful!
What wonderful heavenly musik and what a great pianist! Thanks and best regards from Germany!!
Charming waltz... ❤️
Great pieces and great clarity of playing
Thank you so much for sharing this! Thanks to you I’ve found music that I would’ve never known existed if it weren’t for you :)
Harry Potter how are you Harry Potter?
This melody has the power to erase all negative emotions , which are sorrow , regret , anger , lamentation ,etc
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Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun 🇯🇵
Un Respighi da salotto! Molto romantico. Non conoscevo questi suoi lavori! Interessante👍
Interpretazione assolutamente affascinante😍
I listened to a recording of this about 6 years ago. I've had the 4 measures starting at 10:20 stuck in my head since then, but I couldn't remember what it was from. I clicked on this video having no idea I'd rediscover it again!
im happy for you
It makes me feel my life is worth living
Thanks for the brief commentaries on each piece; they are valuabe for listener that are not able of playing an instrument or read a sheet music. This is my case, thanks again and greetings from Chile
I had never heard of Ottorino Respighi before. But these pieces are amazing. Thanks for uploading!
Really? Not even "Pines of Rome"? In this country (U.S.), the orchestral works are well known. I much prefer solo and chamber pieces.
@@titicatfollies6615 I only heard of Respighi through his collaborations with Rachmaninoff-although that's as someone who's only interested in piano music. Before today, I didn't know Respighi had written for the piano.
Otto Respighi is a wonderful composer! He is the greatest while being the most under rated clasical Composer! Listen to his "Roman Trilogy," La Pentola Magica, La Pentola Magica, Brazillian Impressions, Ancient Airs & Dances, Three Botticelli Pictures, Church Windows, Belkis, Regina di Saba and Belfagor Overture!
Grande compositore ! Eccelle sia nell'armonia che nella melodia !
Красота неземная, спасибо!!!!!!!!!!
So schön, danke!
Scherbakov is such a great pianist... these pieces are lovely and should be more well know~
Absolutely delightful music.
This is very beautiful.
Can't get enough of that opening flourish
Beautiful & Lovely ~~ 😍👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
My favorite composition by Respighi.
Marvelous!
Thank you! I discovered a new composer I like a lot
Absolutely beautifully delivered. The dynamics displayed are fantastic, Ashish Xiangi Kumar. What an exquisite performance. :)
Glad to listen to this recording again on this channel. my most preferred place for classical works for piano.
thank you so much today i found another great composer
Wow, never heard about this composer. His musicality and harmony are beautiful. Thanks for sharing with us this kind of unknown composers!
Pines of Rome? 😭
Man saying Respighi was unknow HAHAHAHAHAHA, how ignroant I was.
So gorgeous
A beautiful intermezzo.
Beautiful 😍😍
A beautiful set of piano pieces. I especially like the last piece, Intermezzo-Serenata.
this composer is terribly underrated please share this as much as you can ! (6:10 the notturno is magnificent)
Best Piano piece I have ever heard in years. At least the first one in the set. i cant wait to play it!
I really appreciate the canon, especially the regroupment around 4:45 when he develops the accompanying lines into the canonic theme. Creative like a romantic Bach.
This is so beautiful! This piece is my first time listening to Respighi, it is sooooo... Wonderful
When I hear the Waltz, it reminds of people dancing in the meadows with spring breeze and wind.
one of my all time favorites
Amazing music!
I was unaware about this composer but thanks to my friend who suggested me about this gorgeous melody
pas connu de moi et belle découverte ! merci
radiant!👍
Respighi never gets old
Welcome back Ashish!
sehr schön
It’s amazing