Le tombeau de Couperin ; Piano concerto for the left hand ; Piano concerto in G major ; La valse /
This unusual concerto for one hand was composed by Ravel, commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who had lost his right arm during WWI. A critic wrote that the solo part sounded as if it was performed by two, sometimes four hands, showing Ravel's ability to make limitation a so...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Paris, France :
Windrose (Film distributor),
2018.
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| Series: | Academic Video Online
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | This unusual concerto for one hand was composed by Ravel, commissioned by the Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who had lost his right arm during WWI. A critic wrote that the solo part sounded as if it was performed by two, sometimes four hands, showing Ravel's ability to make limitation a source for creativity. This poetic concert performed by the French virtuoso Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and French conductor François-Xavier Roth also presents influences from George Gershwin, Stravinsky and Basque folk music. An interview of the pianist is available. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed August 26, 2019). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (83 minutes) |
| Playing Time: | 01:22:35 |
| Production Credits: | Produced by Gothenburg Symphony ; producer and mix, Måns Pär Fogelberg. |