It is extraordinary that Madame Larrocha’s critique concerns utter fidelity to the score, the exactitude of the accents, and the sonority concerning the execution which is absolutely pianistic rather than percussive. She also knew, of course, the origins of all these dances incorporated. It is never just the notes. It is an entire culture.

@billtroop6138

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AdL often -- always for valid reasons -- does not follow tempo and dynamics marked in the score.

Brava, Jasmin Arakawa!!! It is clear that AdL (my mother) really liked your playing!!! Greetings from Barcelona 😃

@jasminarakawa

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Thank you!!!!!

Wonderful to see this artistry being passed from one great pianist to another.

You are a very, very lucky woman to have experienced this!

I don't think there was anyone else who played Iberia better than Larrocha. I remember hearing her play "Lavapies" (obviously not in this video) in a recording 30+ years ago and nobody else plays it as well as she did. With just about everyone else, you can hear how freaking difficult it is because they usually don't play it all that fast. She makes it sound like a piece of cake AND It actually sounds Spanish.

Very interesting this Master class by the great AdL. Didn't know this was on You Tube. So good to see her explaining how to play these very difficult pieces. I read AdL recorded Iberia four times. Thanks very much for posting this on You Tube!👍🎹🙏

Fantastic! Thank you for sharing! 💌

Thank you so much for sharing this!! ❤🙏

I love Your Performance. You are a Wonderful Pianist and Woman!

This is a goldmine! I’ve been a fan since the mid 1970’s. As suspected, AdL is a classicist: minimal rubato, steady tempo, singing melodies, always structured phrases. That style is falling out of favor these days, in favor of much more romanticism…

Bravo Jasmin !!! Tocas el piano con auténtico estilo español. Ojalá vengas algún día a Sevilla a dar un recital ❤

DeLarrocha was and still is amazing...it's hard to believe that this is the same sweet, grandmotherly woman who gave such scorching live performances of the Rachmaninov #2 & 3, Liszt Sonata, Albeniz Iberia, Goyescas and other works earlier in her career...in this class, she demonstrates her mastery of the music, although I think she struggles a bit to communicate her ideas in English.

Absolutely beautiful playing Jasmin and wonderful to listen to the input from de Larrocha!

@jasminarakawa

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Thank you!! I'm so grateful that her teaching was documented-even partially!

@catherinerollin6397

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@@jasminarakawa Hi again Jasmin, I ended up finding this because I was looking for your performance of Francaix that was so wonderful. (do you have a performance of Francaix Cinq Bis on KZread?) But I loved the de Larrocha comments. (she reminded me in her delivery of my most formative teacher: Mischa Kottler who was a student of Cortot and von Sauer. Back to your performance of Albeniz, although I loved the de Larrocha input and thought she was great and brought even another level of magic, -you already played so beautifully.

@jasminarakawa

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@@catherinerollin6397 Jean Francaix here! kzread.info/dash/bejne/moOut9d_pqiTnNo.html

Very nice interpretation.

I heard Mdme DeLarrocha play several times and this music was in her blood. If she thought something was good about your playing - you were GOOD! not mere politeness, but true approbation for sure. what I wouldn't have given to have her critique my Albeniz!

A shame that there's only 10 minutes of instruction.

Alicia doesn't appear till 19:40

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