Hands down, the most exquisite performance of these mini musical masterpieces that I've ever heard.

THE BEST goyescas I've ever heard (especially no. 1)

couple slight errors in translation in the titles: "la reja" literally means "the grill", i.e., the bars you see in front of Spanish windows; "candil" means "oil lamp"; the correct translation makes the titles even more evocative (dancers swirling in flickering light from the oil lamps; two lovers conversing through a window grill, not able to touch)

@diegomontalvo9173

4 жыл бұрын

Hablando a través de la reja.

Granados' "Goyescas" as played by Perez extends beyond the limits of ordinary experience. It soars, touches heaven, and returns to earth. Having heard it, we know in our hearts that we will never be as we were before. "The Ballad of Love and Death" is the ground on which we stand gazing upward in remembrance of what was exquisite, transcendent, but not meant to last. It opens to us the vision of truly great art---that, though we are creatures of this earth, our souls must reside in the sublime. We will never be satisfied until we are one with it in eternity.

The first has such a childish delight and light hearted freedom to it. It has, by its nature, the power to make any feelings of seriousness, of depression, of sadness, or anger disappear - and such is the beauty of music.

Wonderful beyond words! Granados was briliant - his music is out of this world - and the pianist - marvellous performance. Superb!

Фантастика! Бесконечные чудесные музыкальные узоры словно нанизываются на волшебное веретено и создают сказочное призрачное музыкальное кружево из цветочков, колокольчиков, бабочек, певчих птичек, матыльков, стрекоз, кузнечиков. Музыкальные переливы словно ручеек, спокойная река, или небольшой водопад. В этой необыкновенной музыке можно услышать все. Или всю природу или душевную задумчивость в ней! Игра бесподобная! Все это сливаясь воедино доставляет нам слушателям необычайную радость, удовольствие, наслаждение! За что благодарю, большое спасибо!!!

Que alegría me da haber descubierto esta coleccion de composiciones.... y que pena me da que no sea más conocido en nuestro país. Saludos a todos los paisanos, y a los que no son españoles también. La música une.

@user-iv9bh4nh6n

25 күн бұрын

Merci pour ce commentaire bien aimant😊🫠

For me, this expresses the very heart.of Spain... and like much of Chopin's music makes me see pictures... of ladies in dark Spanish gowns and great combs in their hair... oranges and blood red wine., warm summer nights and candles everywhere.

@janicezany

Жыл бұрын

So interestingly said!

@berthill2305

4 ай бұрын

Also Goya paintings and the wild daffodils

Each time I hear this it is like the first time I fell in love ❤

I can't describe to you how much a masterpiece the first is. Do you know how many painstaking hours of work that would have taken to compose? Listening to it for the first time is like realising their is an infinite universe when you had thought the earth was flat.

@eliasaquino2152

Ай бұрын

I think he just improvised this piece. And he wrote what he remembered, from memory.

Необычайно сложная, но очень красивая музыка! Впервые такую слышу! Поражаюсь, правда! Хрустальные переливы, перезвоны создают ощущение чего-то нереального, необычного, возвышенного. Мистика, космос! Браво исполнителю!

The 1st is a complete and utterly masterpiece of texture and structure. Every variation, every idea, is exquisite.

I want to lie on the carpet, under the piano, and I don't give a damn about the world if this music is played!

@charlesdavis7087

5 жыл бұрын

If you really want to hear the full (Spanish) fire and grandeur of these master works, you might like to listen to Alicia de Larrocha's insights on this matter. Hot blood and fire the likes of which no French composer even attained. Let me know (in the years to come) what you think. Sincerely.

@SCRIABINIST

3 жыл бұрын

is this a YLIA reference?

These are epic pieces… exquisitely rendered-a struggle between joy and despair full of fragmented dances, dark descents and explosions of passion. It’s as if I’m dreaming under the fullest, brightest moon of all that was and could’ve been. I can’t get enough!👍👍

@kathyvilim1047

11 ай бұрын

Yes 💌

No need to say how much your channel and your distinct knowledge is appreciated by me and luckily by many others! What interests me is if you are a pianist/amateur-pianist too. Respectively, do you find it important to play all those great pieces by yourself for knowing them better? What is your general opinion over this? Thanks a lot in advance, and also for your regular uploads and all the work it brings with it!!

@AshishXiangyiKumar

7 жыл бұрын

I consider myself a terrible pianist, but I play mostly for the physical fun of it -- if I want to listen to great music there's recordings for that, heh. Re: does playing a piece let you know it better? Almost certainly, yes. I never noticed that the interval of a minor 9th was a big structural feature of Chopin's first ballade until I actually played it, for instance. When you've actually got to peer at a score and put notes under the fingers harmonies and counterpoints tend to clarify. That being said, I know quite a number of people who play reasonably difficult pieces without really knowing anything much about their structure or harmony. So playing helps, but you've also got to be attentive enough to notes to know what's going on.

@lerippletoe6893

7 жыл бұрын

I'm fairly new to the game and I gotta say that learning to play things helps understand so much if you do it in addition to some harmonic analysis.

@erikbreathes

3 жыл бұрын

@@AshishXiangyiKumar yeah sure... A "terrible pianist" but you play chopins 1st ballade. I feel like really untalented now...*whimpers in Debussys Arabesque 1* Edit: goodness this reads like a guilt Trip im so sorry

@Kalen1457

3 жыл бұрын

@@erikbreathes I wonder if he knows the great and masterful 4th as well.

Granados, my favourite Spanish composer :)

Absolutely stunning! This performance by L.F. Perez is spot on. His rubato is MORE authentic to the Composer's wishes as well as the HISTORICAL rubato of his time. Some might find it "Too Smaltsy," but that is the style of this wondrous music and the period. Thank you, Ashish Xiangyi Kumar. You are so kind to share such jewels with us!

@ronwalker4849

6 жыл бұрын

RUBATO OF RHYTMIC ALTERATIONS WERE A NECESSARY PART OF ANTIQUE EXPRESSION, ELIMINATED IN TH 20TH CENTURY BY THE DAMN INVENTION OF RECORDING MACHINES. THROW YOUR RECORDING MACHINE OUT THE WINDOW AND LIVE TROUGH YOUR SENSES WHICH NO RECORDING MACHINE CAN BE CONNECTED TO.

@ronwalker4849

6 жыл бұрын

AT "HIS TIME" RUBATO WAS IN CONSTANT REFLECTION OF THE PHRASE STRUCTURE CALLED PORTAMENTO. WE HAVE STERILIZED MUSIC TODAY. THE PRINTED NOTES IS ONLY A GUIDE FROM WHICH THE MUSICIAN MUST COMMUNICATE THE MEANING AND THIS REQUIRES CONSTANT RUBAT.

@komedelkome

6 жыл бұрын

H. A. Engel jj

@stacia6678

2 жыл бұрын

h a engel

@asdfg952816

Жыл бұрын

@@ronwalker4849 ron

I think I might like this even better than De Larrocha's iconic recording. The Fandango really *swings* in Pérez's recording; you can almost hear the dancers swirl across the floor in the flickering light. La Maya y el ruiseñor is one of the most beautiful melodies ever written for piano.

1:23 to 2:13 gives me chills every time

I received a few clases from Luis Fernando Pérez's some months ago and I love all his versions. Plus he's an awesome teacher. Thanks for sharing!

@pacom.8815

7 жыл бұрын

I think he actually got a very important price for his interpretation of Goyescas, and particularly for Ballad of Love and Death. Here is Spain he's quite recognized and one of the most amazing pianists and teachers of our era.

@justinyeo3192

7 жыл бұрын

That's really cool! I'm guessing you had masterclasses with him? If so, how were these classes? What did you play and what were some of the things he said?

@pacom.8815

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's it! I played Aragonesa from Cuatro piezas españolas by Falla, and since spanish music is one of Pérez's specialities, he really gave some very useful pieces of advice. Like for example he was very concerned about how each chord has to be attacked and how to use the central pedal. If somehow you've the opportunity of listening to him, do not hesitate!

@ignaciohmon

6 жыл бұрын

From 1:23 to 1:35 is absolute bliss. In my opinion: Pérez is a great pianist. I love his Goyescas, No. 1 in particular. It is such a powerful piece... I'm a huge fan of our Spanish music, and with no hesitation I would say that some of the most impressive and strongest Spanish piano pieces are inspired by Aragón: this Goyescas, Albéniz's 'Aragón' (from the Suite Española), 'Zaragoza' (from Suite Española No. 2) and Falla's 'Aragonesa'... And I'm sure there are a few more

Nothing in life can be bad when this is playing. It seems to freeze me in a moment of pure bliss. Lovely :)

Granados music is so underrated ! I'm astonished by Perez's phrasing that mesmerized me so far (im currently listening the 2nd one of the suite

ten out of ten

Agreed with so many others that this is a top-notch Goyescas! The playing of Los Requiebros is incredible. I was a little disappointed that Pérez took the Frank Marshall cut in El Fandango de Candil; I don't understand the rationale of cutting 20 measures of great material.

I've been listening to this exquisite site for a while. Many thanks, Ashish Xiangyi Kumar.

Thank you for including the sheet music. I have been looking for the intermezzo.. and here it is .

A delightful performance. Thank you for posting.

Wow! A charming and deep sound~

GORGEOUS, These! AND SO WELL PLAYED! KUDOS!

This is absolutely beautiful.

Wow, I need to listen to more Granados! Sounds like the Spanish Godowsky

@ricardobrull6042

Жыл бұрын

No, he's sounds unique.

@classicalmusiccanchangethe2757

Жыл бұрын

I think that he has something from Chopin, something from Liszt, and a small part of Scriabin...

Beautiful interpretation, very authentic and nice way of playing (rubato, voicing, way of "inducing" passion in the sound, etc) ! I love when someone is being more authentic and isn't trying to get a conventional sound that seems the same for a vast majority of pianists, but really search in their own inner universe...

Superbe composition,terrific rendition.

beautiful....

00:00 - 1. Компліменти 09:36 - 2. Розмова біля вікна 20:50 -- 3. Фанданго при свічках 27:03 - 4. Скарга, або Дівчина і Соловей 34:23 - Інтермецо 39:03 - 5. Любов і смерть (Балада) 52:29 - 6. Епілог: Серенада Привиду

Both pianists are tremendous. BRAVI to both.

@spiritualneutralist2597

7 жыл бұрын

There was only one

@harryandruschak2843

7 жыл бұрын

de Larrocha was mentioned in the introduction. She was the second. Apologies for not making that clear.

@spiritualneutralist2597

7 жыл бұрын

+Harry Andruschak OK

I was looking through my uni library and found the score book for these pieces! I would love to try playing these for fun HAHAHA

@timward276

Жыл бұрын

Good luck! They are all really difficult. #4 is the easiest but it is *so* dense with notes; you can't call it easy.

just... absolutely stunning.

Fantastic work.

Beautiful...

I have heard some of these played on the classical guitar This is how I became interested in them. I have since been exploring all of the Granados and Albeniz piano music. Simply sublime.

Again, that such music exists!

Una delicia, mis más sinceras felicitaciones por tan gran interpretación. Da gusto oír A Granados a este nivel!

The pointing of the details at 2.47 onwards is really marked, and the subsequent passage is more lyrical and bathed in golden sunlight than previously thought possible. Love the rubato and flexibility in this performance.

Masterpiece

Dangerously addictive

@bhastro9959

Жыл бұрын

Yes, especially the "Ballad of Love and Death" - so extremely romantic, the quintessence of life itself squeezed to the last langorous drop, with all facades stripped bare.

Absolutely!

Потрясающая музыка! Прекрасное исполнение!

Omg, some of these rythms are spicy

@segmentsAndCurves

2 жыл бұрын

One should be remind that not only harmony have taste, if you know what I mean ;)

I did not know this Goyescas' version. Rivaling with De Larrocha's one.

@TempodiPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Surely.

Ashish Xiangyi Kumar, parabéns pelo seu maravilhoso trabalho. Ele vai além do tradicional, da simples postagem. Temos os comentários técnicos das obras, o que faz justiça à grandeza da obra. Essa leitura enriquece a apreciação das apresentações, temos o alcance artístico do que ela representa. O visual das partituras está magnífico. Fica à altura da alta cultura musical, além de que temos o luxo da sincronização, acompanhar passo a passo a apresentação das obras. Por último, mais importante, temos uma ótima seleção das peças musicais e com os seu virtuosos intérpretes. Estávamos precisando desse trabalho como o seu: beleza, técnica, arte.

@MrSaraivasilva

5 жыл бұрын

O jovem pianista mineiro LEONI WERNER é um grande intérprete das obras de Enrique Granados. Há poucos dias tive o prazer de ver a sua performance interpretando GOYESCAS: Los Requiebros; Que jas ó la Maja y el Ruiseñor; El Fandango de Candil; El Amor y La Muerte. Para melhor entender esses obras de Granados, há que se fazer um passeio pelas pinturas de Goya.

Luis Fernando Pérez... ¡Maestro!

¡Saudades eso Es!!

The bit from 57:45 to 58:02 is so epic that I'm just so disappointed how it ends. I really love this piece and I think it has almost an infinite amount of original ideas but sometimes I'm let down a bit by the short phrases.

@davidhoffman6980

4 жыл бұрын

You're right. I didn't want that part to end so quickly either (or at all).

@benjaminparra4426

4 жыл бұрын

Aguante el cuarteto carajoooooooooooo

@timward276

3 жыл бұрын

There's an interesting note in the score about the ending of Epilogo, translated, it says, "The ghost disappears plucking the strings of his guitar". That tells you how the ending is supposed to sound.

Master music.

17:05 meravella

It's strange how in "El Fandango de Candil" at around 26:26 Perez suddenly skips 17 bars and jumps into the bar before "plus calme espress.". You can even see in the video that the last two bars on the page aren't played (at around 26:25) but 15 other bars were skipped as well. Does anyone have a possible reasons for this? BTW Happy World Piano Day 2022 everyone!!

@brycehm

2 жыл бұрын

I know de Larrocha did the same thing there -- I imagine it's just to cut the piece down a bit. For some reason pianists take a lot of liberties with goyescas (e.g. Perez doubling octaves in the bass, which I think works pretty well)

@km10is

2 жыл бұрын

@@brycehm I was thinking that might be the reason as well, although I think the piece works better with those more rambling sections. It could also have to do with the editions they have in Spain, since other Spanish pianist I've heard make that cut. Interestingly, in the Granados piano roll recording of Goyescas on KZread, he plays their missing page in the Fandango. I think there's taking liberties in Goyescas and then there's skipping a full page lol.

I'm actually trying to learn this right now, but I'm stuck at like 1:27 - 1:30. how do I play that part without needing a third hand?

Soy el comentario en español que tanto buscabas ;)

@benjaminparra4426

4 жыл бұрын

Gracias te quiero mucho

@victorgonzalezescalante1504

4 жыл бұрын

La verdad,es extraño ve r un comentario en castellano sobre la gr an música.Enhorabuena.

29:05 ❤️❤️

I have never heard this, but love it nonetheless.

@pietrosalvaneschi8752

3 жыл бұрын

Images

I wonder if the Goyescas are the only masterpiece of Granados. I love them but I hardly know his other works. My heart hesitate between Iberia and the Goyescas. I have just passed hours with this channel to listen all the sonatas of Beethoven, which generated passion in me. But Spanish music is so generous that it is sometimes unbearable. By the way, I did not know that the gender of the word "valse" was masculine in Spanish. (Valses poéticos). I am not surprised to recognize French music in the Spanish one (the one of the "quintette" as Wikipédia says). Indeed, some passages could have been written by Saint-Saëns at his very best). A lot of great Spanish composers went to Paris as the Provinciaux in my country want to do so. ("Monter à Paris"). Could this music been make without Debussy, even if this pioneer one bores my hears, except when he writes... Spanish music :-)

@IsaacAlbeniz1

3 жыл бұрын

Dear Nicolas, you have many marvelous pieces of Granados... Valses Poéticos, Allegro de Concierto, Escenas Románticas, Seis piezas sobre cantos populares españoles .... I encourage you to search for his catalogue as you love his Goyescas. Sure you will enjoy very much! As for Goyescas/Iberia... why should one be the winner? They are so different and both marvelous. 😀 Greetings

This is up there with super-difficult

This edition has indications in French, Spanish and Italian. I saw the word "Capricious" spelled three different ways, and two of them were a line apart. Caprizioso, Capricioso, and Capriccioso.

@TempodiPiano

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed. Maybe the publisher has respected the indications of the composer, inspired by different countries. However the translation of capriccio in French is "Caprice".

@timward276

3 жыл бұрын

For a Spanish composer, he puts tons of directions in French in the pieces, all the way to the end (with the direction that means something like "the ghost disappears playing the strings of his guitar", with the last bars of #6)

Why is the key signature of the first piece not Eb?

@timward276

6 жыл бұрын

I've wondered that myself. He doesn't notate it, even though it spends more time in E-flat maj. than any other tonality. He does use a key signature for Maiden (f# min)

@Lengsham

4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same! Even finishes on an Eb chord.

El amor y la muerte (№ 5) = 🎵 💔

Why not put 3 bemols in the signature?

Why is the first piece not in E flat major?

ASHISH please correct! "A lovely performance" LOVE YOUR CHANNEL

It reminds me Drunking on the tune with a toast.

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Why is the first movement key signature c major but it’s e flat

At the end of El Amor y la muerte is a 2/2 time signature but its in 2/4 huhhhh?

Why isn't No. 1 written in E flat?

stunning, moving, exciting, passionate, tender...

0:00 20:51 27:04

Why does the first remind me of Scriabin and Chopin?

Dear Sir, very please you include my Goyescas in your collection. Disappointed with you anyway as I once announced you where not allowed to have publicity with it. Today, publicity with it. What to do? Many thanks

@AshishXiangyiKumar

4 жыл бұрын

I’m not sure I understand - if you are referring to advertisements, KZread puts them in there, and there is nothing I can do about it. The ad revenue goes back to the recording company - I don’t see a cent of it, and I’m happy for it to stay that way.

@leo32190

4 жыл бұрын

Ashish Xiangyi Kumar Ashish, that’s the pianist in your recording. Wow!

@IsaacAlbeniz1

3 жыл бұрын

Ragnvald David would you write to me in spanish, not beeing your mother language, and would never be so rude with you, opposite, I would congratulate and encourage you. Probably my english is poor, but your politeness is simply disgusting.

@IsaacAlbeniz1

3 жыл бұрын

Ragnvald David How do you dare? Rude! And so cynical... your people must be happy with you, dear ‘no’ friend....

@IsaacAlbeniz1

3 жыл бұрын

Ashish Xiangyi Kumar So then, please excuse me. As far as I know, in a personal channel, one decides if advertisements or not, and please excuse me, as many people use the work of others to profit. Thank you for you answer and please accept my apologies again. Greetings

esto debe sonar genial en cuarteto de cuerda

I remember being speechless of the intensity of this writing when I first heard it. Proud to be friends of the Catalans.

Ah ouah

27:03 extremely romantic！

If Chopin had been born in Spain, he would have been like this

39:03

Spanish Chopin?

@i.palacios4002

7 жыл бұрын

no

@petegage

7 жыл бұрын

yes, i have often thought there are similarities too. Even more so , Albeniz

@SpaghettiToaster

7 жыл бұрын

Albeniz is Ravel though.

@SpaghettiToaster

6 жыл бұрын

More like Spanish Godowsky I'd say.

@charlesdavis7087

5 жыл бұрын

That's exactly the problem. These master works windup sounding French. I like my Goyescas with blood, hot blood, fire and the smell of sweat. Not all this lavender sentimentality. A-le-thee-a de Larrocha use to burn the 'house' down after each performance. If you ever want to hear what Spanish fire really sounds like, try Alicia's insights on these great Spanish works.

7:58

So fucking romantic lol

34:00 Inventing notes

@davcaslop

3 жыл бұрын

They are "semifusas" in Spanish, in English they are called "hemi demi semi quaver" or "64th note" in American English Edit: I'm talking about the notes that tey have four flags connecting the stems together.

@davidvonschledorn2671

3 жыл бұрын

@@davcaslop He's talking about the pianist playing notes that aren't even on the score

@lampadairevisqueux5247

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidvonschledorn2671 bite

8:23 Family Guy

@ohadnativ

4 жыл бұрын

Diego Gonzales literally the show’s main theme, second half

To read this music the pianist has to be cross eyed. Or become cross eyed reading it! Why doesn't Granados use a key signature? The first part of this could be in D flat or G flat major

@jorgefraile218

3 жыл бұрын

I think that's the reason. Like with Prokofiev's music, who usually doesn't put a key signature, because it's not clear.

31:13

Not that this masterwork needs any numerical figures to prop it up, but I can’t help but wonder how many notes are in this thing. Google didn’t come up with anything; does anyone know how to figure this type of thing out? (There’s an often-quoted figure that Rachmaninoff’s third piano concerto has around 30,000 and the value is known exactly, so clearly *someone* knows - I doubt they counted one by one 😂)

@josephgranata13

2 ай бұрын

Ok so apparently a group of people on the PianoWorld forum did, in fact, count Rach 3 manually back in 2006 😮

13:26

Which music period is this music from? Thanks:)

@jhwarby2012

5 жыл бұрын

Definitely romantic! :)

@segmentsAndCurves

2 жыл бұрын

Late romantic. The "late" as in this comment.

@segmentsAndCurves

2 жыл бұрын

But classical music period don't work that well with Iberian (Spain and Portugal) music.

18:10

4:00

1:34

16:25 - 16:35

Why is there barely ever a key signature

@davcaslop

3 жыл бұрын

The harmony changes so much that it could be even annoying to have a key signature other that C / Am.