Marcelle Meyer broadcast recordings: Scarlatti and Mozart (1950-1956)
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33:3322:0A series of Swiss radio broadcast recordings of the great French pianist Marcelle Meyer playing Scarlatti and Mozart in sessions held between 1950 and 1956.
These remarkable performances by the fabled pianist were issued only once, on a deluxe 2-disc set by the now defunct Tahra label, and like all out-of-print Meyer releases this limited edition set fetches top prices at online auctions. (If you can get a copy, I wholeheartedly recommend it: it contains rare photos provided by Meyer's daughter, a complete discography, and the restoration work of these rare recordings by engineer Charles Eddy is truly marvellous!)
Meyer had an incredibly broad repertoire, from the earliest Baroque keyboard works through to the compositions written by her contemporaries in the 20th century. With her trademark crystalline tone, clarity of articulation, stunningly subtle pedal technique, vibrant rhythmic pulse, and refined nuancing, Meyer brings older music to life with tremendous presence and vivacity. These recordings are a welcome addition to the substantial but frequently overlooked discography of this truly phenomenal pianist.
Scarlatti
0:00 Sonata in E Major K.380/L.23*
6:56 Sonata in C Major K.72/L.401^
9:06 Sonata in F Major K.446/L.433^
12:52 Sonata in B Minor K.27/L.449*
(recorded October 17, 1950* and May 11, 1953^)
Mozart
Piano Sonata in B-Flat Major KV 498a [likely composed by August Eberhard Müller (1767-1817) but published in 1797 as Mozart] ^
15:51 I. Allegro
19:36 II. Andante
22:10 III. Menuetto
25:05 IV. Rondo
Sonata No.8 in A Minor KV.310*
29:35 I. Allegro maestoso
33:33 II. Andante cantabile
39:27 III. Presto
Sonata No.12 in F Major KV.332^
42:24 I. Allegro
46:37 II. Adagio
50:55 III. Allegro assai
55:30 Adagio in B Minor KV.540*
1:03:31 Fantaisie in C Minor KV.396^
(originally a fragment for piano and violin; arranged and completed by Max. Stadler)
(recorded May 11, 1953^ and October 27, 1956*)
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As always, I'm blown away by her playing in the first minute. K380 is my favourite Scarlatti sonata but this... the left is like a cat walking on the keyboard while the right hand plays firm and chimey tune. Perfection, perfection, perfection.
@pianomaly9
Жыл бұрын
Scarlatti wrote a sonata like a cat walking on the keyboard.
Un bonheur de chaque instant. Un art du piano à l'opposé de celui de Gould, l'articulation méticuleuse qui leur est commune ne tournant jamais à la démonstration anxieuse comme chez le Canadien, au détriment du chant, ici vibrant.
Esecuzioni fantastiche
Una sraordinaria scoperta, per me, questa splendida pianista che riesce a coniugare limpidezza, precisione di tocco e straordinaria cantabilità.
I totally agree with Ann Jean Millikan, her Scarlatti sonatas are lovely and delicately played
Heavenly! Thank you.
Beautiful playing. Anything by her is worth digging out
@ThePianoFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!!!
un autre monde...disparu...quelle finesse! quelle élégance!
thank you for this wonderful addition to her discography! I picked up the 17 cd emi box in Paris a few years ago and didn't know about these broadcasts. To me she is one of the greatest of pianists--musicians. Beautiful sound, supple and expressive rhythm, eloquent phrasing ,and, above all heartfelt expression!
@ThePianoFiles
3 жыл бұрын
She's one of my all-time favourite pianists and every note she recorded is worth hearing... an absolute marvel! Be sure to check out the Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain broadcast I uploaded, also out of print... smouldering playing!!
An example of the best music ever composed, performed by an extraordinary, unique pianist. This is a true gift of musical art, at a time when we need it most.
I think she's my new favorite pianist.
@ThePianoFiles
3 жыл бұрын
I've yet to hear a recording of her that was anything less than superb! Check out her Debussy, Ravel, and Chabrier in particular... and her Rameau...
@shamsam4
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThePianoFiles I've been doing just that for the last few days. Fantastic! I can't believe I'd never heard of her before last Friday. She initially caught me on Bach, and I'm devouring everything else I can find. She doesn't do too much or too little, it's really just right; maybe even perfect. Thanks for putting these up!
@ThePianoFiles
3 жыл бұрын
@@shamsam4 She really is just right at everything - and always refined, always the right 'mood' ... her Falla Nights in the Gardens of Spain on my channel is another rare live performance of hers, utterly jaw-dropping. Enjoy!
@shamsam4
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThePianoFiles Thank you, I shall!
@ericwyness9089
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThePianoFiles I must agree with you and with Sam Williamson - she's always, well, wonderful. My new fave pianist - not merely a fine player, but a great one, and an infallible guide in any composer she performs. It's strange though that she never recorded Satie, and only a bit of Poulenc although she was friends with both. Thanks again for posting these gorgeous performances.
LOVELY & what a delicate, deft touch! Joy to discover her here recently... making my way thru her recordings!
Magician performance as usually bravo, with love from New Jersey, USA
LOVELY, lovely and delicately played Scarlatti! Thank you for this video!
Indeed some marvelous playing by this superb pianist and envy you your hold of these broadcast but also happy that you generously share this with other Meyer enthusiasts.
@ThePianoFiles
3 жыл бұрын
These were in fact available for a limited time on the Tahra label but now out of print and very hard to come by! I wish I had more... there are a few unpublished ones of her that exist which I hope will some day be made available!
Marcelle Meyer had the unique ability to make Scarlatti sound like music.
@hellbooks3024
5 ай бұрын
Funny, I had a similar thought about her Mozart.
Fabulosa expresividad y delicadeza. Esto es un tesoro.
Meticulously perfect!
A unique and extraordinary pianist, one of many great ones. Thank you for sharing.
just gorgeous playing...
Wonderful playing !
Wondrous ! xxxxxxx
Thank you for sharing this beautiful Music
A remarkable spirit and resourceful musician !
Thank you! 🌻
@h.r.f.schotanus9654
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing touché
Welch ein wunderbares, kultiviertes Spiel.
_At 5,100 views, GOD bless Marcelle!_
💝💝💝 TY
Flawless! Beautiful!
@captvdub330
2 ай бұрын
Beautiful, yes. Flawless? No. I heard a splatter at around 18:47 or 8. But, overall, a very beautiful performance filled with undeniable humanity!
This is incredibly beautiful
Majestically ELEGANT!!!! Thank- profoundly for sharing these performances of this very extraordinary artist
Lovely! thank you!
19:36 Same theme in Mozart's concerto no.15 (Andante)
Maravilhoso. Gratidão por compsrtilhar.
Marcelle Meyer's needle-sharp fingerwork legitimises the piano performance of these classics.
@captvdub330
2 ай бұрын
There are very many "legitimate " performances of Scarlatti sonatas on modern piano. Horowitz, Michelangeli, Gilels, to name a very few. In fact, because of the colors revealed in this great music performed on modern piano, performances on harpsichord begin to sound archaic and maybe less "legitimate." I wager Scarlatti would agree.
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サティ、ドビッシー、ラベルらの活躍する時代に生きた女流ピアニストのメイエはサティなどにとても可愛がられたという。確かな演奏技術と気品のあるその演奏は、良き時代の空気を十分に伝えながら古めかしさを全く感じさせません。私もあまり知らなかったのですが、もっと知られて良い名ピアニストだと思います。
In the first sonata I notice a change of notes from what I usually hear at around 1:13, and in the recurring passage.
It's beautiful indeed, but the sound is strangely clear for the broadcast recording from the 50's?
Scarlatti: - Kk. 380 in E - 0:00 - Kk. 72 in C - 6:56 - Kk. 446 in F - 9:06 - Kk. 27 in b - 12:52 formerly attributed to Mozart, but now believed to be by August Eberhard Mueller: Sonata in B flat KV 498a Anhalt C25.04 - 1. Allegro - 15:51 - 2. Andante - 19:36 - 3. Menuetto - 22:10 - 4. Rondo - 25:05 Mozart: Sonata #8 in a minor KV. 310 - 1. Allegro maestoso - 29:35 - 2. Andante cantabile - 33:33 - 3. Presto - 39:27 Sonata #12 in F KV. 332 - 1. Allegro - 42:24 - 2. Adagio - 46:37 - 3. Allegro assai - 50:55 Adagio in b minor KV. 540 - 55:30 (please note - this was accidently misidentified as "KV. 340" above) Fantasia in c minor KV 396/385f - 1:01:31 (originally a fragment for piano and violin; arranged and completed by Max. Stadler)
@ThePianoFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for this! A shame the CD had so many misattributions!
@ericwyness9089
3 жыл бұрын
@@ThePianoFiles You are most welcome, and thank you for posting such delicious performances. Just to be clear, the final piece, the Fantasia in c minor, is indeed by Mozart, but incomplete - we only have 27 measures in his hand, and with a violin part beginning only in the 23rd bar. Back in the day Maximilian Schindler (1748 - 1833) completed it, dropping the violin part. The result is a very fine piece - I remember Alfred Brendel when he was starting out made an excellent recording of it (for Vanguard. I think).
@ericwyness9089
3 жыл бұрын
Oops - that should be Maximillian Stadler ! not Schindler.
Her Scarlatti is one of several other great interpretations. But... Meyers Mozart is strong and emotional as if she had borowed her hands to the master himself. (Ravels influence?)
? Comparée aux interprétations plus récentes (Gould, *Pogorelich* , Quéffélec, Tharaud, ...), cette interprétation de ces délicieuses sonates apporte-t-elle vraiment un 'plus' ?
@ThePianoFiles
3 жыл бұрын
Yes they do. And speak to Alexandre Tharaud about Meyer - he idolizes her, and when Meyer's daughter met him backstage after a concert, he got on his knees and took her hand.
@mariobeer4918
3 жыл бұрын
Ils jouent tous évidemment bien, en virtuoses qu'ils sont, mais Marcelle continue à être la seule qui chante les sonates de Scarlatti comme elles doivent l'être. Et pas seulement Scarlatti...
The Mozart. How the composition of music is a blank slate. How a musical intelligence greater than his might interpret it.
It would be helpful if you could kindly provide timings.
@Piratebreadstick
3 жыл бұрын
Being able to listen to this amazing music at no cost isn't enough for you?
@ericwyness9089
3 жыл бұрын
I've done that now - have a look !
Perhaps Scarlatti's music is ideally suited to female pianists, as I never used to like male interpretations, but do like Marcelle Meyer's, which is almost as lovely as the much more modern recording by sublimely gifted Tiffany Poon: kzread.info/dash/bejne/d5ehqKWpn7exiMY.html