Ravel - Pavane pour une infante defunte - Vestard Shimkus video free download


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Uploaded: 2008/12/20

Pianist Vestard Shimkus plays "Pavane pour une infante defunte" by Maurice Ravel.

Recorded live, February 2006.

Vestard Shimkus (Vestards Šimkus) studied in Riga, Los Angeles, Madrid and Munich with professors Dmitri Bashkirov, Daniel Pollack, Vadim Suchanov and others. Has also studied composition with Peteris Vasks.

Among his prizes are 1st prize at the international Bad-Kissinger KlavierOlympiade piano competition (Germany, 2007), Los Angeles Liszt Piano Competition (2002) and Stockholm Performing Artists Competition (2001). In 2002 he was awarded with the Grand Music Prize of Latvia (2002) and "White Star" order of Estonia (2005).

Shimkus has given performances throughout Europe, the USA, the Middle-East and Japan. Festival appearances have included Bergen Festival (Norway), Lockenhaus Gidon Kremer Festival (Austria), Kissinger Sommer Festival, Al Bustan Festival (Lebanon), amongst others. He has performed with BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, KREMERata Baltica, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie and Tallin Chamber Orchestra and has collaborated with such conductors as Lawrence Foster, Vassily Sinaisky, Eri Klas, Woldemar Nelsson, Anu Tali, Jonathan Darlington, Andris Nelsons and Olari Elts.

Shimkus has released two solo CD albums and has had compositions published by Schott Music. His own newly composed piano concerto was premiered on July 2008.

Info: www.geocities.com/vestards

Comments

6 years ago

Christopher Kennedy

Quite beautifully played with depth and sensitivity, I only wish the piano had been in tune!

7 years ago

Val G

Thank you.

9 years ago

星疤客

too fast=(

9 years ago

Anjie A

I definitely prefer the piano solo to the orchestral rendition of this piece. The solo is able to bring out the hauntingly lonely and melancholy feel.

10 years ago

jukup1

As a non-expert, i can just listen with my heart, and this piece played in this way is just moving.

10 years ago

puffy231

actually it's the other way around. He intended for it to be played slow and the interpretations he heard were way to fast.

10 years ago

renu chepuru

absolutely stunning

10 years ago

tdavis925

Ravel himself stated that the interpretations he had heard were too slow. This song is supposed to be for a processional dance, not a funeral. In the words of Ravel, it's "Pavane for a dead princess", not "dead Pavane for a princess".

11 years ago

Quinn Parker

I would naturally lean towards a similar performance but there really isn't such a thing as a "poor" interpretation imo, unless of course one is ignoring what is written by the composer.

11 years ago

FlemishWarrior

Batman brought me here xD

11 years ago

drewenstevenson11

I agree. From 35 to 45 seconds, not good.

11 years ago

Tbop3

*for the orchestra version

11 years ago

Tbop3

None that I've heard of at least. At least not the ones you can download from IMSLP. Remember that the orchestra version all the strings are written as staccato. Still think that's a very original and at the same time completely respectful interpretation.

11 years ago

Eduardo Larrachea Sifri

Is there a version of the piano score with no sustain pedal? Are you sure? Because all the sheet music i've seen has the "Ped." symbol, from the "trés lointain" to the end of the piece.

11 years ago

Sofia G

i'm crying

11 years ago

Tbop3

According to what? To all the interpretations we've heard so far? Traditionally I agree this piece is usually more dolce but looking at the score.... Well he's got a tempo around 58 (though score says 54 but well that's less than 7% faster). Here again, this interpretation is one of the very few that respects the staccato and the absence of sustain pedal in the score... So before overly criticizing check out the score again! ;)

11 years ago

Dominic Muzzi

yeah, take it from the armchair conductor, not the professional pianist!

11 years ago

Tasha Godspell

Really beautiful...it's sad but it has strong emotion.

12 years ago

taylormade060600

12 people have fell for the dislike button :(

12 years ago

taylormade060600

pure quality just the way the composer wanted it could be a little slower

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