Pianist Lucas Debargue live

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Just caught the last mov. of the Schumann, missed the Bach, plan to hear the entire 2nd half. About 10 minutes into Intermission as I type this. You'll need to sign up for a guest account,easliy done.Dont know if will be archived. Free of charge today.

From MediciTV:

https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/lucas ... e=medicitv

Sit back and marvel at the talent of young French piano virtuoso Lucas Debargue at the Philharmonie de Paris in a carefully chosen solo recital! Debargue's program leads us from Bach to Scriabin, beginning with the perennially delightful, celebrated Italian Concerto by J.S. Bach and ending with Scriabin's moody and magnificent Fantasie in B Minor. On the way, he passes by Schumann's Sonata No. 3 in F Minor (sometimes called a "concerto without orchestra" for its scope and power) and two pieces by Fauré, a composer of whose work Debargue may the be the most thoughtful interpreter of our day.

Although Debargue's playing would be exceptional on any instrument, this recital has the added bonus of bringing you a glimpse of an extraordinary and unusual piano, the Opus 102 by Stephen Paulello. This marvel boasts 102 keys, 14 more than a traditional piano, giving it a truly singular harmonic palette and what Debargue calls an "infinite" dynamic range—in his words, it is a piano that "will never be out of fashion… it will naturally make its way among the legendary instruments and inspire many generations of musicians and music lovers."



Philharmonie de Paris

Lucas Debargue | Pianist

Johann Sebastian Bach, Italian Concerto in F Major, BWV 971
Robert Schumann, Sonata for Piano No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14
Gabriel Fauré, Barcarolle No. 3 in G-flat Major, Op. 42
Alexander Scriabin, Piano Sonata No. 4 in F-sharp Major, Op. 30
Gabriel Fauré, Ballade in F sharp Major, Op. 19
Alexander Scriabin, Fantasie in B minor, Op. 28

Directed by: Jean-Pierre Loisil
Venue: Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, Philharmonie de Paris (Paris, France)
Broadcast date: Saturday, January 15, 2022 1:30 PM (CST)

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Debargue live videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxgZromgv-Q ( His own “Toccata “ )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBcQT6d ... rt_radio=1 ( Milosz Magin, “ Nostalgie du pays “ )

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ixy4dDC2JV4 ( Magin, Piano Concerto No.3 for Piano,String Orchestra and Timpani )

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Just caught the last mov. of the Schumann, missed the Bach, plan to hear the entire 2nd half. About 10 minutes into Intermission as I type this. You'll need to sign up for a guest account,easliy done.Dont know if will be archived. Free of charge today.

Saints be praised, the Jan.15 recital is available as a free VOD for awhile.I plan to watch a second time.

https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/lucas ... aris-2022/

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From Tsinandali Festival,Georgia, Sept.11, 2022.

https://www.medici.tv/en/concerts/lucas ... and-alkan/

Frederic Chopin, Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38

Maurice Ravel, Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55, "Ondine" (only)

Franz Liszt, Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata, S. 161/7

Domenico Scarlatti, Sonata in D Minor, K. 32

Lucas Debargue, Improvisation on Jesse Greer "Just You, Just Me"

(Don’t know what happened to the Mozart and Alkan )

Piano sound rather bright, harsh for a Bechstein, perhaps the miking or audio processing. I enjoyed his narrative style ,story-telling as it were, in the Chopin and Liszt, although seemed (?) technically stretched a couple times in the Liszt. 40-minute good quality video.