kalaresh (July 20, 2008 at 11:01 pm)

It's a little too fast and a bit out of control, but that's a good thing; no sense playing it safe with this piece. What's so fascinating about this performance is that it's evident that Bernstein's ego is all invested in his conducting, not his piano playing. As a result he feels free to take risks no career virtuoso would think of taking. The musicianship is rock-solid; he approaches this piece as only a composer would. I imagine that this performance resembles the way Ravel himself played it.

p0lyph0ny (July 13, 2008 at 7:49 pm)

He looks like he's having so much fun with this. Great!

S2O7R5A9 (July 12, 2008 at 12:42 pm)

指輪つけたままあんなに素敵なピアノ弾けるなんて...すごいです!!

gxfu0127 (July 12, 2008 at 12:14 am)

you rehearse, rehearse, and rehearse. a conductor basically makes the orchestra. he worries about his part and makes sure no renegade player straggles behind. by performance these people will have worked with each other enough so that all bernstein has to do is nod his head at each section to cue. i clearly remember one video i saw when karajan was conducting beethoven's 9 with the bpo - nobody was playing with any music!

clymnestre (July 7, 2008 at 9:53 am)

I remain facinated by Bernstein interpretation even played much more fast that Michelangeli does... But done as Bernstein does, is amazing and fabulous!

Rinhos (July 6, 2008 at 5:08 pm)

Bernstein.....what a genius!!!!

ellenol1014 (July 2, 2008 at 2:19 am)

how can he be a wonderful conductor and a great pianist at the same time？？？？？？！！！！！

Isidroprada (June 29, 2008 at 5:16 am)

Cool.

vladhorowitz (June 22, 2008 at 4:58 pm)

el ficha de la trompeta riendose a los 23 seg..

oboistCONDUCTOR (June 21, 2008 at 11:14 pm)

Amanzingly well fast and fantastique