Ravel Piano Concerto in G Major: The most beautiful piano concerto ever written?

Could there ever be 'the most beautiful concerto', or even a 'best' concerto? In this video, Harley Lovegrove compares six different performances of this masterful work and encourages us to decide, not only, on which one we like best, but also to consider could this piano concerto ever be considered amongst the very best and most beautiful of all time?

Chapters
00:00 - Title & intro music
00:28 - Introduction to Ravel and G Major Concerto
06:46 - 1st Movement: Allegramente
28:49 - 2nd Movement: Adagio Assai
54:19 - 3rd Movement: Presto

Performances featured:
(Spotify links)
Zimmerman / Boulez: Cleveland Orchestra
https://open.spotify.com/album/0uMPPy...
Leonard Bernstein: Columbia Symphony Orchestra
https://open.spotify.com/album/5a9Tb6...
Argerich / Vedernikov: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana
https://open.spotify.com/album/0ReZdj...
Katchen / Kertesz: London Symphony Orchestra
https://open.spotify.com/album/06uSPh...
Michelangeli / Gracis: Philharmonia Orchestra
https://open.spotify.com/album/021fHM...
Grimaud / Zinman: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
https://open.spotify.com/album/5WCbAv...

Link to video footage of performances on YouTube:
Leonard Bernstein:
   • L. Bernstein conducts and plays Ravel...  
Martha Argerich:
   • Martha Argerich: Ravel - Piano Concer...  
   • 2020 | Martha Argerich plays Ravel Pi...  
   • Martha Argerich: Ravel Piano Concerto...  
   • Ravel : Concerto en sol (Martha Arger...  

HiFi equipment used in this video:
Loudspeakers: Pearl Acoustics SG
Preamplifier: Sugden DAP800
Amplifier: English Acoustics 41c
Cables: Loudspeaker cables: Pearl Acoustics Neutral Balance,
Interconnects: AudioQuest (various)
Listening Room acoustic panels: GIK

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