Ravel grew up in Paris during la belle epoque, the thirty-odd years prior to 1914 when Paris was the unquestioned artistic centre of the world. The fin de siecle years saw him enter the Paris Conservatoire. He was an immensely gifted youth, and one by one his early compositions began to show a real mastery of conception and execution-before the 1800s were out, he had produced such assured works as Habenera, Menuet antique, several fine songs, and Pavane pour une infante defunte.
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1 |
Ravel
(arr. Palmer) |
Five
O'Clock Foxtrot from L'enfant et les sortileges |
4:30 |
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2 |
Ravel |
Boléro |
15:32 |
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3 |
Ravel |
Pavane
for a Dead Princess |
6:50 |
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4 |
Ravel
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Tzigane
for Violin and Orchestra
Stephanie Chase violin |
10:37 |
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5 |
Ravel |
La
valse |
12:06 |
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6 |
Ravel
(arr. Hoérée) |
Pièce
in the form of a Habanera
for Oboe and Orchestra.
Han de Vries oboe |
3:24 |
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Ravel |
Daphnis
and Chloé, Suite II |
17:50 |
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7 |
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6:20 |
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8 |
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6:32 |
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9 |
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4:57 |
TT:
71:27 |
Review:
"This one of a series of SACDs from enterprising conductor Geoffrey Simon which might be viewed as standard “greatest hits” albums, but which are so well selected and presented - as well as enthusiastically performed - that the series takes on a higher calibre of interest" John Sunier, www.audaud.com
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