Composer: Sergei Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, Igor Stravinsky
Performer: Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: La Dolce Volta
Catalogue: LDV104
Release: 2022
Size: 996 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Stravinsky: Three Movements from Petrushka
01. I. Russian Dance
02. II. In Petrushka’s Room
03. III. The Shrovetide Fair
04. Ravel: La Valse
Prokofiev: Pieces For Piano From “Romeo And Juliet” Op.75
05. I. Juliet as a Young Girl
06. II. Mercutio
07. III. Montagues and Capulets
08. IV. Romeo and Juliet before Parting
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
09. I. Modéré. Très franc
10. II. Assez lent, avec une expression intense
11. III. Modéré
12. IV. Assez animé
13. V. Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
14. VI. Vif
15. VII. Moins vif
16. VIII. Épilogue, lent
Against the backdrop of its decors, ballet offers itself up as a spectacle, arousing admiration and enchantment. In the early Twentieth Century, from the Palais Garnier to the Bolshoi, from the Châtelet to the Mariinsky, the shimmering colours of the orchestra were often combined with the innovative choreography of the Ballets Russes.
The music to which these ballets were danced, assigned to illustrious composers, could hardly be for piano, which was tolerated only to accompany the dancers in their rehearsal studios. But is that really the case? If so, then why are there so many piano versions made by the composers themselves, alongside the orchestral ones? Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt answers that question here with dazzling imagination and virtuosity.