Composer: Maurice Ravel
Performer: Javier Perianes
Orchestra: Orchestre de Paris
Conductor: Josep Pons
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Size: 689 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Miroirs, M. 43
01. IV. Alborada del gracioso (orchestra version)
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68
02. I. Prélude. Vif (Piano version)
03. II. Fugue. Allegro moderato (Piano version)
04. III. Forlane. Allegretto (Piano version)
05. IV. Rigaudon. Assez vif (Piano version)
06. V. Menuet. Allegro moderato (Piano version)
07. VI. Toccata. Vif (Piano version)
Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83
08. I. Allegramente
09. II. Adagio assai
10. III. Presto
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
11. I. Prélude. Vif (Orchestral Suite)
12. II. Forlane. Allegretto (Orchestral Suite)
13. III. Menuet. Allegro moderato (Orchestral Suite)
14. VI. Rigaudon. Assez vif (Orchestral Suite)
Miroirs, M. 43
15. IV. Alborada del gracioso (Piano version)
As if in a mirror, this recording juxtaposes the original piano versions of two of Ravel’s masterpieces (‘Le Tombeau de Couperin’ and ‘Alborada del gracioso’) with their respective orchestrations. The ‘Concerto in G Major’ combines the two facets, both when the piano is integrated into the overall sound and when it plays its role as a soloist. The subtle playing of Javier Perianes and the refined sonorities of the Orchestre de Paris, conducted by Josep Pons, also remind us that Spain was the most significant source of inspiration in Ravel’s output.