Composer: Maurice Ravel
Performer: Walter Gieseking
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Warner
Release: 2022
Size: 1.17 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68
01. I. Prélude
02. II. Fugue
03. III. Forlane
04. IV. Rigaudon
05. V. Menuet
06. VI. Toccata
Sonatine M. 40
07. I. Modéré
08. II. Mouvement de menuet
09. III. Animé
10. Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55
11. I. Ondine
12. II. Le Gibet
13. III. Scarbo
mong the major accomplishments of Walter Gieseking’s career at the piano, the three cycles Mozart, Debussy, and Ravel have influenced generations of musicians and are part of the discographic legend. The Ravel recordings in particular are striking tokens of Gieseking’s unsurpassed refinement and deep understanding of the French spirit, perhaps a legacy of his French childhood?