Composer: Maurice Ravel
Orchestra: Basque National Orchestra
Conductor: Robert Trevino
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Ondine
Catalogue: ODE1385-2
Release: 2021
Size: 586 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. La valse, M. 72
02. Alborada del gracioso, M. 43c
Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
03. I. Prélude à la nuit
04. II. Malagueña
05. III. Habanera
06. IV. Feria
07. Une barque sur l’océan, M. 43a
08. Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19a
09. Boléro, M. 81
Conductor Robert Trevino’s new album release on Ondine – after a successful debut with a complete Beethoven symphony cycle – features six orchestral pieces by Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), one of the most famous Basque composers, played by the Basque National Orchestra. Born in a small town in France very close to the Spanish border, Ravel spent most of his life in Paris. However, he was extremely proud of his Basque background having absorbed himself to the culture already as a child, and many elements of Basque music can be found in his compositions. In this historic release, we can finally hear Ravel’s orchestral music being interpreted by Basque musicians in the form of the Basque National Orchestra. These performances on some of the most fantastic orchestral scores of the 20th Century also shed light to the Basque influences in Ravel’s music.