Jean-Baptiste Fonlupt - Stravinsky, Ravel, Prokofiev: Ballets - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Against the backdrop of it's 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 colors 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. Album Tracks 1. Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka I. Russian Dance 2. Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka II. in Petrushka's Room 3. Stravinsky Three Movements from Petrushka III. the Shrovetide Fair 4. Ravel La Valse 5. Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Ten Pieces for Piano Op.75 (Excerpts) I. Juliet As a Young Girl 6. Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Ten Pieces for Piano Op.75 (Excerpts) II. Mercutio 7. Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Ten Pieces for Piano Op.75 (Excerpts) III. Montagues and Capulets 8. Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet Ten Pieces for Piano Op.75 (Excerpts) IV. Romeo and Juliet Before Parting 9. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales I. Modéré. TRÈS Franc 10. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales II. Assez Lent, Avec Une Expression Intense 11. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales III. Modéré 12. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales IV. Assez Animé 13. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales V. Presque Lent, Dans Un Sentiment Intime 14. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales VI. Vif 15. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales VII. Moins Vif 16. Ravel Valses Nobles Et Sentime