Maurice Ravel - The Condon Collection: Masters of The Piano Roll - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

2 Disc set. The Condon Collection, compiled by Australian musician and leading piano roll authority Denis Condon, documents major classical composers including Claude Debussy, George Gershwin and Sergei Rachmaninoff performing their famous piano works using a form of music storage and playback technology that predates modern recording techniques. Recorded between 1905 and 1933, and capturing every nuance of each individual performance, this extensive archive faithfully reproduces the playing styles and techniques of these legendary musicians and offers a unique opportunity to experience these rare performances and historical treasures first-hand, while also serving as a comprehensive archive of the reproducing piano's unique musical legacy. Up next Claude Debussy performs his original Piano works.

Probably the most famous French composer of Impressionistic music, pianist Maurice Ravel is best known for his orchestral work, Bolero (1928), although he himself considered the piece trivial. His technically demanding piano pieces are world renowned and this rare recording from the early 1930's captures the master interpreting his own work and is one of the few recordings of his own music known to exist. All selections newly remastered.

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