Ravel - Enchanting Ravel - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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. Album Tracks 1. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) 2. Miroirs V. La Vallee Des Cloches 3. Le Tombeau de Couperin VI. Toccata 4. Gaspard de la Nuit II. Le Gibet 5. Miroirs II. Oiseaux Tristes

Take a large spoonful of Bolero, add a small amount of Pavane, simmer in the heat of Feria, then mix with a little Blues and you have the perfect Ravel. It's the recipe for success in the 'Best of' market, particularly when you have Naxos's stunning performances. What did the critics say when the discs, from which this compilation is taken, were first issued. InchThe whole performance, throbbing with life, makes you listen afreshInch, was the Gramophone's view of Thiollier's performance of the Piano Concerto. InchSuperbly recordedInch, was the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs accolade for Ma m_re l'oye, while Fanfare adds the Rapsodie Espagnole is Inchwell conceived, executed and recordedInch. Album Tracks 1. Pavanne Pour Une Infante Defunte 2. Violin Sonata in G Major Violin Sonata in G Major - Blues (Moderato) 3. Miroirs Alborada Del Gracioso 4. Ma Mere L'oye Le Jardin Feerique 5. Jeux D'eau 6. Tzigane 7. Rapsodie Espagnole Feria 8. Le Tombeau de Couperin Rigaudon 9. Le Tombeau de Couperin Menuet 10. Piano Concerto in G Major Adagio Assai 11. String Quartet in F Major Assez Vif. Tres Rythme 12. Bolero

'Rencontre' is the first recital album of soprano Raquel Camarinha and pianist Yoan Héreau, new signings on Naïve. It crystallizes several years of passionate live music-making for the duo. From Debussy to Poulenc, via Ravel and the all-too rare Delage, we are invited on a journey akin to a game of mirrors between composers, music, poems, characters and performers, that is in turn amorous, dreamlike, mysterious and wonderfully evocative. The Portuguese soprano Raquel Camarinha was born in Braga in 1986. She began her vocal studies in 2000, completed the Secondary Singing Course in 2004, and in 2009 the Undergraduate Course in Music, at the University of Aveiro. In 2011 she took her master's degree at the Paris Conservatoire Supérieur de Musique et Danse, in the class of Chantal Mathias. Winner of several national and international awards, in 2011 she won first prize at the Luísa Todi National Singing Competition in Portugal, as well as the Best Female Performer Award at the Armel Opera Competition in Hungary.