Ravel: Miroirs/Le Tombeau De Couperin

On this CD:

1. Miroirs, for piano (or orchestra)
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by Yukie Nagai

2. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by Yukie Nagai

Ravel: Miroirs/Le Tombeau De Couperin, Music, Maurice Ravel, Yukie Nagai, Classical, Classical Music, Keyboard, Keyboard Work with Descriptive or Unclassified Title
Ravel: Boléro
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Simply wonderful!
  • quiet time reorganization of the mind
  • Sumptuous
  • You never have enough Ravel - just never.
  • The Best of Ravel By Master Conductor And Orchestra
 Ravel: Boléro

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ASIN: B00002MXMX
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

  1. Bolero
  2. Alborada del gracioso
  3. Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): Prelude
  4. Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 1 Tableau: Andse du rouet et Scene
  5. Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 2 Tableau: Pavane de la Belle du bois dormant
  6. Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 3 Tableau: Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete
  7. Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 4 Tableau: Petit Poucet
  8. Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 5 Tableau: Laideronette, Imperatrice des pagodes
  9. Une Barque sur l'ocean
  10. Rapsodie espagnole: Prelude a la nuit - Malaguena - Habanera - Feria

Tracks:

  1. La Valse
  2. Pavane pour une infante defunte
  3. Le tombeau de Couperin: Prelude
  4. Le tombeau de Couperin: Forlane
  5. Le tombeau de Couperin: Menuet
  6. Le tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon
  7. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere - Assez lent
  8. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere - Assez anime
  9. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Presque lent - Azzez vif
  10. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Moins vif - Epilogue
  11. Menuet antique
  12. Fanfare pour 'L'Eventail de Jeanne
  13. Daphnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2): Lever du jour
  14. Daphnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2): Pantomime
  15. Dapnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2): Danse generale

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Simply wonderful!.......2007-01-09

If you are a music buff like myself ( and I do like all kinds of music ), than what's not to like about The Boléro, by Ravel? And I don't buy into that hog-wash of a story that Ravel wrote this piece in the beginning of dementia...gimmie a break and give that man credit where credit is due.....The Boléro is a master piece! Ok...my review: It was a pleasure to shop for this Cd on Amazon ( after a disappointing search in a main music store )I found what I was looking for, ordered it and anxiously waited it's delivery, which was only about 5 days. The Cd was delivered in tip-top shape and I have enjoyed repeated plays of The Boléro! ( if it were an LP, the grooves would have been worn down by now! ) Today...it's back to classic rock for me. I would surely order from Amazon again!

5 out of 5 stars quiet time reorganization of the mind.......2007-01-05

Have listened to this over the years from a teen who couldn't understand why anyone would write something so slow and repetitive, to a young married who now understood a vehicle for passion in a world filled with disraction, to a person who hears the joy and passion and struggles of a composer and appreciates the pain as a growth process for humans. Tenderly,hot,good stuff.More please.

5 out of 5 stars Sumptuous.......2007-01-04


To heck with arguments about Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, etc. Ravel's Bolero was the first ever piece of rock music, so there. This version by Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony totally nails it, always been my favorite version. The trick is to not let things get over the top as the intensity heightens. Flawless readings of the Rapsodie Espagnole and La Valse to boot makes this an essential disc. This is all the evidence you need that Charles Dutoit is the greatest living Ravel interpreter.

5 out of 5 stars You never have enough Ravel - just never........2006-01-15

This two disk set is one of those that you should add to your collection because it is wonderful music, sounds great, and is extremely affordable. Everyone knows and loves "Boléro". Commissioned by Ida Rubinstein as a ballet and premiered in 1928 was not a musical success. At another performance, led by Toscanini, Ravel complained that the tempo was too fast. Toscanini replied that it was the only way to save the work. But it soon became a mass success to Ravel's surprise and consternation. He felt they loved it for all the wrong reasons. The violinist Hélène Jourdan-Morhange relates this interesting story of one incident involving the work:

"Ravel was extremely surprised at the mass success of "Boléro" `They're going to turn it into another "Madelon", he said, rather crossly; and deep down he felt that the obsessive, musico-sexual element in the piece was probably behind its enormous popularity. But one old lady was proof against the contagion. Ravel's brother Edouard saw her, at the first performance, wedged tightly in her seat shouting above the applause `Rubbish! Rubbish!' Maurice, when informed by his brother, replied mysteriously: `That Old Lady got the message!'" from Ravel et nous 1945 page 166.

The other works on this disk are more substantive than the 15-minute crescendo and its constantly changing orchestral colors. The entire "Mother Goose" ballet - who doesn't love this? Although you usually here it performed as the suite. The "Rhapsodie Espagnol" is a favorite and delivers that wonderful Spanish flavor with a French sauce.

"Le tombeau de Couperin" and "Valses nobles et sentimentale" are orchestrations of major piano works (with some alterations in the tombeau) (there are other pieces on these disks that also began as piano works) that are probably more well known to the general public as orchestral works. However, they are very essential works in the pianist's repertoire, and I encourage you to get to know them in that form as well.

"La Valse" is really two things. There is a tribute to Johann Strauss. Ravel admitted that every composer wanted to write a very good waltz, but that it was very difficult. So, he wrote this symphonic waltz as a tribute. However, the second half is something else, is it not? There is decadence and a madness to it that seems like a nightmare to me. As if we are all trapped in this thing until everything falls apart with pain and loss into nothing. A fascinating piece.

There are other small and popular pieces on this disk that are all done well.

Recommended!

5 out of 5 stars The Best of Ravel By Master Conductor And Orchestra.......2005-11-10

French-Canadian conductor Charles Dutoit and the Motneral Symphony Orchestra deliver what is the most musically satisfying collection of Ravel Bolero's French music. At a fine price, this is a fine jewel, with moments that sparkle and burn with a beautiful fire. The first track is of course the famous Bolero, with its hypnotic, singular theme that is expanded into a climatic crescendo which is overtly sexual, primal and sensuous. It was originally a ballet about a Spanish dancer (dancing the bolero of course) in a bawdy cafe. She is spurred on to dance even more erotically by the lusty men until we can assume the men can take no more. The Rhapsody Espagnole is an evocative portrait of Spain, with lyrical passages and tonal beauty. The Valse is another classic of French music of the early 20th century. Ravel's mother had died prior to the premiere. It is a slow, romantic waltz that escalates into a frenzied dance of death. In musical terms, there is nothing too different from La Valse and Bolero. They are both basically one motif that is repeated but changes in volume and pacing. The Pavane For A Dead Princess is my favorite work of his. It is possibly the most gorgeous funeral music one will ever hear. Far from being a melancholy piece, it is a stately, Renaissance-like work that pays homage to exoticism of the East and Romanticism of the West. The Dead Princess we assume is either Moorish or Spanish and the music is lilting and spiritual without ever reaching the heights of frustration or despair that Bolero or Valse take on. The Tomb of Couperin is also a funereal piece but its beauty lies in its imitation of Baroque music. Couperin was a Baroque composer of keyboard works. The music is aptly called neo-baroque or neoclassical since it was composed in the 20th century. This same style is embedded in Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales and Minuet Antique- all works that reflect the music of the Baroque and classical eras, an homage to Handel and Gluck. Daphne Et Cloe is perhaps his most ambitious work, as it expands on the Baroque classic and makes it more operatic and orchestrally grander. All fans of Ravel will want to own this recording. Dutoit knows this music down to a T and the orchestra captures nuance and subtlety in a variety of both light and dark textures. The music is brimming with life and the sound is crisp and beautifully remastered.




Ravel: Piano Works
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Outstanding performance
  • tour de force
  • Ravel Piano Works- Pascal Roge
  • Beautiful Works, Excellent Performance
 Ravel: Piano Works

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ASIN: B00000422W
Release Date: 1994-11-15

Tracks:

  1. Gaspard de la nuit: I Ondine
  2. Gaspard de la nuit: II Le Gibet
  3. Gaspard de la nuit: III Scarbo
  4. Valses nobles et sentimentales: I Modere, tres franc
  5. Valses nobles et sentimentales: II Assez lent, avec une expression intense
  6. Valses nobles et sentimentales: III Modere
  7. Valses nobles et sentimentales: IV Assez anime
  8. Valses nobles et sentimentales: V Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
  9. Valses nobles et sentimentales: VI Vif
  10. Valses nobles et sentimentales: VII Moins vif
  11. Valses nobles et sentimentales: VIII Epilogue, lent
  12. Jeux d'eau
  13. Miroirs: I Noctuelles
  14. Miroirs: II Oiseaux tristes
  15. Miroirs: III Une barque sur l'ocean
  16. Miroirs: IV Alborada del gracioso
  17. Miroirs: V La Vallee des cloches

Tracks:

  1. Sonatine: I Modere
  2. Sonatine: II Mouvement de menuet
  3. Sonatine: III Anime
  4. Le tombeau de Couperin: I Prelude
  5. Le tombeau de Couperin: II Fugue
  6. Le tombeau de Couperin: III Forlane
  7. Le tombeau de Couperin: IV Rigaudon
  8. Le tombeau de Couperin: V Menuet
  9. Le tombeau de Couperin: VI Toccata
  10. Prelude
  11. Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
  12. A la maniere de Borodine
  13. Menuet antique
  14. Pavane pour une infante defunte
  15. A la maniere de Chabrier
  16. Ma Mere L'Oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
  17. Ma Mere L'Oye: Petit Poucet
  18. Ma Mere L'Oye: Laideronnette, imperatrice des pagodes
  19. Ma Mere L'Oye: Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete
  20. Ma Mere L'Oye: Le Jardin feerique

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Outstanding performance.......2005-11-29

I have to concur with Del Dotto's opinion in the yr 2000, this is as close to definitive as possible.
But why stop at just 1 excellent recording, also consider Jean Efflam Bavouzet on the MDG label. As well another definitive recording (yes its possible to have more than just one definitive) is Alexandre Tharaud's recent recording on Harmondo Mundi.

Pascal Rouge, a true master in Ravel, a very rare talent in the recording industry.


5 out of 5 stars tour de force.......2005-04-20

Pascal Roges recordings of Ravels great piano works serves as a honest mark of the music that never was, but perhaps might have been. Gently capturing the sheltered aura of pre-novelite Chopin, whilst endowing the music with the acousto-eco-hyperbolies of Keats, this recording is not to be missed. one can almost sense the tragic embrace that beheld Toffy and Dolly in that one moment, that one eternal moment. Ah. I shall never forget it. Ravels piano works are, in all senses, composures of 20th century modernity, suffused with the country-stylised effects of, say, Emmylou Harris, and the impecably marked greenhouse-jubilance connecting all the pieces in one final exotic anti-frenzy makes certain implications on ones ability to hate. I dont hate this cd, for example. the best pieces are Jeux d'eau, what a hit! and Le Tombeau de Couperin. Buy this cd and you will/wont be very very happy.

4 out of 5 stars Ravel Piano Works- Pascal Roge.......2002-08-30

Having searched for ages for a definitive recording of the Impressionistic Masterpiece "Gaspard de la Nuit", I found it in this CD. Roge plays the technical inferno of Ondine and Scarbo with flawless taste and passion. This recording would rival that of Martha Argerich's famous recording of Gaspard that has long been thought to be the best. The Tombeau and Sonatine are also very nicely done. Sometimes however, with the smaller lesser known pieces such as the Minuet, you get the sense that he is sightreading, not truely feeling the music. Nevertheless this is a must have.

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful Works, Excellent Performance.......2002-08-27

Together with the 2CD set of Debussy's piano works, these two albums are master recordings of the finest impressionist piano music. Pascal Roge has an astonishing control of the sound of the piano, and can bring out a beautiful palette of various tone colours and moods, orchestrating the piano and creating a dreamworld of sensations. Listen to the wonderful suite Gaspard de la Nuit, the marvellous sonatine (especially the second movement), and of course the mirroirs... This album is a must!
Ravel: Greatest Hits
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    ASIN: B000002A27
    Release Date: 1994-08-09

    Tracks:

    1. Bolero
    2. Pavane For A Dead Princess
    3. Alborada Del Gracioso
    4. Rapsodie espagnole: Feria
    5. Le tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon
    6. La Valse
    7. Piece In The Form Of A Habanera
    8. Mother Goose Suite: The Fairy Garden
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    10. Daphnis et Chloe, Suite No. 2: Pantomime
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    Debussy & Ravel: Piano Works - Samson Francois (6 CD's)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • great pianist!!!!
    • Yesterday Francois would be celebrating his eighty-two anniversary
    		Debussy & Ravel: Piano Works - Samson Francois (6 CD's)
    Samson Francois , Claude Debussy , and Maurice Ravel
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    ASIN: B0002RUAEM
    Release Date: 2004-11-02

    Tracks:

    1. 1. Danseuses De Delphes
    2. 2. Voiles
    3. 3. Le Vent Dans La Plaine
    4. 4. Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'Air Du Soir
    5. 5. Les Collines D'Anacapri
    6. 6. Des Pas Sur La Neige
    7. 7. Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'Ouest
    8. 8. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
    9. 9. La Serenade Interrompue
    10. 10. La Cathedrale Engloutie
    11. 11. Danse De Puck
    12. 12. Minstrels
    13. 1. Brouillards
    14. 2. Feuilles Mortes
    15. 3. La Puerta Del Vino
    16. 4. Les Fees Sont D'Exquises Danseuses
    17. 5. Bruyeres
    18. 6. General Lavine (Eccentric)
    19. 7. La Terrasse Des Audiences Au Clair De Lune
    20. 8. Ondine
    21. 9. Hommage A S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
    22. 10. Canope
    23. 12. Feux D'Artifice

    Tracks:

    1. 1. Reflets Dans L'eau
    2. 2. Hommage A Rameau
    3. 3. Mouvement
    4. 1. Cloches A Travers Les Feuilles
    5. 2. Et La Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
    6. 3. Poissons D'or
    7. Reverie
    8. 1. Andantino
    9. 2. Allegretto Scherzando
    10. La Plus Que Lente, Valse
    11. 1. Pour Les Degres Chromatiques
    12. 2. Pour Les Agrements
    13. 4. Pour Les Sonorites Opposees
    14. 5. Pour Les Arpeges Composes
    15. 6. Pour Les Accords
    16. Masques
    17. L'Isle Joyeuse
    18. Berceuse Heroique

    Tracks:

    1. 1. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum
    2. 2. Jimbo's Lullaby
    3. 3. Serenade For The Doll
    4. 4. The Snow Is Dancing
    5. 5. The Little Shepherd
    6. 6. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
    7. 1. Pagodes
    8. 2. La Soiree Dans Grenade
    9. 3. Jardins Sous La Pluie
    10. 1. Prelude
    11. 2. Menuet
    12. 3. Clair De Lune
    13. 4. Passepied
    14. 1. Prelude
    15. 2. Sarabande
    16. 3. Toccata

    Tracks:

    1. 1. Allegramente
    2. 2. Adagio Assai
    3. 3. Presto
    4. Lento/Allegro
    5. 1. Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant - Pierre Barbizet
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    8. 4. Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete - Pierre Barbizet
    9. 5. Le Jardin Feerique - Pierre Barbizet

    Tracks:

    1. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
    2. 1. Modere, Tres Franc
    3. 2. Assez Lent
    4. 3. Modere
    5. 4. Assez Anime
    6. 5. Presque Lent
    7. 6. Vif
    8. 7. Moins Vif
    9. 8. Epilogue: Lent
    10. Prelude
    11. Jeux D'Eau
    12. Menuet Sur Le Nom D'Haydn
    13. 1. Noctuelles
    14. 2. Oiseaux Tristes
    15. 3. Une barque Sur L'Ocean
    16. 4. Alborada Del Gracioso
    17. 5. La Vallee Des Cloches
    18. Emmanuel Chabrier (Paraphrase Sur Un Air De Gounod)
    19. Borodine

    Tracks:

    1. 1. Ondine
    2. 2. Le Gibet
    3. 3. Scarbo
    4. 1. Modere
    5. 2. Mouvement De Menuet
    6. 3. Anime
    7. 1. Prelude
    8. 2. Fugue
    9. 3. Forlane
    10. 4. Riguadon
    11. 5. Menuet
    12. 6. Toccata
    13. Menuet Antique

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars great pianist!!!!.......2007-02-16

    samson was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century his debussy was sublime and his color palete to impresionism is unsurpassed. could someone tell me if these recordings of his debussy are the stereo ones

    5 out of 5 stars Yesterday Francois would be celebrating his eighty-two anniversary .......2006-05-19

    Samson Francois figure has evidenced slow but increasing enhancement through the years. His notable pianism, aristocratic approach and refined phrasing are some of his virtues.

    If you still do not know about this legendary artist, no itý s the time for you to convince by yourself about the supreme level occupied by him.

    When he left us in 1970 at his 46, he had so much to give. The musical world remained legitimately orphan and much more vile since his premature death.

    But, fortunately his legacy will live among us, every time you listen any record you acquire of this peerless musician.

    His Ravel is loaded not only of notable, sensual and asserive expressiveness. If you know about some other performance able to equal his Gaspard de la nuit, please, be my guest.

    His Debussy is sober, eloquent with Impresionist flair and sublime musicality.

    A true artistic and a fundamental treasure in your collection.
    Louis Lortie Plays Ravel's Complete Works for Solo Piano
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    • An overlooked set
    		 Louis Lortie Plays Ravel's Complete Works for Solo Piano

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    ASIN: B0000VM3Y0
    Release Date: 2004-01-20

    Tracks:

    1. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
    2. I Prelude
    3. II Fugue
    4. III Forlane
    5. IV Rigaudon
    6. V Menuet
    7. VI Toccata
    8. Serenade Grotesque
    9. Jeux D'eau
    10. I Adelaide. Modere - Tres Franc
    11. II Assez Lent - Avec Une Expression Intense
    12. III Modere
    13. IV Assez Anime
    14. V Presque Lent - Dans Un Sentiment Intime
    15. VI Vif
    16. VII Moins Vif
    17. VIII Epilogue. Lent
    18. La Valse

    Tracks:

    1. I Ondine. Lent
    2. II Le Gibet. Tres Lent
    3. III Scarbo. Modere
    4. Majestueusement
    5. Mouvement De Menuet
    6. Allegro Giusto
    7. Paraphrase Sur Un Air De Gounod - Allegretto
    8. Assez Lent Et Tres Expressif
    9. I Noctuelles. Tres Leger
    10. II Oiseaux Tristes. Tres Lent
    11. III Une Barque Sur L'ocean. D'un Rythme Souple
    12. IV Alborada Del Gracioso. Assez Vif
    13. V La Vallee Des Cloches. Tres Lent
    14. I Modere
    15. II Mouvement De Menuet
    16. III Anime

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars An overlooked set.......2006-05-04

    Lortie's technique is assured and (I say this as a compliment) his approach seems to take Ravel's advice to heart: it suffices to perform the music rather than [over]interpret it. Ranks up there with Simon, Thibaudet, and Casadesus among other sets. Very good recorded sound.
    Ravel: Complete Music for Solo Piano
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • Destined to become a classic
    • No better deal out there
    • A must-have cd for piano fans
    • REGARDLESS OF PRICE, IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS
    		 Ravel: Complete Music for Solo Piano

    Manufacturer: Vox (Classical)
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    ASIN: B000001K24
    Release Date: 1992-11-04

    Tracks:

    1. Le Tombeau De Couperin
    2. A La Maniere De Borodine
    3. Menuet Antique
    4. A La Maniere De Chabrier
    5. Menuet Sur Le Nom De Haydn
    6. Sonatine
    7. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
    8. Jeux D'eau
    9. Prelude
    10. La Valse

    Tracks:

    1. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales
    2. Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine
    3. Gaspard de la nuit: Le Gibet
    4. Gaspard de la nuit: Scarbo
    5. Miroirs: Noctuelles
    6. Miroirs: Oiseaux tristes
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    8. Miroirs: Alborado del gracioso
    9. Miroirs: Le Vallee des cloches

    Customer Reviews:

    2 out of 5 stars Low Price....Low quality.......2002-05-03

    This is not the way Ravel is supposed to be played. It sounds heavy-handed, and too Romantic for my taste. The texture variances and image-making techniques are not there. Also the sound quality is poor. If you just want to know what Ravel's piano music sounds like, then buy it for reference. But if you want to experience the music, I reccomend Martha Argerich.

    5 out of 5 stars Destined to become a classic.......2002-01-12

    I became familiar with this collection only after I had reviewed Louis Lortie's collection of Ravel's piano music. Although I gave Lortie a 5-star rating, and I believe that still holds true, I reach for Abbey Simon's collection more often. I also indicated that Lortie's recording had become my standard, and I am not sure I would continue to say that -- Simon has challenged Lortie in that position. I completely agree with the previous reviewers who note that this collection is a find at any price, and that the special characteristics of Abbey Simon's artistry finds its most perfect expression in Ravel's piano music

    Abbey Simon has long been one of my favorite pianists. As some of the previous reviewers have indicated, he is a master of pianistic color, voicing and tone. His performances almost always have a unique signature that makes them distinguishable from everyone else. His piano, a Baldwin, also seems to have a unique sound -- with a big warm resonant bass and scintillating treble. The Vox analog recordings do a surprisingly good job of capturing his special tone and color. They were always among my favorite recordings even in the days of the LP.

    I knew Abbey Simon's recording of Gaspard de la Nuit from about 20 years ago from a Vox LP that also included Valses Nobles et Sentimentales. Despite having heard other performances of Ondine, after listening to Simon I just had to obtain the sheet music to learn the piece myself. I think no higher compliment can be paid to a pianist than that he inspires others to approach the music. More than any other pianist, Abbey Simon has re-introduced a familiar piece to me in a way that makes me want to play it. I fully agree with another reviewer who said that his Chopin recordings are worth obtaining as well.

    Abbey Simon is not as well-known as he should be. In years to come, many will look back on his recordings and wonder why he wasn't as prominent as many pianists who currently bask in the limelight. I believe these performances of Ravel, as well as many of his Chopin recordings, will be kept in the catalog for years to come and enjoy special status with listeners far into the future.

    5 out of 5 stars No better deal out there.......2001-11-28

    More than competent playing. Two full CD's. Though the sound is a bit dry and recessed at times, Simon's tone sparkles enough and comes through when it should (Valses... Gaspard la Nuit, for example). For the price, this double CD cannot be beat. Simon's playing is even and consistent, very scholarly, almost pedantic but never boring, and a great study for those who are interested in learning about Ravel's music, much of which, referring to his symphonic work, pre-existed on the piano.

    5 out of 5 stars A must-have cd for piano fans.......2001-10-19

    This cd presents Abbey Simon's astonishingly elegant and urbane pianism at its best. He is a perfect match for this repertoire.

    No pianist of the past 50 years surpassed Simon's mastery of voicing and color at the keyboard. No matter what other favorite versions you may have, don't fail to purchase this one at its giveaway price.

    5 out of 5 stars REGARDLESS OF PRICE, IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER THAN THIS.......2001-06-20

    Here's yet another three disc vinyl Vox Box I cut my teeth on, finally transferred to CD in 1991. Growing up, and collecting records like they were going out of style (little did we know!), I must have had no less than four or five complete sets of Ravel's piano music; yet, the one that has remained in my collection is the Simon.

    For me, Simon is the consummate Ravel pianist, and I've heard my share of Ravel (obviously). He's got "bite." He's got fluency, like liquid butter. He's got panache and a genuine "feel" for the Ravel idiom (a characteristic many pianists strive for, but never attain, that seems as natural as breathing to Simon); he's got "mystery." He's got charm, and an impish quality, too.

    All this adds up to two major points: The Music. And the performer. Ravel and Simon merge seamlessly.

    I've never heard a "Valses nobles et sentimentales" played with such verve, such sweep, such depth. Nor a "Tombeau de Couperin" with a mixture of heady expressionism, stealth and an intriguing waywardness.

    As well, Simon's "Gaspard" and "Miroirs" are fabulous poetic etchings. And the Sonatine? Superb!

    His "Pavane" is exquisitely touching; and "La Valse," thrilling.

    The sound belies the age of these recordings: it is well-rounded, full, yet detailed, warm and present. It rivals many of today's high-priced, digital CDs, not only in sound, but performance.

    Frankly, regardless of price, this VoxBox two-fer, is a critical Ravel resource, and Abbey Simon an invaluable guide.

    [Running time--- CD 1: 65:18 CD 2: 70:11]
    Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano
    Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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    		 Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano

    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
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    ASIN: B0002XV2Y8
    Release Date: 2005-02-15

    Tracks:

    1. Serenade Grotesque
    2. Menuet Antique
    3. Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
    4. Jeux D'Eau
    5. 1: Modere
    6. 2: Mouvement De Menuet
    7. 3: Anime
    8. 1: Noctuelles: Tres Leger
    9. 2: Oiseaux Tristes: Tres Lent
    10. 3: Une Barque Sur L'Ocean: D'Un Rythme Souple
    11. 4: Alborada Del Gracioso: Assez Vif
    12. 5: La Vallee Des Cloches: Tres Lent

    Tracks:

    1. 1: Ondine: Lent
    2. 2: Le Gibet: Tres Lent
    3. 3: Scarbo: Modere
    4. Menuet Sur Le Nom D'Haydn
    5. 1: Modere/Tres Franc
    6. 2: Assez Lent (Avec Une Expression Intense)
    7. 3: Modere
    8. 4: Assez Anime
    9. 5: Presque Lent (Dans Un Sentiment Intime)
    10. 6: Vif
    11. 7: Moins Vif
    12. 8: Epilogue: Lent
    13. Prelude
    14. Borodine: Valse/Allegro Giusto
    15. Emmanuel Chabrier (Paraphrase Sur Un Air De Gounod, Faust, Acte 3): Allegretto
    16. 1: Prelude: Vif
    17. 2: Fugue: Allegro Moderato
    18. 3: Forlane: Allegretto
    19. 4: Riguadon: Assez Vif
    20. 5: Menuet: Allegro Moderato
    21. 6: Toccata: Vif

    Customer Reviews:

    3 out of 5 stars look at my other Ravel reviews.......2007-07-08

    to see which other pianists I prefer.
    As I listen to ravel's incredible breath-taking mezmerising genius of poetic beauty and dazzling skills at composition, I understand why ravel and Debussy did not care much for the geramn romantic tradition. Ravel could not stand anything from Beethoven. In my 30 yrs, the only thing i liked by Beethoven was his 4th sym(only Walter/Columbia), but even that work has faded to a lost memory.
    Its amazing how few folk know the genius of Ravel, and even less appreciate the timeless beauty of his creations.
    ravel is the flowering and culmination of the romantic period , which is why i feel no desire to hear Chopin.
    Complete Piano Music of Maurice Ravel
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    • Being a huge fan of Ravel's music....
    		 Complete Piano Music of Maurice Ravel

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    ASIN: B000007QCI
    Release Date: 1998-06-16

    Tracks:

    1. Pavane pour une infante defunte
    2. A la maniere de Chabrier
    3. A la maniere de Borodine (Valse)
    4. Sonatine: I. Modere
    5. Sonatine: II. Mouvement de Menuet
    6. Sonatine: III. Anime
    7. Miroirs: I. Noctuelles
    8. Miroirs: II. Oiseaux tristes
    9. Miroirs: III. Une Barque sur l'oc
    10. Miroirs: IV. Alborada del gracioso
    11. Miroirs: V. La Vallee des cloches
    12. Ma Mere L'Oye: I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
    13. Ma Mere L'Oye: II. Petit Poucet
    14. Ma Mere L'Oye: III. Laidernonette, Imperatrice des Pagodes
    15. Ma Mere L'Oye: IV. Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la B
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    17. Habanera (de Sites auriculaires)
    18. Jeux d'eau
    19. Prelude In A Minor
    20. Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
    21. Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Faure

    Tracks:

    1. Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude
    2. Le tombeau de Couperin: II. Fugue
    3. Le tombeau de Couperin: III. Forlane
    4. Le tombeau de Couperin: IV. Rigaudon
    5. Le tombeau de Couperin: V. Menuet
    6. Le tombeau de Couperin: VI. Toccata
    7. Valses nobles et sentimentales
    8. Menuet antique
    9. Gaspard de la nuit: I. Ondine
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    11. Gaspard de la nuit: III. Scarbo
    12. Piano Concerto For The Left Hand: Lento - Andante - Allegro - Tempo I

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Incredible performances of incredible works.......2005-12-31

    While arguments about what is the definitive recording of these works can be made, it goes without saying that this recording is of tremendous musical value. Even if I don't particularly like a tempo that Casadesus chooses (particularly the last movement of the Sonatine), the performance still remains marvelously musical and true to the composer. Much of the playing is quite thrilling actually (take Scarbo, for example). Jeux d'eau is gorgeous as is the Tombeau de Couperin. I believe the highlight of the set is the bonus addition of the Left Hand Concerto with Ormandy and the Philadelphia Orchestra. Simply put...it is SPECTACULAR! Casadesus' command of the piano, as well as Ormandy's command of the orchestra, is masterful and moving. I highly recommend this set to anyone with a broad appreciation for musical interpretation.

    3 out of 5 stars For its time, 1960.......2005-12-22

    It was a pretty good recording in the 60's, but since that time some have surpassed Casadesus. Roge and Tharaud to name 2 pianists. Read A music Fan/San Francisco/Jan 12,2004 for the best way to describe Casadesus style. Note perfect, but lacking the nuances needed to bring out the colors that Ravel so needs.
    Also Rouvier is stunning in performance, far surpassing Casadesus..
    But I'm afriad Cassadesus' popularity is living on old timers who just don't wish to change their high opinion of this past legend.

    TAKE NOTICE NONE OF THE HIGH PRAISE REVIEWS EVEN MENTION THAT THEY'VE HEARD ROGE, ROUVIER, THARUD.
    Go figure.
    Yet they claim this is the finest. Long live hype :-)

    TRhe ones who mark my comment as un-helpful are the die hard Casadesus fans. I've met a few.

    5 out of 5 stars History, Art, Science, Friendship.......2005-03-09

    How do I admire this recording, let me count the ways... (please pardon the awful Elizabeth Barret Browning misquote) To begin with, on the pianist, Robert Casadesus, other than Ravel himself, he is the premier interpreter of his work. Not only that, he was also a close friend and one of the few present at Ravel's meager funeral.

    On the recordings themselves, they are of a superlative quality. What many interpreters today try to do is make a melodrama of everything. They forget that the composer himself drew inspiration from the machines of the time (his father was an engineer) and thus lose some of the forcefulness and directness of the works. Unfortunately, many today try to drown them in fluff and emotion.

    Another added benefit of these recordings is the convenience of having them all in one set, digitally remastered of course. As a Ravel fan , I heartily recommend these to all who admire the composer, the pianist, or most importantly, beautiful music.

    5 out of 5 stars Disagreement with the other reviews.......2004-01-12

    Unfortunately, I differ from the other reviewers. I do not feel that Casadesus captures Ravel perfectly. This is a subjective thing, but to me, Ravel has not only a masculine, but a very feminine component that requires intense sensitivity and colorings. I find Casadesus occasionally wooden for my taste, and his finger quality can be a level harder than I prefer. It is occassionally more note specific rather than tonal or image inducing. I found it surprising that these could be considered so positively or potentially definitive. Ravel, when played at its best is magical--can bring an audience to tears with its mix of simple yet complex beauty and exposure of the intellect of the performer. And while this recording is good, it never reaches a level of intimacy that brings my emotions to the fore. Nonetheless, it's a decent recording and it's very nice that the piano works are packaged conveniently. And of course, Ravel piano music--is just simply divine. Tombeau De Couperin and the Pavanne are two of my favorite compositions. I will regretfully admit I cannot recommend an alternative recording yet, but I don't recommend this particular CD as a definitive work.

    5 out of 5 stars Being a huge fan of Ravel's music...........2003-11-19

    I am a lover for both classic and also jazz music. My friend introduced this to me. You can explore how wonderful someone can make for classic music.I could listen to his music all day long!
    You will love him too.
    Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Music
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    Maurice Ravel , and Angela Hewitt
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    ASIN: B000063TSM
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    Tracks:

    1. Menuet antique
    2. Pavane pour une infante defunte
    3. Sonatine: Modere
    4. Sonatine: Mouvement de menuet
    5. Sonatine: Anime
    6. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere-tres franc
    7. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez lent
    8. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere
    9. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez lent
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    11. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Vif
    12. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Moins vif
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    17. Le Tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon
    18. Le Tombeau de Couperin: Menuet
    19. Le Tombeau de Couperin: Toccata

    Tracks:

    1. Serenade grotesque
    2. Jeux d'eau
    3. Gaspard de la nuit: Ondine
    4. Gaspard de la nuit: Le Gibet
    5. Gaspard de la nuit: Scarbo
    6. Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
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    Taking time off from her definitive series of J.S. Bach recordings, Angela Hewitt here brings us the complete solo piano music of Ravel. Anyone who wondered whether this seemingly dyed-in-the wool Bachian might stumble should rest assured: this is a stunning double-disc. As Hewitt makes clear in her characteristically illuminating liner notes, Stravinsky's jibe that Ravel was "only a Swiss clock-maker" was hopelessly off the mark. "One doesn't need to open one's chest to show that one has a heart," said Ravel, and in these often understated recordings, one is made to feel his point powerfully. "Scarbo" is all the more dramatic through the suppressed excitement Hewitt's playing exudes. "Ondine" and "Le Gibet" are at once immaculately controlled and intensely atmospheric. In addition to those works most frequently played, we also get rarities, like "Sérénade grotesque," written when Ravel was 18, and not published until 1975. As Hewitt points out, Ravel's favorite composer was Mozart, and she plays him with a Mozartean subtlety of nuance. --Michael Church

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars The sound of sprinkled diamonds.......2007-03-17

    Perhaps a little poetic of a description, but that's my simple, non-expert opinion. I've heard various versions of Ravel's piano works over the years, but never like this: brilliant, crystalline, and crisply articulated; each turn of phrase throws light in all directions. Will lift you out of your chair. Simply dazzling.

    5 out of 5 stars More than a 'Bach Specialist'.......2005-05-25

    Taking a break from her vast Bach cycle for Hyperion Records, Angela Hewitt puts her mind and fingers to the very different musical challanges of Maurice Ravel and the 19th-century French romantic-modern style. Well, all here is not completely divergent from Bach's music as Ravel's "Le Tombeau de Couperin" is a "Bach or Couperin-like suite" containing a prelude, fugue, menuet and toccata - but, of course, not sounding anything like either of the Baroque masters! Regardless of the composer in question, Angela Hewitt is known for delving deep into a composer's life and music to emerge with the purest, most representative essence of each work. Accordingly, her readings in general stay true to the score and intent of the composer and are a good reference point with minimal "outside influences." Accordingly, her Ravel conceptions here are very idiomatic to the man and his era.

    Having "one foot in classicism, another in Romanticm and yet another in Modernism," Ravel's music fascinates with its combination of clarity of form, evocative harmonies, gentle nuances and curiously shifting tonalities. Angela Hewitt's finesseful style is well suited to Ravel's often delicate, imagery-rich music with her lovely phrasing, feathery touch, and ability to achieve the beautiful tonal colorations so characteristic of French music of this period. As often stated about French music, "It is always meant to be beautiful," and Angela Hewitt sure can create beauty in this music. Ravel's dreamy, cascading pieces (Sonatine, Jeaux D'eau, Ondine and Miroirs) are conveyed with the lightest of texture, nuanced lyricism and feminine touch that can make Ravel sound so enchanting. Never a harsh note is heard. This pianist especially excels in drawing out the poignancy of Ravel's more introspective works like the Pavane or Menuet d'Haydn. In these, her line is heart-felt and beautiful. Yet, Hewitt can create a strong sense of drama and intrigue when needed in works like the early Serenade Grotesque or the highly intelligent Valses Nobles. Her Alborada (Miroirs) is hot and spicy - a fine tribute to Ravel's Spanish-Basque roots. Equally delectable are her crystalline chromatic textures and exacting rhythms in pieces like the Prelude, Forlane and the Chabrieresque Rigaudon of "Le Tombeau." Hewitt really brings out the best in Ravel's most curious and fascinating music.

    As many know, one of Ravel's most significant and famous piano works is 'Gaspard de la nuit' which is something of a top pianist's 'right-of-passage' due to the immense virtuosity required. Probably the most riviting performance of "le Gaspard" was by Martha Argerich in a live concert (EMI). Some say you have not lived until you've heard Argerich's performance which is one of her most exciting on record. Contrastingly, Hewitt's approach the this daunting piece is one of more subtlety and precision of passage work, shunning sheer bravura. This is most notable in the last movement, Scarbo (an eerie being from the literary work who haughts at night). In this movement, Martha Argerich gives us a Scarbo that is indeed fully terrifying with her quicksilver virtuosity that haughts its victim more through sheer power (created through speed and volume). In contrast, Hewitt's Scarbo is more subtle and insideous - created from nuances of shading/tempo/dynamic. Both evoke an ominous atmosphere but in a different way. Certainly Hewitt's Scarbo is more 'tame' - but perhaps more stealthy and cunning than Argerich's overtly sinister Scarbo. Hewitt brings a real crystal-clarity to this third movement; but for some, it may lack drama and "punch" - but all do compared to Argerich's electrifying reading. But, to Hewitt's favor is the Sonatine where her delicate and ethereal playing far surpasses Argerich's hyper-paced reading which never quite finds the gentle emotional center (a common critique of Martha's readings).

    This is a very fresh, inspiring set that critics have taken note. This 2001 set received very high marks from both Gramophone and Penguin who herald Hewitt as having achieved status among the great pianists recording Ravel. Pretty good for a so-called "Bach specialist." The more I listen to Angela Hewitt's talent, the more I appreciate this pianist's esprit, range of repertoire and ability to create tonal beauty in anything she sets her hands to on the piano. The sound quality is excellent (rich and full) as are the 14 pages (!) of SUPERB program notes (which include the full text of literary work, "le Gaspard de la Nuit"). These are some of the finest notes written and were immensely helpful to understand more fully this programmic piece as well as the context and history of all works. Ravel's fascinating piano music was a very pleasing revelation to me this year, and I consider this two-CD set one of the treasures in my collection - as I do pretty much all of Hewitt's ever-growing and superb-quality discography. if you like this set, you should check out Hewitt's 2006 release of Chabrier piano music which is equally fascinating.

    5 out of 5 stars Riviting Ravel.......2003-02-27

    Absolutely beautiful overall, powerful when needed, delicate when appropriate and always sensitive to what, I believe, were Ravel's intentions. But these are also fresh interpretations that I felt that I was listening to for the first time, especially the "Pavan." I have almost all of her Bach recordings and I am in the process of wearing them out! The Ravel is on that same level. Very highly recommended, even if you don't care for Ravel.

    Alan Hewitt (no relation, to the best of my knowledge)

    5 out of 5 stars Riveting Ravel.......2002-05-29

    Angela Hewitt, already known for her excellent interpretations of Bach's piano works, has turned her attentions to Ravel with equal effect. Her well-researched and accessibly-written liner notes alone are worth the price of the CD and it is clear that the research has not been just an intellectual exercise. Her playing is informed and technically splendid and the album benefits from a fine piano and good acoustics, essential elements in recording Ravel.

    I enjoy Angela's chameleon-like ability to play Bach as Bach, Ravel as Ravel, Granados as Granados, etc...Her technique is marvellous but, unlike many other great pianists, her ego takes a back seat and lets the composers/compositions shine in their own right.
    Ravel: Bolero; Rapsodie Espagnole
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Coil yourself up and let yourself be mesmerized
    • Ravel lovers take note.
    • masterpiece
    		 Ravel: Bolero; Rapsodie Espagnole

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    ASIN: B0000027UZ
    Release Date: 1992-06-02

    Tracks:

    1. Bolero
    2. Rapsodie espagnole: I. Prelude a la nuit
    3. Rapsodie espagnole: II. Malaguena
    4. Rapsodie espagnole: III. Habanera
    5. Rapsodie espagnole: IV. Feria
    6. Alborada del gracioso
    7. Le tombeau de Couperin: I. Prelude
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    9. Le tombeau de Couperin: III. Menuet
    10. Le tombeau de Couperin: IV. Rigaudon
    11. Valses nobles et sentimentales: I. Modere
    12. Valses nobles et sentimentales: II. Assez lent
    13. Valses nobles et sentimentales: III. Modere
    14. Valses nobles et sentimentales: IV. Assez anime
    15. Valses nobles et sentimentales: V. Presque lent
    16. Valses nobles et sentimentales: VI. Assez vif
    17. Valses nobles et sentimentales: VII. Moins vif
    18. Valses nobles et sentimentales: VIII. Epilogue. lent

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Coil yourself up and let yourself be mesmerized.......2003-08-07

    The audience is reduced to be a bunch of serpents and snakes in a pit and Ravel is the snake charmer. The audience has to be mesmerized and hypnotized by the music, by the flute, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, oboe d'amore, saxophone, strings and many others. The drums and the percussions are there to make the audience undulate, imposing a rhythm behind, over and beyond the melody, the simple musical line played over and over by all the other instruments in succession and together, make the audience undulate to the music, all of them coiled up on their tails, their heads swaying to the right and to the left, forward and backward. Hence the audience is swallowed up in some kind of obsession and obsessive domination that they come to like and desire in total abandon to the drowning flow of the music. A sudden modulation in E major introduces a break, a moment of relief maybe, of liberation maybe, but also a moment during which the audience may try to recapture control over themselves, but it is shortlived and the audience falls back into the loss of themselves in the music that drapes them in a straightjacket of pure enjoying of this total loss of control. And the piece crashes, and the audience crashes along with it in a resounding finale of percussions and strings, falling back onto the ground and breaking a few limbs at the same time. The levitation is over. The hypnosis is over. The audience find themselves crawling on the ground broken and beaten. It is a perfect composition showing how strong music can be when the composer dominates the orchestra and the composition so brilliantly. Note this piece of music is all the better when the instruments have deep and rich sonorities.

    Dr Jacques COULARDEAU, University of Perpignan

    5 out of 5 stars Ravel lovers take note........2003-02-07

    Eugene Ormandy, Charles Munch and The Philadelphia Orchestra produce here unique sensitive readings of Ravel's Bolero,
    Rhapsodie espagnole, Alborada del gracioso, and the Valses nobles et sentimentales. The stereo is stunning and the instruments are heard vividly in these complex orchestrations like no other CDs of these works I have heard. Although taped about 1960, the sound leaves nothing to be desired. These are fulfilling "new" readings of these orchestra showpieces. A real treaure in my music collection.

    5 out of 5 stars masterpiece.......2001-11-07

    this is the greatest classical CD i have ever heard.
    I love Debussy, Stravinsky, and Ravel, and this is an awesome
    preformance by Eugene Ormandy.
    I have listened to many other conductors of the same music
    and they just don't possess the mysticism of this MASTERPIECE.

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