The famous French composer Maurice Ravel is often described as a wizard of orchestration. This album and the richness of its internationally-renowned
repertoire confirms the accuracy of that description.
Maurice Ravel's most famous work for symphony orchestra, scored for ...Maurice Ravel's most famous work for symphony orchestra, scored for ballet and based on a theme whose orchestration creates the progression to the climactic finale.
Pavane for a Dead Princess. Orchestration of Maurice Ravel's famous ...Pavane for a Dead Princess. Orchestration of Maurice Ravel's famous melody, originally composed for the piano. One of his most moving and revealing works of classical French music from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Daphnis and Chloé is a 1912 choreographic symphony for orchestra. ...Daphnis and Chloé is a 1912 choreographic symphony for orchestra. One of Maurice Ravel's most famous ballet scores. A bucolic evocation of ancient Greece.
2nd movement of suite # 1 with celestial choir and brass ensemble @ ...2nd movement of suite # 1 with celestial choir and brass ensemble @ 2'04. Change of tempo with full orchestra @ 3'13. Lively and powerful.
Sunrise. The most famous movement of the suite for the ballet Daphnis ...Sunrise. The most famous movement of the suite for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé, characteristic of Impressionist music. Grandiose, bucolic, majestic & exhilarating.
Part 2 of suite # 2 Daphnis and Chloé and finale. Majestic, ...Part 2 of suite # 2 Daphnis and Chloé and finale. Majestic, panoramic, bucolic then animated until the grand climax.
Spanish Rhapsody - Prelude. Suite for orchestra. 1st movement. ...Spanish Rhapsody - Prelude. Suite for orchestra. 1st movement. Mysterious and bewitching.
Spanish Rhapsody - Malaguana. Suite for orchestra. 2nd movement based ...Spanish Rhapsody - Malaguana. Suite for orchestra. 2nd movement based on a Spanish dance.
Spanish Rhapsody - Habanera. Suite for Orchestra. 3rd movement based ...Spanish Rhapsody - Habanera. Suite for Orchestra. 3rd movement based on a Spanish dance.
Spanish Rhapsody - Feria. Suite for Orchestra. 4th movement and ...Spanish Rhapsody - Feria. Suite for Orchestra. 4th movement and finale. Festive, spirited & lively.
Pictures at an Exhibition. Famous suite originally composed for piano ...Pictures at an Exhibition. Famous suite originally composed for piano by Modeste Mussorgski and orchestrated by Maurice Ravel. Main theme.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 3rd movement. Promonade. Reprise of the ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 3rd movement. Promonade. Reprise of the main theme with lead French horn.
Pictures at an Exhibition 4the movement. The Old Castle. Melancholy & ...Pictures at an Exhibition 4the movement. The Old Castle. Melancholy & sad. Lead bassoon & oboe.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 6th movement. Tuileries (Children's ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 6th movement. Tuileries (Children's Quarrel after Games). Light & bucolic.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 7th movement. Cattle. Serious but with a ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 7th movement. Cattle. Serious but with a slapstick and tragicomic touch.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 8th movement. Promenade. Interlude. ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 8th movement. Promenade. Interlude. Reprise of the main theme in a romantic & bucolic spirit.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 9th movement. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks. ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 9th movement. Ballet of Unhatched Chicks. Fun, bouncy & comical.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 10th movement. Samuel Goldenberg and ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 10th movement. Samuel Goldenberg and Schmuyle. At first falsely dramatic, then animated in a Yiddish spirit.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 11th movement. Limoges. The Market (The ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 11th movement. Limoges. The Market (The Great News). Lively & happy.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 12th movement. Catacombs (Roman Tomb). ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 12th movement. Catacombs (Roman Tomb). Animated & percussive. In the spirit of the sword-and-sandal movies.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 13th movement. The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 13th movement. The Hut on Hen's Legs (Baba Yaga). Brusque, animated & percussive.
Pictures at an Exhibition. 14th movement. The Bogatyr Gates (In the ...Pictures at an Exhibition. 14th movement. The Bogatyr Gates (In the Capital in Kiev). Finale. Reprise of the main theme. Majestic, triumphant & solemn with a grandiose climax starting @ 3'54.
