Alborada del gracioso began life as one of a set of five pieces for piano, Miroirs, that upheld the somewhat controversial reputation Ravel had acquired in his early career – though this had more to ...
The slow movement of the G major Concerto looks on the surface as though it might carry the sort of warning I once saw on the slow movement of another G major Concerto‚ by Beethoven‚ to the effect ...
Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole, Mother Goose Suite, Alborada del Gracioso, Introduction and Allegro, Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2 Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Jean Martinon, conductor (RCA High Performance) ...
In this case, the evening’s opener was Ravel’s Alborada del gracioso (Dawn Song of the Jester) and with all due respect to Stravinsky and The Firebird, I can’t get the Ravel out of my head. Like many ...
Most definitely a programme of two halves – the relatively sunny disposition of Ravel in the first, the uncertainty and aggression of wartime Shostakovich in the second. The Ravel first – fleet of ...
Eight years ago, at a Philharmonic-Symphony concert in Manhattan’s Carnegie Hall, Arturo Toscanini introduced to the U. S. an unpretentious composition by a celebrated French composer. The piece was ...
In the ’70s, the rock band Yes opened concerts with an amped-up recording of the lovely Lullaby and rousing Finale of Stravinsky’s “Firebird” Suite. For many listeners, the experience became a ...
Listen to programmes examining the life and works of Maurice Ravel.
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