Apart from the well known works, this 2Cd set contains some little known pieces - Entre cloches of 1897 was only published in 1975, and was originally appended to the Haberna, now better known as the 3rd movement of Rapsodie espagnole. Frontispice for 2 pianos, 5 hands was written in 1918. Ravel's mother had died in 1917, and he was deeply attached to her. Her loss resulted in 3 years of musical silence, with the exception of Frontispice. It is a short and very experimental work published with a collection of philosophical war poetry by the Italian Ricciotto Canudo. It is a curiously evocative work, almost surreal.
2 Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 1. Prélude À la Nuit
3 Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 2. Malaguena
4 Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 3. Habanera
5 Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 4. Feria
6 Sites Auriculaires, for 2 Pianos: Entre Cloches
7 Boléro, Ballet for Orchestra
- Disc 2 -
1 Ma Mère L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 1. Pavane de la Belle Au Bois Dormant
2 Ma Mère L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 2. Petit Poucet
3 Ma Mère L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 3. Laideronette, Impératrice Des Pagodes
4 Ma Mère L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 4. Les Entretiens de la Belle Et de la Bête
5 Ma Mère L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 5. Le Jardin Féerique
6 Fanfare, for Orchestra (For Collaborative Ballet L'eventail de Jeanne)
7 Shéhérazade-Fairy Overture, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos)
8 Frontispiece, for 2 Pianos (5 Hands)
9 La Valse, Poème Choréographique for Piano or 2 Pianos
Apart from the well known works, this 2Cd set contains some little known pieces - Entre cloches of 1897 was only published in 1975, and was originally appended to the Haberna, now better known as the 3rd movement of Rapsodie espagnole. Frontispice for 2 pianos, 5 hands was written in 1918. Ravel's mother had died in 1917, and he was deeply attached to her. Her loss resulted in 3 years of musical silence, with the exception of Frontispice. It is a short and very experimental work published with a collection of philosophical war poetry by the Italian Ricciotto Canudo. It is a curiously evocative work, almost surreal.
