The Best Of Ravel

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Label
Naxos
Release Date
May 7, 1997
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RAVEL
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Kodály Quartet
    • PERFORMER
      Adrian, Dong-Suk, Leaper, Kenneth, Kang, Pascal, Jean, Marat, Devoyon, Bisengaliev
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      May 07, 1997
    • UPC
      730099667326
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8556673
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Concertos
    Works ⌄

    1. Pavane pour une infante défunte (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Kenneth Jean

    2. Violin Sonata in G Major: II. Blues: Moderato

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: Dong-Suk Kang, Pascal Devoyon

    3. Alborada del gracioso

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: François-Joël Thiollier

    4. Ma mère l'oye Suite (Mother Goose Suite): V. Le jardin féerique (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Kenneth Jean

    5. Jeux d'eau

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: François-Joël Thiollier

    6. Tzigane (version for violin and orchestra)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Marat Bisengaliev

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    7. Feria

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Kenneth Jean

    8. Rigaudon

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: François-Joël Thiollier

    9. Menuet

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Performer: François-Joël Thiollier

    10. Piano Concerto in G Major: Adagio assai

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: François-Joël Thiollier

      Conductor: Antoni Wit

    11. String Quartet in F Major: Assez vif. Tres rythme

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Kodály Quartet

    12. Bolero

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Adrian Leaper


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. "The whole performance, throbbing with life, makes you listen afresh", was the Gramophone's view of Thiollier's performance of the Piano Concerto. "Superbly recorded", was the Penguin Guide to Compact Discs accolade for Ma m_re l'oye, while Fanfare adds the Rapsodie Espagnole is "well conceived, executed and recorded".