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Classics Explained: An Introduction to Ravel (Written and Narrated by Jeremy Siepmann) - Maurice Ravel

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  • Région : Allemagne
  • Label : Naxos
  • Pistes : 80
  • Durée : 97min 34sec
  • Support : 2 CD
  • Code-barres : 636943803226
  • Langue principale : Anglais

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80 titres sur 2 supportsDurée 97:34

  1. 1) 29 titres sur CD

    1. 1Introduction; Cue To Unadorned Bolero Rhythm, Part I 2:29 
    2. 2Bolero Rhythm, Part 2: An Extended Variation Of, Part I 0:07 
    3. 3'Motto' Rhythm Complete (Instrumentation Will Change On Each New Hearing) 0:21 
    4. 4But Here We Have Snare Drums And Plucked Violas And Cellos 0:22 
    5. 5Section 1: Introduction Of 'The Theme' (The Only One In The Piece) By Solo Flute 0:37 
    6. 6Flute Continues With Part 2 Of Theme 0:48 
    7. 7Section 2: Complete Statement Of Theme By Clarinet As Flute Joins 'Motto' Group 1:30 
    8. 8Introduction Of 'Discordant' Harp Into The Unfolding Picture 0:18 
    9. 9Section 3: Bassoon Introduces Closely Related Variant Of Theme 0:34 
    10. 10... But Then Veers Upwards, Slowing Rhythm And Introducting New Syncopation 0:59 
    11. 11Section 4: 'Petite' E Flat Clarinet Takes Over Theme, Including Variants 1:21 
    12. 12Section 5: Oboe D'amore Takes Over Theme But Returns To Its Original Form 1:34 
    13. 13Section 6: Theme Now Shared By Two Instruments: Muted Trumpet And Flute 1:16 
    14. 14Section 7: Tenor Saxophone Takes Theme As Trumpet Replaces Horn In 'Motto' 1:39 
    15. 15Section 8: Theme Taken By Soprano Saxophone, 'Espressivo' 1:09 
    16. 16Section 9: Theme: Celeste, Piccolos And Horn; Motto: Flute And French Horn 1:24 
    17. 17Section 10: Theme: Oboes, Horns, Clarinets; Motto: Plucked Violas And Violins 2:06 
    18. 18Section 11: Theme Taken By First Trombone, Complete With Jazzy Slides 1:40 
    19. 19Section 12: Theme: Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Sax; Motto: Bassoons, Horns, Trumpets 1:13 
    20. 20Section 13: Violins At Last Take The Main Tune, Joining Massed Winds 1:14 
    21. 21Section 14: Violins Divide Into Four Groups, Each 'Double-Stopping' 1:04 
    22. 22Section 15: Trumpet, Trombone 2 And Tuba Join The Foreground 1:18 
    23. 23Section 16: First Trombone And Soprano Saxophone 'Rejoin' Theme 0:56 
    24. 24Section 17: Fortissimo; All Strings 'Double-Stopping'; Trumpets Added 1:26 
    25. 25Section 18: Entire Orchestra Now Employed, 'As Loudly As Possible' 1:18 
    26. 26Section 19: Sudden, Amazing Change Of Key, Lurching From C To E Major 1:20 
    27. 27Section 20: Key Now Lurches Back To C, As Jazzy Trombones Whiningly Protest 0:36 
    28. 28Cue To Complete Performance 0:20 
    29. 29Bolero 16:16 

  2. 2) 51 titres sur CD

    1. 1Opening Figure On Flute; Rising, Falling, And Then Repeated 1:04 
    2. 2Same Again, With Emphasis On Delicacy Of Scoring 0:30 
    3. 3Answering Variant, Accompanied By Plucked Double Basses 0:19 
    4. 4Reminder Of Opening Figure 0:18 
    5. 5... And Now Its Rhythmical Mirror Image, Or Almost... 0:12 
    6. 6Answering Phrase 2: A Near-Inversion, Over "James Bond" Accompaniment 0:41 
    7. 7Pivotal Phrase 3, Reversing Direction But Keeping Rhythm Of Phrase 2 0:46 
    8. 8Reprise Of Phrases 1 And 2, But With New Accompaniment 0:39 
    9. 9Further Reprise Of Phrase 2, Now On Violin, Accompanied By Harp 0:40 
    10. 10Ma Mère L'oye: Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant 1:41 
    11. 11Introduction; Opening, With Multi-Metre Rising Scales From Muted Violins 0:49 
    12. 12Changes Of Metre Continue As Solo Oboe Introduces Theme One 0:24 
    13. 13Oboe Yields To Cor Anglais For Theme Two, Against Lower (Still Muted) Strings 0:44 
    14. 14Theme One Returns, Shared By Clarinet And Flute; Muted Horn Added To Accompaniment 0:25 
    15. 15"Motto" Rhythm Dominates As Intensity Increases From Lower Strings To Full Orchestra 0:46 
    16. 16Fear Subsides As Theme Two Returns, Again In Cor Anglais But Now In A Different Key 0:32 
    17. 17Sensational Sound Effects Evoke A Wood At Night, With Screeches, Cuckooing Etc. 0:44 
    18. 18Texture Thins; Theme One Returns, Delicately Scored For Strings And Piccolo 0:19 
    19. 19The Main Part Of Movement Ends, With Waltz-Like March(!) (Feat. Flute) 0:28 
    20. 20Ma Mère L'oye: Petit Poucet 3:28 
    21. 21Introduction; Opening (Introductory) Bars, Followed By Theme One 2:00 
    22. 22Oriental-Orchestral Equivalent Of An Imperial Telephone Bell 0:15 
    23. 23... Oboe "Answers" With A Very Slightly Varied Version Of Theme One 0:15 
    24. 24Expanded Derivative Of The "Telephone Bell" Interrupts The Theme Again 1:00 
    25. 25Fragments Of Theme In Flutes And Cor Anglais, With "James Bond" Tag In Violins 0:24 
    26. 26"Gamelan" Music From Flute And Piccolo, Accompanied By Harp, Xylophone And Strings 0:32 
    27. 27Arrival Of Empress; Upper Strings Yield To Winds, Celeste, Harp And (Very Discreet) Gong 0:47 
    28. 28Ma Mère L'oye: Iii. Laideronnette, Impératrice Des Pagodes 3:57 
    29. 29Opening, Waltz Theme From Clarinet, With Important Downward Scale Figure In Strings 0:51 
    30. 30Characteristic Pattern Of Two Short Phrases Answered By A Long One 0:36 
    31. 31Clarinet, Flutes And Violas, With "Sighing" Figure Derived From Downward String Motif 0:21 
    32. 32Varied Reprise Of Opening, Entry Of The "Beast" (Contra-Bassoon); "Watch It! Watch It!" 0:32 
    33. 33Again The "Beast" Growls; Again The Cautious Warning "Watch It!" From The Winds 0:40 
    34. 34Derivative Of Beauty's Theme From Flute, Combined With "Caution Motif" In Strings 0:38 
    35. 35"Beast's Theme" Rises In Pitch With Each Successive "Growl" (Representing Hope?) 0:52 
    36. 36"Beauty", "Beast" And "Caution" Motifs All Combine Simultaneously 1:12 
    37. 37"Beast" (Contra-Bassoon) Climbs Ever Higher, Handing Over To Bassoon Proper 0:49 
    38. 38Harp's Upward Glide Heralds The Moment Of Transformation; Love Song, Fear, Release 2:09 
    39. 39Ma Mère L'oye Suite (Mother Goose Suite) (Version For Orchestra): Iv. Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bête 4:14 
    40. 40Introduction; Opening Bars Are Unfurled By The Strings Alone 0:40 
    41. 41The Rhythmic Basis, And Its Guises. First, A Question: "Where Went My Childhood?" 1:23 
    42. 42The Question Intensified: "Oh Where Went... My Childhood?" 0:15 
    43. 43The Answer, With A Falling Inflection: "Gone Is Your Childhood." 0:20 
    44. 44The Plea: "Bring Back My Childhood!" 0:14 
    45. 45The Response: "Seek In... Your Mem'ry. There It... Will Be." 0:25 
    46. 46Ravel's Use Of Tone Colour To Change The Feeling Of The Music 0:49 
    47. 47Further Illustration Of The Same Point 0:27 
    48. 48Continued 1:44 
    49. 49The Nobility Of The Strings 0:45 
    50. 50Bells Evoked By French Horns; The Final, Opulent, Moving Climax Of The Whole Suite 1:11 
    51. 51Ma Mère L'oye: V. Le Jardin Féerique 4:00