Leonard Slatkin, Orchestre National de Lyon - Ravel: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 (2013) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: I. Modéré (version for orchestra)
02. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: II. Assez lent (version for orchestra)
03. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: III. Modéré (version for orchestra)
04. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: IV. Assez animé (version for orchestra)
05. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: V. Presque lent (version for orchestra)
06. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VI. Assez vif (version for orchestra)
07. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: VII. Moins vif (version for orchestra)
08. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61: Epilogue (version for orchestra)
09. Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine (arr. M. Constant for orchestra)
10. Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: II. Le gibet (arr. M. Constant for orchestra)
11. Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo (arr. M. Constant for orchestra)
12. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 1. Prélude (version for orchestra)
13. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 2. Forlane (version for orchestra)
14. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 3. Menuet (version for orchestra)
15. Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: 4. Rigaudon (version for orchestra)
16. La valse, M. 72 (version for orchestra)



Maurice Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales present a vivid mixture of atmospheric impressionism, intense expression and modernist wit. His fascination with the waltz is further explored in La Valse, a mysterious evocation of a vanished imperial epoch. Heard here in an orchestration by Marius Constant, Gaspard de la nuit is Ravel’s response to the other-worldly poems of Aloysius Bertrand, and the dance suite Le tombeau de Couperin is a tribute to friends who fell in the war of 1914-18 as well as a great 18th century musical forbear. ‘It is a delightful and assorted collection… presented in splendid performances by the Orchestre National de Lyon led by their music director, the venerable American conductor Leonard Slatkin.’ (Classical.net / Volume 1, 8572887).

Ravel’s Gaspard de la nuit orchestrated by Marius Constant is rarely recorded, and despite their deserved popularity both the Valses nobles et sentimentales and Le tombeau de Couperin are far more widespread in their solo piano versions.

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