Seiji Ozawa, Boston Symphony Orchestra - Maurice Ravel: Orchestral Works (1974) [2014 SACD]

Every orchestra has a characteristic sound & personality that identifies them through the ages, & in the case of the Boston Symphony Orchestra it is their contoured string & wind elegance, panache & suavity that marks them out as the premier Francophone American orchestra. With Seiji Ozawa at the helm, a conductor much identified with French repertoire, these Quad recordings of Maurice Ravel, accomplished during his long tenure as music director, are afforded the sonic treatment they deserve & are now able to receive given the latest SACD technology employed by Pentatone enabling the release of the full spectrum of sound captured by a previous eras sound engineers.


Tracks:

Le Tombeau de Couperin

01. Pélude
02. Fugue
03. Forlane
04. Rigaudon
05. Menuet
06. Toccata
07. Menuet antique

Ma Mere l'Oye

08. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant
09. Petit Poucet
10. Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes
11. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
12. Le jardin féerique

Valses nobles et sentimentales

13. Modéré - très franc
14. Assez lent
15. Modéré
16. Assez animé
17. Presque lent - dans un bentiment intime
18. Assez vif
19. Moins vif
20. Elilogue (lent)

Une barque sur l’ocean

21. Tres souple de rythme