Description With the premiere in 1908 of Rapsodie Espagnole , Ravel s first entirely orchestral composition, the French composer achieved renown as a highly original and imaginative composer. In 1911 he recast the Mother Goose Suite , his extremely successful work for piano four-hands as an orchestral work. Based on five fairy tales, among them 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Tom Thumb' and 'Beauty and the Beast', this collection continues to enchant listeners of all ages with its variety of moods. After a decade after its initial appearance as a piano work, Ravel transcribed his evocative Pavane For A Dead Princess for orchestra, now one of his best-known and most frequently performed compositions. These three rich orchestral settings are presented in full score in this authoritative edition. Songlist Mother Goose Suite Pavane For A Dead Princess Rapsodie Espagnole
SKU: BR.OB-5530-30
ISBN 9790004340875. 10 x 12.5 inches.
After Bolero and La Valse, a third, often-played work by Ravel is now entering Breitkopf's orchestral program, obviously in a Breitkopf Urtext edition that was supervised by the Ravel expert Jean-Francois Monnard. As a compositional destination around 1900, Spain was in the air, as is also confirmed by Debussy's Iberia. Monnard's incisive preface brilliantly draws links between the two composers who, along with Igor Stravinsky, were working in Paris during those years. The Rapsodie espagnole qualifies above all as a masterpiece of Ravel's instrumental magic. This fireworks of orchestration demands a reliable and purchasable performance material that can grace the library of every professional orchestra.The Rapsodie espagnole qualifies above all as a masterpiece of Ravel's instrumental magic - a fireworks of orchestration!
SKU: BR.OB-5530-16
ISBN 9790004340837. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5530-19
ISBN 9790004340844. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5530-27
ISBN 9790004340868. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5530-23
ISBN 9790004340851. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: BR.OB-5530-15
ISBN 9790004340820. 10 x 12.5 inches.
SKU: TM.06444SET
Prelude a la nuit, Malaguena, Habanera, Feria.
SKU: TM.06444SC
SKU: HL.50575992
SKU: BR.PB-5614
ISBN 9790004215111. 6.5 x 9 inches.
Ravel's brilliant compositional interpretation of the Pictures at an Exhibition is, to this day, the most famous and independent orchestration of Mussorgsky's masterpiece. When the French composer turned his attention to his Russian colleague's piano cycle in 1922, he was at the height of his mastery and Paris was enraptured by Russian music. Notated with remarkable accuracy in an autograph score, Ravel's orchestration was an audience favorite from the very start. Jean-Francois Monnard, who previously edited the Breitkopf Urtext editions of Bolero, La Valse and Rapsodie espagnole, presents a text in which even the tiniest detail is authentic. The edition not only eliminates many previously undiscovered errors, but also offers a wealth of practical information on the long and multi-faceted performance history of the work, including the metronome markings of great conductors who were connected to the work in a very special manner.Bibliography:Mayer , Stephan: Sonne fur die Seele. Ein lehrreicher Nachmittag am Genfer See, in: Musikforum, 2015, Heft 4, pp. 32-35.
