Ravel a composé ce petit prélude merveilleux en 1913
comme un exercice. Les élèves ne sont pas autorisés
à voir la partition avant qu'elle ne soit exécutée
et la difficulté consiste à lire le score avec le
croisement des mains qui doit être à effectué
correctement.
Hi Bernard! Thanks for this! I went searching because I haven't played this in years and it was so nice to track such a beautiful piece down! I got a bit confused though because it seems that the left hand for bars 17 and 18 are swapped around? There is every likelihood that either my original transcript or my own memory were incorrect though... but I just thought I would check in case it was an error and easily fixed. When I play the treble as is, it makes more sense if I play the left hand bar 18 for bar 17, and the left hand bar 17 for bar 18. Thanks for your work, it is much appreciated! Laura