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Louis Lortie Plays Ravel's Complete Works for Solo PianoLouis Lortie Piano
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By virtue of their diverse styles and extraordinary technical demands, Ravel's solo piano works present a daunting challenge to anyone who would record them as a complete set. From the sublime Pavane pour une infante défunte and the crystalline Sonatine, to the dazzling impressionism of Miroirs and the nightmarish intricacies of Gaspard de la nuit, Ravel's keyboard music reflects all aspects of his spontaneous imagination and his involved artistic development. Few performers have completely mastered this complex body of work and recorded it superbly, but versatile Canadian pianist Louis Lortie is in that select company. His 1988 performances have been esteemed for their consistency, sensitivity, and compelling energy, and this reissue from Chandos is likely to garner even more praise for Lortie. Previously available in two volumes, this double disc is newly remastered, and Lortie sounds better than ever, particularly in such exquisite works as Le tombeau de Couperin and Valses nobles et sentimentales. Lortie's careful shading of subordinate lines and subtle use of dynamics in his coloristic effects invite repeated listening. Best of all, he captures Ravel's dry wit and irony with his mannered shaping of gestures, most effectively in Le tombeau, the Sérénade grotesque, and the Menuet antique. © Blair Sanderson, All Music Guide
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Maurice Ravel ComposerPavane pour une infante défunte Work
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| 1 | Pavane pour une infante défunte | 6:22 |
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| 2 | 1.Prélude | 3:02 |
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| 3 | 2.Fugue | 3:01 |
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| 4 | 3.Forlane | 6:08 |
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| 5 | 4.Rigaudon | 3:06 |
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| 6 | 5.Menuet | 4:58 |
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| 7 | 6.Toccata | 3:58 |
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Maurice Ravel ComposerSérénade grotesque Work
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| 8 | Sérénade grotesque | 3:15 |
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Maurice Ravel ComposerJeux d'eau Work
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| 9 | Jeux d'eau | 5:49 |
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| 10 | 1.Modéré | 1:19 |
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| 11 | 2.Assez lent | 2:20 |
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| 12 | 3.Modéré | 1:17 |
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| 13 | 4.Anime | 1:08 |
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| 14 | 5.Presque lent | 1:34 |
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| 15 | 6.Assez vif | 0:40 |
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| 16 | 7.Moins vif | 2:39 |
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| 17 | 8.Epilogue: Lent | 4:15 |
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| 18 | La valse (poème choréographique), for 2 pianos (after orchestral work; arr. 1 piano) | 11:20 |
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| 1 | 1.Ondine | 6:39 |
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| 2 | 2.Le gibet | 6:36 |
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| 3 | 3.Scarbo | 8:50 |
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Maurice Ravel ComposerMenuet antique Work
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| 4 | Menuet antique | 6:07 |
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Maurice Ravel ComposerMenuet sur le nom d'Haydn Work
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| 5 | Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn | 2:05 |
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| 6 | 1.Borodine (Valse) | 1:22 |
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| 7 | 2.Chabrier (Paraphrase sur un air de Gounod, Faust, 2e acte) | 1:58 |
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Maurice Ravel ComposerPrélude Work
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| 8 | Prélude | 1:14 |
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| 9 | 1.Noctuelles | 4:31 |
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| 10 | 2.Oiseaux tristes | 3:54 |
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| 11 | 3.Une barque sur l'ocean | 6:42 |
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| 12 | 4.Alborada del gracioso | 6:32 |
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| 13 | 5.La vallée des cloches | 5:21 |
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| 14 | 1.Modéré | 4:01 |
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| 15 | 2.Mouvement de Menuet | 3:07 |
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| 16 | 3.Animé | 3:55 |
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