Ravel: Orchestral Works Vol. 1 (2011) [Blu-ray]

Ravel orchestrated his piano pieces Alborada del gracioso and Pavane pour une infante défunte to great effect; the former gains in suggestive colour, and the latter evokes nostalgic pathos. Another orchestrated work is the Menuet antique, which is redolent of old French dance forms. Rapsodie espagnole, Ravel’s first major orchestral work, shimmers with expectancy and bursts into Spanish dance rhythms, themes he pursued in Pièce en forme de habanera. His earliest orchestral work, the ‘fairy overture’ Shéhérazade, is all that remains of a planned opera based on The Thousand and One Nights. The famous Boléro, an ‘orchestrated crescendo’ of undimmed power, has proved one of the most popular works in all classical music.

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Alborada del gracioso
1. Alborada del gracioso 00:07:40
Pavane pour une infante defunte (version for orchestra)
2. Pavane pour une infante defunte (version for orchestra) 00:06:35
Rapsodie espagnole
3. I. Prelude a la nuit 00:04:01
4. II. Malaguena 00:02:04
5. III. Habanera 00:02:36
6. IV. Feria 00:06:32
Piece en forme de habanera (arr. A. Hoeree for violin and orchestra)
7. Piece en forme de habanera (arr. A. Hoeree for violin and orchestra) 00:03:15
Sheherazade, Ouverture de feerie
8. Sheherazade, Ouverture de feerie 00:13:04
Menuet antique (version for orchestra)
9. Menuet antique (version for orchestra) 00:06:40
Bolero
10. Bolero 00:15:11