Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Pavane pour une infante d�funte, for piano (or orchestra)
2. � la mani�re de. . . , for piano: � la mani�re de Chabrier
3. � la mani�re de. . . , for piano: A la maniere de Borodine
4. Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: No. 1, Modere
5. Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: No. 2, Mouvement de Menuet
6. Sonatine for piano in F sharp minor: No. 3, Anime
7. Miroirs, for piano (or orchestra): No. 1, Noctuelles
8. Miroirs, for piano (or orchestra): No. 2, Oiseaux tristes
9. Miroirs, for piano (or orchestra): No. 3, Une barque sur l'ocean
10. Miroirs, for piano (or orchestra): No. 4, Alborada del gracioso
11. Miroirs, for piano (or orchestra): No. 5, La vallee des cloches
12. Ma m�re l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): No. 1, "Pavane de la Belle au Bois dormant"
13. Ma m�re l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): No. 2, "Petit Poucet"
14. Ma m�re l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): No. 3, "Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes"
15. Ma m�re l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): No. 4, "Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete"
16. Ma m�re l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): No. 5, "Le jardin feerique"
17. Sites auriculaires, for 2 pianos: Habanera
18. Jeux d'eau, for piano
19. Pr�lude, for piano
20. Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn, for piano
21. Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn, for piano

Disc 2:

1. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Prelude
2. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Fugue
3. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Forlane
4. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Rigaudon
5. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Menuet
6. Le tombeau de Couperin, for piano: Toccata
7. Valses (8) nobles et sentimentales, for piano (or orchestra)
8. Menuet antique, for piano (or orchestra)
9. Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: No. 1, Ondine
10. Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: No. 2, Le gibet
11. Gaspard de la nuit, for piano: No. 3, Scarbo
12. Piano Concerto in D major (for the left hand)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #49068 in Music
• Released on: 1998-06-16
• Number of discs: 2
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .28 pounds

Customer Reviews

History, Art, Science, Friendship
How do I admire this recording, let me count the ways... (please pardon the awful Elizabeth Barret Browning misquote) To begin with, on the pianist, Robert Casadesus, other than Ravel himself, he is the premier interpreter of his work. Not only that, he was also a close friend and one of the few present at Ravel's meager funeral.

On the recordings themselves, they are of a superlative quality. What many interpreters today try to do is make a melodrama of everything. They forget that the composer himself drew inspiration from the machines of the time (his father was an engineer) and thus lose some of the forcefulness and directness of the works. Unfortunately, many today try to drown them in fluff and emotion.

Another added benefit of these recordings is the convenience of having them all in one set, digitally remastered of course. As a Ravel fan , I heartily recommend these to all who admire the composer, the pianist, or most importantly, beautiful music.

THE Interpretation
This is the best recording of Ravel for piano! It is full of the sensitive nuance that french impressionistic music requires. I had this recording on LP, and am ecstatic to find it is now available on CD. I had bought another full CD recording by another highly regarded pianist which is not of the same caliber of playing as the Casadesus. I cannot do without the Casadesus recording!

Excellent interpretations of Ravel
My favorite interpretation of Tombeau de Couperin esp the prelude which dances over the notes like a wildly bubbling stream. I prefer this to the orchestrations which are all you generally hear of Ravel. Superb! It is probably out of print but I have bought this recording several times because I can't bear to be without it.