Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano (2025) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Complete Works for Solo Piano (2025)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:23:27 minutes | 1,83 GB | Genre: Classical
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Born in 1875, Ravel was fêted during the 1920s and ’30s as France’s greatest living composer – a remarkable achievement considering the obstacles placed in his path by the ultra-conservative Parisian musical elite of his time. (Ravel was expelled from the Paris Conservatoire twice!). His unique musical style, combining classical form and impressionistic harmony, makes his work immediately recognisable.

Compared to others, Ravel, immensely self-critical, was a slow and conscientious composer, but almost all his relatively small output remains in the repertoire and is performed and recorded regularly.The piano was Ravel’s first instrument, and although he was no virtuoso himself, he successfully composed some of the most virtuosic pieces in the repertoire, reflecting his extraordinary understanding of the instrument and exactly what sounds and effects he wanted to achieve. He orchestrated a significant number of his piano works, which presents another challenge to the performer: once she or he has heard Ravel’s orchestration of a work, this must of course influence one’s perception of the original. (This is equally true for the listener, of course.)

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet notes: ‘I subscribe completely to Ravel’s idea that a composer does not have to be profound in order to write good music. And furthermore, owing no doubt to his modest character, Ravel rarely addresses us in the first person. He does not confide in us intimately except on the rarest occasions. At these exceptional moments, our admiration for this musical giant, for his intelligence and elegant style of writing, for his perfect proportions, give way to a wave of emotion that is difficult to contain.’

Tracklist:

1. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Sérénade grotesque, M 5 (03:43)
2. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Jeux d’eau, M 30 (05:36)
3. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M 19 (05:54)
4. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Menuet antique, M 7 (06:01)
5. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Sonatine, M 40: I. Modéré (04:11)
6. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Sonatine, M 40: II. Mouvement de Menuet (03:07)
7. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Sonatine, M 40: III. Animé (04:05)
8. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Menuet, M 42 (01:17)
9. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn, M 58 (02:03)
10. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Miroirs, M 43: I. Noctuelles (04:34)
11. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Miroirs, M 43: II. Oiseaux tristes (04:08)
12. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Miroirs, M 43: III. Une barque sur l’océan (07:16)
13. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Miroirs, M 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso (06:39)
14. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Miroirs, M 43: V. La Vallée des cloches (05:29)
15. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M 55: I. Ondine (06:48)
16. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M 55: II. Le Gibet (05:59)
17. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Gaspard de la nuit, M 55: III. Scarbo (09:24)
18. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: À la manière de… Borodine, M 63a (01:41)
19. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: À la manière de… Emmanuel Chabrier, M 63b (02:15)
20. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68: I. Prélude (02:56)
21. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68: II. Fugue (03:17)
22. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68: III. Forlane (05:05)
23. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68: IV. Rigaudon (03:18)
24. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68: V. Menuet (05:20)
25. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68: VI. Toccata (04:08)
26. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Prélude, M 65 (01:32)
27. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: I. Modéré, très franc (01:19)
28. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: II. Assez lent (02:12)
29. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: III. Modéré (01:31)
30. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: IV. Assez animé (01:02)
31. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: V. Presque lent (01:33)
32. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: VI. Vif (00:40)
33. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: VII. Moins vif (02:48)
34. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales, M 61: VIII. Épilogue (03:58)
35. Jean-Efflam Bavouzet – Ravel: La Valse, M 72b (12:26)

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