All Ravel articles
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ReviewIlya Gringolts, Dmitry Kouzov: Eisler, Widmann, Ravel
Gripping and beautifully played duos that demand committed listening
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Review
Maria Milstein, Nathalia Milstein: Voyageur
The Milstein sisters take us on a journey of French repertoire and song transcriptions
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Focus
Masterclass: Philippe Graffin on Ravel’s Violin Sonata no.2
The French violinist explores how to create an orchestra of abstract colours and characters in the first movement of Ravel’s last chamber work
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Review
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Polina Leschenko: Deux – works by Poulenc, Bartók and Ravel
POULENC Violin Sonata; DELIBES/DOHNÁNYI Waltz from Coppélia; BARTÓK Violin Sonata no.2; RAVEL Tzigane
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Video
The Hagen Quartet plays the second movement of the Ravel quartet
The Hagen Quartet (Lukas Hagen and Rainer Schmidt, violins, Veronika Hagen, viola, Clemens Hagen, cello) perform the second movement of Ravel’s String Quartet in F at the Salzburg Mozarteum in 2000.
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Video
Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Sol Gabetta play Ravel duo
Filmed in a concert at the Gstaad Menuhin Festival 2014, this video features Austrian-Moldovan violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja and Argentine cellist Sol Gabetta performing the third movement of Ravel’s Sonata for Violin and Cello
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News
Nadège Rochat and Rafael Aguirre - Ravel: Pièce en forme de Habanera
Cellist Nadège Rochat and guitarist Rafael Aguirre perfom Ravel’s Pièce en forme de Habanera. Originally written as a vocalise-étude, for voice without words and piano, it was subsequently arranged for cello and piano, and now exists in several versions for various instruments. Rochat plays a cello known as the ...
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Focus
Masterclass: Arabella Steinbacher on Ravel’s Tzigane
The German violinist gives advice on how to inject character and charisma into the daunting solo introduction of this much-loved work
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Blogs
9 tips on playing the Ravel and Debussy quartets
Franck Chevalier, viola player of the Quatuor Diotima, gives advice on how to approach the most celebrated French additions to the quartet repertoire
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Blogs
How Schumann’s suppressed Violin Concerto made history – and the ideal subject for a novel
A glamorous violin virtuosa, a hidden masterpiece, a ouija board, Nazis, Ravel’s Tzigane. It’s not hard to see why author Jessica Duchen was attracted to the story of Jelly D’Arányi. As her novel becomes a UK touring concert, she writes about the strange facts behind the fiction
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Article
Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor. Saint-Saëns: Piano Trio no.2 in E minor op.92
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: French piano trios played with confidence and elegance Musicians: Fidelio Trio Composer: Ravel, Saint-Saëns Catalogue number: RESONUS RES 10173 It’s sometimes tempting to describe Saint-Saëns’s chamber music as offering a mixture of Beethovenian weight and ...
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Article
Fin de Siècle. Büsser: Appassionato. Chausson: Pièce. Debussy: Beau soir. Durosoir: Vitrail. Enescu: Concertstück. Hahn: Soliloque et forlane. Honnoré: Morceau de concert. Hüe: Thème varié. Ravel: Kad
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: Beautifully written Conservatoire test pieces, eloquently played Musicians: Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) Composer: Büsser, Chausson, Debussy, Durosoir, Enescu, Hahn, Honnoré, Hüe, Ravel, Vierne Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68165 The best-known item in this ...
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Article
Après un rêve. Debussy: Beau soir; Minstrels. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13; Après un rêve op.7 no.1 (arr. Casals); Morceau de lecture. Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major; Berceuse sur le no
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: Breathtaking performances of classics from the French repertoire Musicians: Christian Svarfvar (violin) Roland Pöntinen (piano) Composer: Debussy, Fauré, Ravel Catalogue number: BIS 2183 (SACD) A dream programme: Fauré’s glorious A major Sonata (alongside the Morceau de lecture and ...
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Article
Torque. Bruch: Kol nidrei. Garrop: Torque. Hindemith: Viola Sonata op.11 no.4. Ravel: Pavane (arr. Borisovsky). Schumann: Adagio and Allegro op.70
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: Standards, arrangements and discoveries from this Belarusian–Swiss violist Musicians: Viacheslav Dinerchtein (viola) Mauricio Náder (piano) Composer: Bruch, Garrop, Hindemith, Ravel, Schumann Catalogue number: QUINDECIM QP 257 This ‘calling card’ recording offers a nicely chosen mix ...
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Article
Rolston String Quartet performs Ravel at Banff International String Quartet Competition
The Rolston String Quartet performs Ravel's String Quartet at the 2016 Banff International String Quartet Competition - which the ensemble won . Watch: How to bring the house down - Quartet Berlin-Tokyo performs Jörg Widmann at Banff Centre
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Review
La Voix. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major. Poulenc: Violin Sonata. Ravel: Tzigane; Pièce en forme de habanera
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Silk-toned elegance in a programme of French violin-and-piano classics Musicians: Callum Smart (violin) Richard Uttley (piano) Composer: Fauré; Poulenc; Ravel Accompanied by an illuminating booklet note that captures the ...
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Review
The Szymanowski Trip. Beethoven: String Quartet no.2 in G major op.18 no.2. Laks: String Quartet no.3. Prokofiev: String Quartet no.2 in F major op.92. Ravel: String Quartet in F major. Schubert: Quar
The Strad Issue: May 2016 Description: Three recitals follow Szymanowski on his travels around Europe Musicians: Szymanowski Quartet Composer: Beethoven; Laks; Prokofiev; Ravel; Schubert; Skoryk; Szymanowski; Tchaikovsky; Webern This set comprises three separate discs, the first two previously released in 2009 and 2011, each setting the quartets ...
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Review
Mozart: Violin Concerto no.3 in G major K216; Piano Trio in E major K542. Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
The Strad Issue: March 2016 Description: Classics reissued – and the Ravel Trio for the first time on silver disc Musicians: Yehudi Menuhin (violin/director) Gaspar Cassadó (cello) Louis Kentner (piano) Bath Festival Orchestra Composer: Mozart; Ravel The old LP of the Ravel and Mozart trios introduced me ...
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Review
Fauré: Piano Trio in D minor. Salter: Piano Trio. Ravel: Piano Trio in A minor
The Strad Issue: October 2015 Description: French piano trios illuminated by a British contemporary work Musicians: Fournier Trio Composer: Fauré, Salter, Ravel Despite being teacher and pupil, Fauré and Ravel came up with very different ways of approaching the medium of the piano trio. Put a vigorously ...
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Article
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Ravel's Tzigane
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Ravel's Tzigane with pianist Frida Bauer. For an entirely different interpretation, watch Patricia Kopatchinskaja perform the work.
