All Ravel articles – Page 5

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Ruggiero Ricci plays Ravel's Tzigane

25 April 2013

The first performance of Maurice Ravel's Tzigane took place on 26 April 1924. Here's a performance by the late violinist Ruggiero Ricci, given in 1984.You can read The Strad's tribute to 'the master soloist and prolific recording artist' in the December 2012 issue, and a two-CD recording from ...

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Ravel: Tzigane, Violin Sonata, Piano Trio, Sonata for violin and cello, Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré

1 November 2006

The Strad Issue: January 2006Musicians: Susanna Yoko Henkel (violin) Monika Leskovar (cello) Milana Chernyavska (piano)Composer: RavelAs Susanna Yoko Henkel shows from the start in the cruel demands of Tzigane, she has the technical measure of Ravel. This is just as well given the closeness of the microphone. ...

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Bruch: Violin Concerto no.1 in G minor op.26. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto no.2 in E minor op.64. Ravel: Tzigane

1 November 2006

THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: January 2006Musicians: Niki Vasilakis (violin) Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Lang-Lessing (conductor)Composer: Bruch, Mendelssohn, RavelThe rhythmically free and spacious initial statement of Bruch’s First Violin Concerto is a foretaste of the personal and unhurried view of the score from the 22-year-old Australian Niki ...