Classics Explained: Ravel - Bolero and Ma Mere L'Oye (Smillie) - CD
Classics Explained: Ravel - Bolero and Ma Mere L'Oye (Smillie) - CD

Classics Explained: Ravel - Bolero and Ma Mere L'Oye (Smillie) - CD

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Barkod: 0636943803226 , Katalog No: 8.558032-33 , Firma: Naxos , Seri: Naxos Classics Explained , Yayınlanma Tarihi: 16 Temmuz 2001
Format Türü: CD, Format: 2 CD
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CD - 1
Maurice Ravel
An Introduction to … RAVEL: Bolero and Ma Mere L'oye
 
1. Bolero-Introduction; cue to unadorned Bolero rhythm, Part 1
00:02:29
 
2. Bolero rhythm, Part 2: an extended variation of Part 1
00:00:07
 
3. ' Motto ' rhythm complete
00:00:21
 
4. But here we have snare drums and plucked violas and cellos
00:00:22
 
5. Section 1: Introduction of ' the theme ' by solo flute
00:00:37
 
6. Flute continues with Part 2 of theme
00:00:48
 
7. Section 2: Complete statement of theme by clarinet as flute joins ' motto ' group
00:01:30
 
8. Introduction of ' discordant ' harp into the unfolding picture
00:00:18
 
9. Section 3: Bassoon introduces closely related variant of theme
00:00:34
 
10. ...but then veers upwards, slowing rhythm and introducing new syncopation
00:00:59
 
11. Section 4: ' Petite ' E flat clainet takes over theme, including variants
00:01:21
 
12. Section 5: Oboe d'amore takes over theme but returns to its original form
00:01:34
 
13. Section 6: Theme now shared by two instruments: uted trumpet and flute
00:01:16
 
14. Section 7: Tenor saxophone takes Theme as trumpet replaces horn in ' motto '
00:01:39
 
15. Section 8: Theme taken by soprano saxphone, ' espressivo '
00:01:09
 
16. Section 9: Theme: celeste, piccolos and horn; Motto: flute and French horn
00:01:24
 
17. Section 10: Theme: Oboes, horns, clarinets; Motto: plucked violas and violins
00:02:06
 
18. Section 11: Theme taken by First Trombone, complete with jazzy slides
00:01:40
 
19. Section 12: Theme: flutes, oboes, clarinets, sax; Motto: bassoons, horns, trumpets
00:01:13
 
20. Section 13: Violins at last take the main tune, joining massed winds
00:01:14
 
21. Section 14: Violins divide into four groups, each ' double-stopping '
00:01:04
 
22. Section 15: Trumpet, trombone 2 and tuba join the foreground
00:01:18
 
23. Section 16: First trombone and soprano saxophone ' rejoin ' theme
00:00:56
 
24. Section 17: Fortissimo; all strings ' double-stopping '; trumpets added
00:01:26
 
25. Section 18: Entire orchestra now employed, ' as loudly as possible '
00:01:18
 
26. Section 19: Sudden, amazing change of key, lurching from C to E Major
00:01:20
 
27. Section 20: Key now lurches back to C, as jazzy trombones whiningly protest
00:00:36
 
28. Cue to complete performance
00:00:20
 
29. Bolero (complete)
00:16:16
CD - 2
Maurice Ravel
An Introduction to … RAVEL: Bolero and Ma Mere L'oye
 
1. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant-Opening figure on flute; rising, falling, and then reeated
00:01:04
 
2. Same again, with emphasis on delicacy of scoring
00:00:30
 
3. answering variant, accompanied by plucked double basses
00:00:19
 
4. Reminder of opening figure
00:00:18
 
5. ... and now its rhythmical mirror image, or almost...
00:00:12
 
6. Answering Phrase 2: a near-inversion, over ' James Bond ' accompaniment
00:00:41
 
7. Pivotal Phrase 3, reversing direction but keeping rhythm of Phrase 2
00:00:46
 
8. Reprise of Phrases 1 and 2, but with new accompaniment
00:00:39
 
9. Further Reprise of Phrase 2, now on violin, accompanied by harp
00:00:40
 
10. Pavane (complete)
00:01:41
 
11. Petit Poucet (Tom Thumb)-Introduction; Opening, with multi-metre rising scales from muted violins
00:00:49
 
12. Change of metre continue as solo oboe introduces Theme One
00:00:24
 
13. Oboe yields to Cor Anglais for Theme Two, against lower (still muted) strings
00:00:44
 
14. Theme One returns, shared by clarinet and flute, muted horn added to accompaniment
00:00:25
 
15. 'Motto' rhythm dominates as intensity increases from lower strings to full orchestra
00:00:46
 
16. Fear subsides as Theme Two returns, again in Cor Anglais but now in a different key
00:00:32
 
17. Sensational sound effects evoke a wood at night, with screeches, cuckooing etc.
00:00:44
 
18. Texture thins; Theme one returns, delicately scored for strings and piccolo
00:00:19
 
19. The main part of movement ends, with waltz-like march(!), featuring flute
00:00:28
 
20. Petit Poucet (complete)
00:03:28
 
21. Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes-Introduction; opening bars, followed by Theme One
00:02:00
 
22. Oriental-orchestral equivalent of an imprial telephone bell
00:00:15
 
23. ... oboe ' answers ' with a very slightly varied version of Theme One
00:00:15
 
24. Expanded derivative of the ' telephone bell ' interrupts the theme again
00:01:00
 
25. Fragments of theme in flutes and cor anglais, with ' James Bond ' tag in violins
00:00:24
 
26. 'Gamelan ' music from flute and piccolo, accompanied by harp, xylophone and strings
00:00:32
 
27. arrival of Empress; upper strings yield to winds, celeste, harp and (very discreet) gong
00:00:47
 
28. Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes (complete)
00:03:57
 
29. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete- opening
00:00:51
 
30. Characteristic pattern of two short phrases answered by a long one
00:00:36
 
31. Clarinet, flutes and violas, with ' sighing' figure derived from downward string motif
00:00:21
 
32. Varied reprise of opening, entry of the ' Beast '; ' Watch it ! Watch it ! '
00:00:32
 
33. Again the ' Beast ' growls; again the cautious warning ' Watch it ! ' from the winds
00:00:40
 
34. Derivative of Beauty's Theme from flute, combined with ' caution motif ' in strings
00:00:38
 
35. ' Beast's theme ' rises in pitch with each successive ' gowl ' (representing hope?)
00:00:52
 
36. ' Beauty ', ' Beast ' and ' Caution ' motifs all combine simultaneously
00:01:12
 
37. ' Beast ' (contra-bassoon) climbs ever higher, handing over to bassoon proper
00:00:49
 
38. Harp's upward glide heralds the moment of transformation; love song, fear, release
00:02:09
 
39. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete (complete)
00:04:14
 
40. Le jardin feerique-Introduction; Opening bars are unfuuuuuuuuurled by the strings alone
00:00:40
 
41. The rhythmic basis, and its guises. First, a question: ' Where went my childhood?'
00:01:23
 
42. The question intensified:' Oh where went ... my childhood?'
00:00:15
 
43. The answer, with a falling inflection: ' Gone is your childhood.'
00:00:20
 
44. The plea: ' Bring back my childhood!'
00:00:14
 
45. The response: ' Seek in ... your mem'ry. There it ... will be.'
00:00:25
 
46. Ravel's use of tone colour to change the feeling of the music
00:00:49
 
47. Further illustration of the same point
00:00:27
 
48. Continued
00:01:44
 
49. The nobility of the strings
00:00:45
 
50. Bells evoked by French horns; the final, opulent, moving climax of the whole suite
00:01:11
 
51. Le jardin feerique (complete)
00:04:00
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