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"No, this is not going to be what you think: you will not find La Marseillaise in it, but instead you will find a Forlane and a Gigue; no Tango either". Those were the words of Maurice Ravel on 1 October 1914, writing to Roland Manuel about his last piano composition, Le Tombeau de Couperin. This six-movement suite is dedicated both to Franois Couperin and to Ravel s friends who had been killed in World War I. In this work, old dance forms are restored to life, and the music is characterized by grace, charm, order, and moderation. The unusual movement is the Fugue, a form which is seldom found in earlier suites. The two framing movements - Prlude and Toccata - evoke the harpsichord technique of the 18th century. In the Forlane, the melodic leaps and strange chords catch ones attention, in the central part of the Rigaudon the rustic melody provides a contrast with the cheerful main section.....
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| SACD or CD? | SACD (plays on all cd players) | |||||||
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| Year of release | 2002 | |||||||
| Recording Location | E | |||||||
| Main artist | Lazic, Dejan |
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| Performers | Dejan Lazic
Prelude (1913) Version Assez lent et trs expressif |
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| Introduction by artist | "No, this is not going to be what you think: you will not find La Marseillaise in it, but instead you will find a Forlane and a Gigue; no Tango either". Those were the words of Maurice Ravel on 1 October 1914, writing to Roland Manuel about his last piano composition, Le Tombeau de Couperin. This six-movement suite is dedicated both to Franois Couperin and to Ravel s friends who had been killed in World War I. In this work, old dance forms are restored to life, and the music is characterized by grace, charm, order, and moderation. The unusual movement is the Fugue, a form which is seldom found in earlier suites. The two framing movements - Prlude and Toccata - evoke the harpsichord technique of the 18th century. In the Forlane, the melodic leaps and strange chords catch ones attention, in the central part of the Rigaudon the rustic melody provides a contrast with the cheerful main section..... |
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| Composer | Ravel | |||||||
| Producer | Jared Sacks | |||||||
| Recording Engineer / Mastering | Jared Sacks | |||||||
| Technical Specifications | Microphones: Bruel & Kjaer 4006, Schoeps Digital Converters: DSD Super Audio/DCS AD/DA Speakers: Audiolab, Holland Software: Pyramix Editing, Merging Technologies Mixing Board: Rens Heijnis, custom design Mastering Room: B+W 803d series speakers, Classe 5200 Amplifier Cables: Van den Hul | |||||||
| Inlay | Prelude (1913) Version Assez lent et trs expressif |
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| Quotes | () Nach sechs Minuten wei der Hrer, er ist einem meisterlichen Pianisten begenet. () () Lasic denkt erst und greift dann in die Tasten, dass er wirkt, als sie er umgekehrt, und dabei dringt er ins Innere on Ravels Welt. |
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| Running time | 62.54 | |||||||
| Number of cd's | 1 | |||||||
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Digital Converters: DSD Super Audio/DCS AD/DA
Speakers: Audiolab, Holland
Software: Pyramix Editing, Merging Technologies
Mixing Board: Rens Heijnis, custom design
Mastering Room: B+W 803d series speakers, Classe 5200 Amplifier
Cables: Van den Hul
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Dejan Lazic
Pianist Dejan Lazić was born into a musical family in Zagreb, Croatia, and grew up in Salzburg, Austria, where he studied at the Mozarteum. He is quickly establishing a reputation worldwide as “a brilliant pianist and a gifted musician full of ideas... |
Prelude (1913) Version Assez lent et trs expressif
Menuet sur le nom dHaydn (1909)
Pavane pour une infante defunte (1899)
Le Tombeau de Couperin (1914-1917)
Prelude (Postlude) (1913)
Version 2: dun rythme libre
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"No, this is not going to be what you think: you will not find La Marseillaise in it, but instead you will find a Forlane and a Gigue; no Tango either". Those were the words of Maurice Ravel on 1 October 1914, writing to Roland Manuel about his last piano composition, Le Tombeau de Couperin. This six-movement suite is dedicated both to Franois Couperin and to Ravel s friends who had been killed in World War I. In this work, old dance forms are restored to life, and the music is characterized by grace, charm, order, and moderation. The unusual movement is the Fugue, a form which is seldom found in earlier suites. The two framing movements - Prlude and Toccata - evoke the harpsichord technique of the 18th century. In the Forlane, the melodic leaps and strange chords catch ones attention, in the central part of the Rigaudon the rustic melody provides a contrast with the cheerful main section.....
() Nach sechs Minuten wei der Hrer, er ist einem meisterlichen Pianisten begenet. () () Lasic denkt erst und greift dann in die Tasten, dass er wirkt, als sie er umgekehrt, und dabei dringt er ins Innere on Ravels Welt.
() fijnzinnig toucher en smaakvolle interpretaties. () () Smaakvol, elegant, gematigd en een ietsjepietsie introvert () () De Pavane met zijn ontroerende eenvoud is op zijn lijf geschreven. Volkskrant
() Hier is een poet aan het woord, enorm fijnzinnig, maar tevens een kruidje-roer-me-niet, een grillige zomerzwaluw op vliegenjacht () Financieel Dagblad
() kleine, uiterst precieus gespeelde juweeltjes () () Wederom een klankjuweel. Brabants Dagblad
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