{"product_id":"ravel-maurice-comp-melodies-cd-502842194743","title":"Maurice Ravel - Complete Melodies [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrench composer Maurice Ravel may be well known for his instrumental music, in particular the orchestral work Boléro, but it is his vocal compositions that fully encapsulate the shimmering colours of early-20th century music. Spanning an important period of Ravel's career, from 1893 up to 1932, this release is an integral recording of Ravel's songs, with both piano accompaniment and Ravel's original scoring for ensemble. Many of the works reveal Ravel's affinity with other cultures and his penchant for the exotic; from the Chansons madécasses, or 'Madagascan songs', to the Spanish-themed Habanera (a tribute to his part-Basque heritage) and the Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques, Ravel used the freedom of rarely-explored cultures to throw off his usual restraint and employ new, exciting harmonies and musical innovations. His use of dissonances comes to the fore in this last work, particularly on the second and seventh notes. At other points, he experimented with bitonality, as in the Trois Poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, clearly influenced by Stravinsky and Schoenberg, which reveal a new penchant for challenging conventional harmony. His careful scoring, however - Ravel saw the orchestration of his music as a task equally as demanding as composition - allows the delicacy of the music to shine through. This album contains all of Ravel's vocal music, featuring four renowned singers supported by the Ensemble Contemporaneo dell'Umbria. Soprano Monica Piccinini, a major operatic performer who is debuting at La Scala later in 2015, is joined by mezzosopranos Elisabetta Lombardi and Sophie Marilley, both of whom have performed in opera houses across Europe, and German baritone Christian Immler, whose previous CD releases have been awarded the prestigious Diapason d'Or and Diapason Découverte. An important and prestigious new recording: the complete songs (mélodies) by Ravel!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBallade De La Reine Morte D\u0026amp;#39;aimer In D Minor, M. 4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUn Grand Sommeil Noir In C-Sharp Minor, M. 6\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSainte In G Minor, M. 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanson Du Rouet In E Major, M. 15\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSi Morne ! In F-Sharp Minor, M. 16\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026amp;Eacute;pigrammes De Cl\u0026amp;eacute;ment Marot, M. 21: I. D\u0026amp;#39;anne Qui Me Jecta De La Neige. Tr\u0026amp;egrave;s Lent In G-Sharp Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u0026amp;Eacute;pigrammes De Cl\u0026amp;eacute;ment Marot, M. 10: II. D\u0026amp;#39;anne Jouant De L\u0026amp;#39;espinette. Tr\u0026amp;egrave;s L\u0026amp;eacute;ger Et D\u0026amp;#39;un\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManteau De Fleurs, M. 39: Mod\u0026amp;eacute;r\u0026amp;eacute; In D-Sharp Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSh\u0026amp;eacute;h\u0026amp;eacute;razade, M. 41\/1: I. Asie\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSh\u0026amp;eacute;h\u0026amp;eacute;razade, M. 41\/2: II. La Fl\u0026amp;ucirc;te Enchant\u0026amp;eacute;e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSh\u0026amp;eacute;h\u0026amp;eacute;razade, M. 41\/3: III. L\u0026amp;#39;indiff\u0026amp;eacute;rent\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinq M\u0026amp;eacute;lodies Populaires Grecques, M.A 9: I. Chanson De La Mari\u0026amp;eacute;e. Mod\u0026amp;eacute;r\u0026amp;eacute; In G Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinq M\u0026amp;eacute;lodies Populaires Grecques, M.A. 10: II. L\u0026amp;agrave;-Bas, Vers L\u0026amp;#39;\u0026amp;eacute;glise. Andante G-Sharp Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinq M\u0026amp;eacute;lodies Populaires Grecques, M.A. 4: III. Quel Galant M\u0026amp;#39;est Comparable. Allegro In G Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinq M\u0026amp;eacute;lodies Populaires Grecques, M.A 5: IV. Chanson Des Cueilleuses De Lentisques. Lento In A Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCinq M\u0026amp;eacute;lodies Populaires Grecques, M.A 11: V. Tout Gai!. Allegro In B-Flat Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo\u0026amp;euml;l Des Jouets In E Minor-E Major, M. 47: Pas Vite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLes Grands Vents Venus D\u0026amp;#39;outremer, M. 48: Mod\u0026amp;eacute;r\u0026amp;eacute;, Tr\u0026amp;egrave;s Agit\u0026amp;eacute; In E-Flat Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoires Naturelles, M. 50: I. Le Paon. Sans H\u0026amp;acirc;te Et Noblemen In F Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoires Naturelles, M. 50: Le Grillon. Placide In A Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoires Naturelles, M. 50: Le Cygne. Lent In B Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoires Naturelles, M. 50: Le Martin-P\u0026amp;ecirc;cheur. On Ne Peut Plus Lent In F-Sharp Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistoires Naturelles, M. 50: La Pintade. Assez Vite In E Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVocalise-\u0026amp;Eacute;tude En Forme De Habanera, M. 51: I. Presque Lent Et Avec Indolence In G Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSur L\u0026amp;#39;herbe, M. 53: I. Mod\u0026amp;eacute;r\u0026amp;eacute; In C-Sharp Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTripatos, M.A 13: \u0026amp;quot;Mains Qui N\u0026amp;#39;ont Pas Pu Le Soleil\u0026amp;quot;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChants Populaires, M.A 17\/1: I. Chanson Espagnole. Andantino In B-Flat Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChants Populaires, M.A 17\/2: II. Chanson Fran\u0026amp;ccedil;aise. Allegretto In C Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChants Populaires, M.A 17\/3: III. Chanson Italienne. Largamente, Quasi Piacere, Portando Le Note In E-Flat Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChants Populaires, M.A 17\/4: IV. Chanson H\u0026amp;eacute;bra\u0026amp;iuml;que. Allegro Moderato\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChants Populaires, M.A 17\/5: V.Chanson Ecossaise\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrois Po\u0026amp;egrave;mes De St\u0026amp;eacute;phane Mallarm\u0026amp;eacute;, M. 64\/1: I. Soupir. Lent In G Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrois Po\u0026amp;egrave;mes De St\u0026amp;eacute;phane Mallarm\u0026amp;eacute;, M. 64\/2: II. Placet Futile. Tr\u0026amp;egrave;s Mod\u0026amp;eacute;r\u0026amp;eacute; In F Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrois Po\u0026amp;egrave;mes De St\u0026amp;eacute;phane Mallarm\u0026amp;eacute;, M. 64\/3: III. Surgi De La Croupe Et Du Bond. Lent In C Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeux M\u0026amp;eacute;lodies H\u0026amp;eacute;bra\u0026amp;iuml;ques, M.A 22\/1: Kaddisch. Lent In C Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeux M\u0026amp;eacute;lodies H\u0026amp;eacute;bra\u0026amp;iuml;ques, M.A 22\/2: L\u0026amp;#39;\u0026amp;eacute;nigme \u0026amp;Eacute;ternelle. Tranquillo In E Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrois Chansons, M. 69: I. Nicolette. Allegro Moderato In A Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrois Chansons, M. 69: II.Trois Beaux Oiseaux Du Paradis. Moderato In F Minor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrois Chansons, M. 69: III. Ronde. Allegro In A Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRonsard \u0026amp;Agrave; Son \u0026amp;Acirc;me, M. 75\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChansons Mad\u0026amp;eacute;casses, M. 78: I. Nahandove. Andante Quasi Allegretto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChansons Mad\u0026amp;eacute;casses, M. 78: II. Aoua. Andante\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChansons Mad\u0026amp;eacute;casses, M. 78: Iil. Il Est Doux. Lento\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eR\u0026amp;ecirc;ves, M. 79\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quichotte \u0026amp;Agrave; Dulcin\u0026amp;eacute;e, M. 85: I. Chanson Romanesque. Moderato In B-Flat Minor, B-Flat Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quichotte \u0026amp;Agrave; Dulcin\u0026amp;eacute;e, M. 85: II. Chanson \u0026amp;Eacute;pique. Molto Moderato In F Major\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon Quichotte \u0026amp;Agrave; Dulcin\u0026amp;eacute;e, M. 85: III. Chanson \u0026amp;Agrave; Boire. 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