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Work: Pavane pour une infante défunte

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ComposerRavel, Maurice (1875-1937)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1899
Work typeInstrumental
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DortmundAbel Selaocoe & Amsterdam Sinfonietta

© Ben McQuaide
Ravel, Debussy, Selaocoe, Traditional, Shaw, Rameau, Vivaldi, Sollima
Amsterdam Sinfonietta; Abel Selaocoe

ManchesterKhanh Nhi Luong | Sunshine and Shadows | Beethoven, Bacewicz, Ravel

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Beethoven, Bacewicz, Ravel
Khanh-Nhi Luong, Piano

LondonRhapsody in Blue at Christmas by Candlelight

© CityMusic Promotions
Gershwin, Beethoven, Ravel
Maiko Mori, Piano
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From Bachian buoyancy to Ravelian vertigo: Yulianna Avdeeva in Seattle

Yulianna Avdeeva © Jorge Gustavo Elias
Yulianna Avdeeva traces a compelling path from Bach and Beethoven to an all-Ravel second half, crowned by a La Valse of tremendous power and disintegration.
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Pierre Bleuse and the Singapore Symphony raise the roof again

Pierre Bleuse conducts the Singapore Symphony Orchestra © Yoricko Liu | Singapore Symphony Orchestra
High decibel hits arrive via Prokofiev’s Scythian Suite and Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, sandwiching Liszt from Bertrand Chamayou.  
****1
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Ravel’s complete piano works

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet © Da Ping Luo, courtesy Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
A coherent, finely balanced traversal in Alice Tully Hall is shaped by clarity, restraint and expressive poise. 
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StockholmRavel with Oramo

© Marco Borggreve
Ravel
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Sakari Oramo; Bertrand Chamayou

ParisMa mère l'Oye (Mother Goose)

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Ravel
Orchestre National de France; Cristian Măcelaru; Beatrice Rana
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Maurice Ravel © Public domain
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