Jeremy Siepmann - Introduction to Ravel: Bolero & Ma Mere L'oye vinyl record cover

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Bolero: Introduction; Cue To Unadorned Bolero Rhythm, Part 1

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Bolero: Bolero Rhythm, Part 2: An Extended Variation Of Part 1

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Bolero: 'Motto' Rhythm Complete (Instrumentation Will Change On

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Bolero: But Here We Have Snare Drums And Plucked Violas And Cell

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Bolero: Section 1: Introduction Of 'The Theme: (The Only One In

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Bolero: Flute Continues With Part 2 Of Theme

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Bolero: Section 2: Complete Statement Of Theme By Clarinet As Fl

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Bolero: Introduction Of 'Discordant' Harp Into The Unfolding Pic

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Bolero: Section 3: Bassoon Introduces Closely Related Variant Of

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Bolero: ...But Then Veers Upwards, Slowing Rhythm And Introducin

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Bolero: Section 4: 'Petite' E Flat Clarinet Takes Over Theme, In

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Bolero: Section 5: Oboe D'Amore Takes Over Theme But Returns To

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Bolero: Section 6: Theme Now Shared By Two Instruments: Muted Tr

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Bolero: Section 7: Tenor Saxophone Takes Theme As Trumpet Replac

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Bolero: Section 8: Theme Taken By Soprano Saxophone, 'Espressivo

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Bolero: Section 9: Theme: Celeste, Piccolos And Horn; Motto: Flu

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Bolero: Section 10: Theme: Oboes, Horns, Clarinets; Motto: Pluck

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Bolero: Section 11: Theme Taken By First Trombone, Complete With

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Bolero: Section 12: Theme: Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Sax; Motto:

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Bolero: Section 13: Violins At Last Take The Main Tune, Joining

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Bolero: Section 14: Violins Divide Into Four Groups, Each 'Doubl

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Bolero: Section 15: Trumpet, Trombone 2 And Tuba Join The Foregr

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Bolero: Section 16: First Trombone And Soprano Saxophone 'Rejoin

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Bolero: Section 17: Fortissimo; All Strings 'Double-Stopping'; T

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Bolero: Section 18: Entire Orchestra Now Employed, 'As Loudly As

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Bolero: Section 19: Sudden, Amazing Change Of Key, Lurching From

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Bolero: Section 20: Key Now Lurches Back To C, As Jazzy Trombone

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Bolero: Cue To Complete Performance

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Bolero: Bolero (Complete)


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Jeremy Siepmann

Introduction to Ravel: Bolero & Ma Mere L'oye


ABOUT THE ALBUM


The famous Boléro and the enchanting Mother Goose Suite give us Ravel the orchestral sorcerer at the peak of his unsurpassed powers. From the fierce vitality of sun-baked Spain to the most poignant evocations of childhood and innocence, he captures the immediacy of experience as we feel it. Yet he saw himself as an artisan, not an artist, and a discoverer rather than a composer. Behind every work was a craftsman of astonishing skill - so astonishing that we can examine the artistic workshop in minute detail without dispelling any of the magic. 'Boléro is the most formula-ridden, deliberately repetitious piece of music ever to enter the mainstream concert repertoire,' says Jeremy Siepmann. Ravel himself regarded it as an experiment in form - yet it has proved one of the most popular and seemingly spontaneous works in all classical music. In his informative manner, Siepmann explains, 'Ravel seems to put all his cards on the table right at the outset... but like all top-class magicians... he had endless surprises up his sleeve.' With the surprises revealed, the spotlight put also on the enchanting Mother Goose Suite, and Ravel's fascinating life and behavior related in the accompanying booklet, this is a compelling recording.

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