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Ravel, Haitink, Rco
Orchestral Music
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (16) - Disc #1
1. Bol?ro - M. Ravel
2. Alborada del gracioso - M. Ravel
3. Rhapsodie Espagnole: Pr?lude ? la nuit - M. Ravel
4. Rhapsodie Espagnole: Malague?a - M. Ravel
5. Rhapsodie Espagnole: Habanera - M. Ravel
6. Rhapsodie Espagnole: Feria - M. Ravel
7. La Valse - M. Ravel
8. Pavane pour une infante d?funte - M. Ravel
9. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Mod?r? - M. Ravel
10. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez lent - M. Ravel
11. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Mod?r? - M. Ravel
12. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Assez anim? - M. Ravel
13. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Presque lent - M. Ravel
14. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Vif - M. Ravel
15. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Moins vif - M. Ravel
16. Valses nobles et sentimentales: Epilogue: Lent - M. Ravel
Track Listings (19) - Disc #2
1. Menuet antique - Maurice Ravel
2. Le tombeau de Couperin: Prelude - Maurice Ravel
3. Le tombeau de Couperin: Forlane - Maurice Ravel
4. Le tombeau de Couperin: Menuet - Maurice Ravel
5. Le tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon - Maurice Ravel
6. Ma Mere L'Oye: Prelude - Maurice Ravel
7. Ma Mere L'Oye: Danse du rouet et scene - Interlude - Maurice Ravel
8. Ma Mere L'Oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant - Maurice Ravel
9. Ma Mere L'Oye: Interlude - Maurice Ravel
10. Ma Mere L'Oye: Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete - Maurice Ravel
11. Ma Mere L'Oye: Interlude - Maurice Ravel
12. Ma Mere L'Oye: Petit Poucet - Maurice Ravel
13. Ma Mere L'Oye: Interlude - Maurice Ravel
14. Ma Mere L'Oye: Laideronnette, imperatrice des pagodes - Maurice Ravel
15. Ma Mere L'Oye: Interlude - Maurice Ravel
16. Ma Mere L'Oye: Apotheose: le jardin feerique - Maurice Ravel
17. Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no 2: Lever du jour - Maurice Ravel
18. Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no 2: Pantomime - Maurice Ravel
19. Daphnis et Chloe: Suite no 2: Danse generale - Maurice Ravel

CD Details

All Artists: Ravel, Haitink, Rco
Title: Orchestral Music
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Polygram Records
Release Date: 1/18/1994
Genre: Classical
Styles: Ballets & Dances, Ballets, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 028943874526

Synopsis

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Haitink has re-recorded much of this music for Philips with the Boston Symphony. Don't buy those records. About a decade ago something happened to Bernard Haitink that turned him into the dullest major conductor still active. Before that, he presided over a series of recordings with the Concertgebouw Orchestra which stand among the finest musical documents ever made. Exactly what induced his current interpretive coma is anyone's guess, and we're very lucky that we have stunning recordings like these preserving his fruitful artistic partnership with this great orchestra. It's hard to imagine what Philips could have been thinking in releasing two full-priced CDs with less music, when at two discs for the price of one you can have these better conducted, better sounding performances. Go figure. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

Haitink's Excellent Interpretations of Ravel's Music

John Kwok | New York, NY USA | 03/27/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I strongly disagree with David Hurwitz's strongly negative view of Haitink's current skills as an orchestral conductor. Having recently heard Haitink conduct the Vienna Philarmonic at Carnegie Hall, I think Haitink is still a first-rate interpreter of both German Romantic and Modern classical music. I'm sure the same holds true for his interpretations of Ravel's scores. Still, I will say that Haitink's tempi on this two CD set are slightly more brisk than those I heard in his relatively recent Bolero recording with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. However, the differences are quite minor, ranging no more than a few seconds to almost a minute at most. Haitink leads the Concertgebouw Orchestra in these distinguished recordings of Ravel's major orchestral scores that probably remain among the best available. Most noteworthy are his interpretations of Bolero, Alborada del Gracioso and La Valse on the first CD; La Mere d'Oye and Daphnis et Chloe on the second. These are lush, vibrant performances enhanced by the Concertgebouw's acoustics, and they sound great with the latest image bit digital remastering. Anyone in search of a definitive collection of Ravel's orchestral scores will not be disappointed with this splendid set."