Title: Orchestral Works 6 Artist: Jennifer Gilbert Label: Naxos Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 747313357277 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2019-09-13 Number of Discs: 1
Composed between 1929 and 1931, Ravel's two piano concertos reflect his enthusiasm for jazz, though one that was thoroughly absorbed into his own idiom. The Concerto in G major, originally conceived as a Basque rhapsody, is lightly scored but sports a vivacious percussion section, galvanizing motor rhythms and a slow movement of astonishing beauty. The Concerto for the Left Hand, commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein who had lost his right arm in the First World War, is a single movement tour de force, as is Tzigane, a gypsy violin showpiece of dazzling virtuosity.
Tracks: 1.1 Piano Concerto in G Major 1.2 I. Allegramente 00:08:25 1.3 II. Adagio Assai 00:09:26 1.4 III. Presto 00:04:07 1.5 Tzigane (Version for Violin and Orchestra) 00:10:41 1.6 Lento - 00:08:48 1.7 Allegro - 00:10:20
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