IDAGIO | Darkness & Light – Ravel Works for Two Pianos 5051083215718

Featuring

Alexander Tamir
Bracha Eden
Maurice Ravel

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Recording & Production

This recording, originally from 1983, has been remastered digitally for the first time to mark CRD's 50th anniversary.

Composer Biography

Maurice Ravel, being half-Basque through his mother, did not consider Spanish art or music exotic and imbued anything connected to his mother with emotional significance.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Maurice Ravel believed that a first-class composer should be able to write a really good waltz, often quoting Brahms's self-deprecating remark about The Blue Danube.

Instruments

The pianos used for this recording were two Steinway grand pianos, specifically models 430910 and 430936.

Performer Biography

The pianists, Alexander Tamir and Bracha Eden, were known for expanding the duo piano repertoire and were responsible for introducing Lutoslawski's Paganini Variations to audiences outside Europe.

Performer Biography

Alexander Tamir and Bracha Eden were the first to record Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring for two pianos, a suggestion made by Stravinsky himself.

Composer Biography

Maurice Ravel retained many childlike characteristics throughout his life, including a love of toys and fairy tales, and would often play with toys in nurseries at adult parties.