Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Debussy, Ravel & Massenet
11/1/2010, 13 Tracks, 1:16:59
Gramophone Award 2011 / BBC Music Magazine Award 2012
Featuring
Yan Pascal Tortelier
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Claude Debussy
Maurice Ravel
Jules Massenet
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Instruments
A Steinway Model D concert grand piano was used for the Debussy and Ravel works, supplied by Steinway & Sons.
Instruments
A different Steinway Model D concert grand piano, owned by Mrs S.E. Foster, was used for the Massenet pieces.
Performer Biography
Yan Pascal Tortelier, the conductor, was the Chief Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic from 1992 to 2003 and was given the title of Conductor Emeritus.
Interpretation
Pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier discovered they shared a teacher, Pierre Sancan, which sealed their musical brotherhood for this recording.
Recording & Production
The Massenet pieces on this album were recorded at Potton Hall, Dunwich, Suffolk, on June 22, 2010.
Performer Biography
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, the pianist on this album, has won multiple awards for his project to record Debussy's Complete Works for Piano.
Recording & Production
The recording of the Debussy and Ravel works took place at Watford Colosseum on April 27 and 28, 2010.
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