Ravel: Complete Solo Piano Works

Featuring

Florian Uhlig
Maurice Ravel

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Composition History

Ravel's "Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn" was a commission for Joseph Haydn's centenary in 1909, based on a musical motive derived from Haydn's name.

Compositional Technique

Ravel's "Jeux d'eau" uses a novel 'pointillistic' approach to piano writing, while also incorporating traditional sonata form with two themes.

Composition History

The pieces "À la manière d'Emmanuel Chabrier" and "À la manière de Borodine" began as party improvisations around 1912 before being published in 1913.

Composition History

Ravel's "Miroirs" were composed during 1905, a period marked by the scandal of his elimination from the Prix de Rome competition.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Maurice Ravel's piano works are concentrated, reflecting his aim to achieve something new and unsurpassable in each composition.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ravel chose the title "Pavane pour une infante défunte" purely for the assonant charm of its syllables, not to imply a mournful mood.

Performer Biography

Florian Uhlig, the pianist on this recording, gave his first piano recital at the age of twelve and studied at the Royal College of Music and Royal Academy of Music in London.