Ravel: Concertos - Falla: Noches en los jardines de España
10/13/2023, 9 Tracks, 1:02:13
Featuring
Louis Langrée
Alexandre Tharaud
Orchestre National de France
Maurice Ravel
Manuel de Falla
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Composition History
Ravel's Concerto for the Left Hand was commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein, a one-armed pianist, after Ravel heard him play in Vienna in 1929.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Maurice Ravel, a French composer, occasionally remarked about his scores, "no one had ever done that before," indicating his innovative approach.
Critical Reception
Ravel and Paul Wittgenstein, the dedicatee of the Left-Hand Concerto, famously disagreed on interpretation, with Ravel stating, 'Performers are slaves.'
Composer Biography
Manuel de Falla, a Spanish composer, lived in Paris from 1907 to 1914 and considered Paris his 'homeland' for his technical development.
Composition History
Ravel wrote two piano concertos simultaneously in 1930: the Concerto in G major and the Concerto for the Left Hand.
Composition History
Manuel de Falla's 'Nights in the Gardens of Spain' began as a solo piano piece called 'Nocturne' before being expanded for piano and orchestra at the suggestion of pianist Ricardo Viñes.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Ravel aimed to write concertos 'for' the piano, not 'against' it, modeling his approach on composers like Mozart and Saint-Saëns.
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