Ravel's Pavane pour une infante défunte, now one of his best-known works, was initially seen by his contemporaries as an impersonal piece of minor interest, a verdict Ravel himself seemed to agree with.
Performer Biography
In 2011, Joint Venture Percussion Duo won the Bernard Haitink Prize at the Vriendenkrans Competition, leading to a nine-concert tour in the Netherlands.
Interpretation
Joint Venture Percussion Duo arranged these works for marimba and vibraphone to create a new soundscape for the music and a new world for their instruments.
Performer Biography
The Joint Venture Percussion Duo, comprised of Rachel Xi Zhang (China) and Laurent Warnier (Luxembourg), met during their studies at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam.
Composition History
Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) was originally composed in 1910 for piano four hands and dedicated to the children of his friends, Jean and Mimie Godebski.
Composition History
Maurice Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin, composed between 1914 and 1917, took an unusually long time due to World War I, Ravel's military service, and the death of his mother.
Composer's Artistic Vision
The title 'tombeau' in Ravel's Le tombeau de Couperin refers to an old meaning of a tribute to a person who has passed away, with each movement dedicated to a friend killed in World War I.
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