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Maurice Ravel: Orchestral Songs - Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé; Chansons madécasses; Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; Cinq mélodies populaires grecques / Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42

Ravel, Roussel, Norman
Maurice Ravel: Orchestral Songs - Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé; Chansons madécasses; Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; Cinq mélodies populaires grecques / Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Genres: Pop, Classical

Track Listings (18) - Disc #1
1. Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, song cycle for voice & ensemble (or piano): 1. Soupir
2. Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, song cycle for voice & ensemble (or piano): 2. Placet futile
3. Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé, song cycle for voice & ensemble (or piano): 3. Surgi de la croupe et du bond
4. Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano: 1. Nahandove
5. Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano: 2. Aoua!
6. Chansons madécasses, song cycle for soprano, flute, cello & piano: 3. Il est doux...
7. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano): 1. Chanson romanesque
8. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano): 2. Chanson épique
9. Don Quichotte à Dulcinée, song cycle for voice & orchestra (or piano): 3. Chanson à boire
10. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 1. Chanson de la mariée
11. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 2. Là-bas, vers l'église
12. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 3. Quel galant m'est comparable
13. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 4. Chanson des cueilleuses de lentisques
14. Cinq mélodies populaires grecques, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra): 5. Tout gai!
15. Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42: 1. Allegro vivo
16. Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42: 2. Adagio
17. Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42: 3. Vivace
18. Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42: 4. Allegro con spirito

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All Artists: Ravel, Roussel, Norman, Boulez, New York Phil
Title: Maurice Ravel: Orchestral Songs - Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé; Chansons madécasses; Don Quichotte à Dulcinée; Cinq mélodies populaires grecques / Roussel: Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Sony
Release Date: 1/24/1995
Genres: Pop, Classical
Styles: Vocal Pop, Opera & Classical Vocal, Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 074646410721

Synopsis

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Ravel's Madagascar Songs are less well known than they should be, and they reflect the great change that came over Western artistic perceptions of the Orient between the 19th and 20th centuries. Where 19th- century grand opera presented Westerners as the bearers of a superior culture to Eastern primitives, by the 20th century the West had become a symbol of decadence and corruption, the despoiler of paradise. Neither view reflects anything like reality, of course, but reality wasn't Ravel's intention. All of his music is pure fantasy, whether the subject is China, Spain, ancient Greece, Don Quixote, or Madagascar. These performances are all expert, and very well sung and recorded. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

Heartfelt Don Quichotte

K. T. D. Lee | London | 05/18/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Boulez's series for Sony is very impressive, not least this amazing set with French orchestral and vocal pieces. All the Ravel pieces are immaculately sung, no faults at all. An earlier issue coupled them with Ravel's famous song cycle Sheharazade, and I was at first a bit hesitant whether to get this or not, not being familiar with Roussel's works, but I have no qualms after listening to it. His Symphony is rich in texture and idiom, and it is here admirably performed and recorded.But the true stars are the Ravels. Gomez is suitably dreamy and languorous, and Norman immpressively enigmatic, where in the first Madagascan song she uses seductive breathy, whispers. But the most amazing performance is Van Dam's, absolutely THE Don Quichotte! Before this I've only ever heard the better known piano versions of these 2 cycles, so I was totally blown over by the beauty of the orchestrations. But more so by Van Dam's singing, fully committed, totally convincing and heart-breakingly sincere. The passionate second verse of the middle Don Quichotte song has to be heard to be believed, and never fails to excite me, so is the exuberant last song.It is such a pity that all these songs are so short, but perhaps they are so great simply because they are miniatures. In their little worlds, they are perfect gems!"