Maurice Ravel
Introduction & Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet, 2 violins, viola & cello
Rachel Talitman, harp
Marcos Fregnani-Martins, flute
Jean-Marc Fessard, clarinet
Daniel Rubenstein, violin I
Laurent Houque, violin II
Clement Holvoet, viola
Helene Dautry, cello
This recording is part of the CD "In the Light of Ravel" dedicated to septet by Ravel, Groslot, Metcalf, Natra & Lysight (Label Harp&Co) - 2016
Composed in 1905 and premiered in 1907, this enchanting work was commission to Maurice Ravel by the Érard company in order to display the expressive range of its double-action pedal harp. Ravel dedicated his Introduction and Allegro for a septets of harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet to Albert Blondel, director of Maison Érard. It is written in 1 straight movement and echoes many of Ravel exquisite colors.
5 фев 2017
