Raphaela Gromes, Julian Riem & Daniel Dodds - Ravel: Ma Mère l'Oye, M. 60 (EP) (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Originally, it was a four-hand piano work composed by Maurice Ravel for the son and daughter of friends - inspired by Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales "My Mother the Goose". When the time came, however, the two children did not dare to give the first performance. Ma mère l'oye" was not quite so simple and small after all. The piano piece later became an orchestral work and even a ballet. Florian Heurich talked to conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin about the work - and about the child's soul that adults need for this music.

Sleeping Beauty, Little Thumbelina, The Empress of the Pagodas and Beauty and the Beast. These are the characters from Charles Perrault's collection of fairy tales that Ravel brings to life, and who finally celebrate the grand finale of "Ma mère l'oye" in a colourful fairy garden. A piece for children? Yes! Because Ravel had composed the original piano version for the children of friends. A miniature? Also! Because the grand gesture gives way to intimate detail. But still a piece with pitfalls. Full of refinement. As is often the case with Ravel, a certain naivety becomes a stylistic principle.

Tracklist:
01. I. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Arr. for Piano Trio by Julian Riem)
02. II. Petit Poucet (Arr. for Piano Trio by Julian Riem)
03. III. Laideronette, Impératrice des pagodes (Arr. for Piano Trio by Julian Riem)
04. IV. Les entretiens des la Belle et de la Bête (Arr. for Piano Trio by Julian Riem)
05. V. Le jardin féerique (Arr. for Piano Trio by Julian Riem)


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