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Mother: Spain and Visions of Childhood

Donald Macleod surveys the music Ravel wrote in connection with the people around him, beginning with pieces associated with the composer's mother and his Basque heritage.

Donald Macleod surveys the music Ravel wrote in connection with the people around him, beginning with pieces associated with the composer's mother and the Basque heritage which was so important to him.

Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera/ Chanson populaires no 1: Chanson espagnole
Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)/ Dalton Baldwin (piano)
EMI 569299 2
CD1 T4

Ma mère l’Oye
Pascal Rogé and Denise-Francoise Rogé (piano)
EMI 569299 2
CD1 T5

Rapsodie espagnole
Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Seiji Ozawa (cond)
DECCA 440836 2
CD1 T16

Le tombeau de Couperin (extract: Toccata)
Angela Hewitt (piano)
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CD1 T19

L’Enfant et les sortilèges [excerpt]
Pamela Helen Stephen (L’Enfant)/ Rinat Shaham (squirrel)/ New London Children’s Choir/ London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / André Previn (cond)
DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 457589 2
CD1 T22

1 hour

Last on

Mon 20 Jul 2009 12:00

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Vocalise-étude en forme de habanera/ Chanson populaires no 1: Chanson espagnole

    Performers: Teresa Berganza (mezzo-soprano)/ Dalton Baldwin (piano)

    • EMI 569299 2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Ma mère l'Oye

    Performers: Pascal Rogé and Denise-Francoise Rogé (piano)

    • EMI 569299 2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Rapsodie espagnole

    Performers: Boston Symphony Orchestra/ Seiji Ozawa (cond)

    • DECCA 440836 2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Le tombeau de Couperin (extract: Toccata)

    Performers: Angela Hewitt (piano)

    • HYPERION cda67341 67341.
  • Maurice Ravel

    L'Enfant et les sortilèges [excerpt]

    Performers: Pamela Helen Stephen (L’Enfant)/ Rinat Shaham (squirrel)/ New London Children’s Choir/ London Symphony Chorus and Orchestra / André Previn (cond)

    • DEUTSCHE GRAMMOPHON 457589 2.

Broadcast

  • Mon 20 Jul 2009 12:00

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