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Donald Macleod explores the importance for Ravel of the poets he read, and those he knew, in fin-de-siecle Montmartre. Sainte; Sur l'herbe; Miroirs; Histoires naturelles.

Donald Macleod explores the importance for Ravel of the poets he read, and those he knew, in fin-de-siecle Montmartre.

Sainte & Sur l’herbe
Francois le Roux (tenor)/ Pascal Rogé (piano)
CHANT DU MONDE LDC 2781131
CD1 T4 & T13

Miroirs
Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)
DECCA 433515 2
CD1 T8

Histoires Naturelles
Franck Leguérinel (baritone)/ Irène Aïtoff (piano)
ARION arn 68215
CD1 T14

1 hour

Music Played

  • Maurice Ravel

    Sainte & Sur l'herbe

    Performers: Francois le Roux (tenor)/ Pascal Rogé (piano)

    • CHANT DU MONDE LDC 2781131.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Miroirs

    Performers: Jean-Yves Thibaudet (piano)

    • DECCA 433515 2.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Histoires Naturelles

    Performers: Franck Leguérinel (baritone)/ Irène Aïtoff (piano)

    • ARION arn 68215.

Broadcast

  • Wed 22 Jul 2009 12:00

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