COMPANY: Piano Classics
ARTIST: Konstantinos Destounis
CATEGORY: CD
COMPOSER: Maurice Ravel

Product: 5029365103367

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Ravel’s piano music includes works of striking virtuosity, poetic delicacy, and
rhythmic complexity. Jeux d’eau (1901) introduced shimmering water-like
effects, influencing later Impressionist composers. His Miroirs (1904–1905),
a five-piece suite, features the evocative Une barque sur l’océan and the
mesmerizing Alborada del gracioso, blending Spanish rhythms with intricate
textures. Gaspard de la nuit (1908), one of the most technically demanding
piano works, includes the infamous Scarbo, a nightmarish, virtuosic tone
poem. Ravel also embraced neoclassicism, as seen in Le Tombeau de
Couperin (1914–1917), a Baroque-style suite dedicated to World War I
soldiers. His Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911) pays homage to Schubert
while infusing modern harmonies. Other notable works include Pavane pour
une infante défunte and Menuet sur le nom d’Haydn.