Gieseking,Walter Ravel: The Complete Works For Solo Piano CD

Walter Gieseking, though German, was born in the French city of Lyon and is admired above all as a brilliant and entrancingly perceptive interpreter of Debussy and Ravel. "He created a sound world in this repertoire that had no precedent, except perhaps in the composers' imaginations," wrote Gramophone, while the New York Times has said that: "His playing, though focused and rhythmically exact, proves that deep concentration does not have to be intense... There is never a sense of strain or tension; everything is natural and full of character."

1. Menuet Antique, M. 7 2. Pavane Pour Une Infant D?funte, M. 19 3. Jeux D'eau, M. 30 4. Sonatine, M. 40: I. Mod?r? 5. Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de Menuet 6. Miroirs, M. 43: I. Noctuelles 7. Miroirs, M. 43: II. Oiseaux Triste 8. Miroirs, M. 43: III. Une Barque Sur L'oc?an 9. Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada Del Gracioso 10. Miroirs, M. 43: V. La Vall?e Des Cloches 11. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine 12. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: II. Le Gibet 13. Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo 14. Menuet Sur Le Nom de Haydn, M. 58 15. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: I. Mod?r? - TR?S Franc 16. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: II. Assez Lent (Avec Une Expression Intense) 17. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: III. Mod?r? 18. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: IV. Assez Anim? 19. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: V. Presque Lent (Dans Un Sentiment Intime) 20. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: VI. Vif 21. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: VII. Moins Vif 22. Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61: VIII. Epilogue (Lent) 23. Prelude in a Minor, M. 65 24. A la Mani?re de... Borodine, M. 63/1 25. A la Mani?re de... Chabrier, M. 63/2 26. Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Pr?lude 27. Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: II. Fugue 28. Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: III. Forlane 29. Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: IV. Rigaudon 30. Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: V. Menuet 31. Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: VI. Toccata