Ravel / Thorson & Thurber Complete Music For Two Pianos & Piano Duet CD

Apart from the well known works, this 2Cd set contains some little known pieces - Entre cloches of 1897 was only published in 1975, and was originally appended to the Haberna, now better known as the 3rd movement of Rapsodie espagnole. Frontispice for 2 pianos, 5 hands was written in 1918. Ravel's mother had died in 1917, and he was deeply attached to her. Her loss resulted in 3 years of musical silence, with the exception of Frontispice. It is a short and very experimental work published with a collection of philosophical war poetry by the Italian Ricciotto Canudo. It is a curiously evocative work, almost surreal.

1. Introduction ; Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet ; String Quartet 2. Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 1. Pr?lude ? la Nuit 3. Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 2. Malaguena 4. Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 3. Habanera 5. Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 4. Feria 6. Sites Auriculaires, for 2 Pianos: Entre Cloches 7. Bol?ro, Ballet for Orchestra 8. Ma M?re L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 1. Pavane de la Belle Au Bois Dormant 9. Ma M?re L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 2. Petit Poucet 10. Ma M?re L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 3. Laideronette, Imp?ratrice Des Pagodes 11. Ma M?re L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 4. Les Entretiens de la Belle Et de la B?te 12. Ma M?re L'oye, for Piano, 4 Hands (Or Orchestra): 5. Le Jardin F?erique 13. Fanfare, for Orchestra (For Collaborative Ballet L'eventail de Jeanne) 14. Sh?h?razade-Fairy Overture, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos) 15. Frontispiece, for 2 Pianos (5 Hands) 16. La Valse, Po?me Chor?ographique for Piano or 2 Pianos