Le Tombeau de Couperin and Other Works for Solo Piano
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 048629806X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Impressive Set of Works and More This book contains a great selection of pieces at a more than resonable price. I bought it as a set with Piano Masterpieces of Maurice Ravel also by Dover. (I saw another edition of Ma Mere l'Oye *on it's own* was more than what I paid for this whole book!) Dover editions I have found in the past have great quality. The pages are sewn in so the book will last a lifetime without pages falling or ripping out.If you're not already impressed by the selection of pieces (I love the 1913 Prelude which I already had a copy of and memorize. Dover gives us the rest of Ravel Together with Le tombeau as promised by the title, this volume includes the original piano versions of Ma Mère l'Oye, all eight Valses nobles et sentimentales, the 1913 Prélude, the two pieces À la manière de (Chabrier and Borodin), and the composer's own piano transcription of La Valse. This fine, durable Dover edition nicely complements Dover's "Piano Masterpieces of Maurice Ravel" with no overlap to give a nearly complete collection of all of Ravel's compositions for the piano. The only piano work ab. Accurate reproduction of a good edition ixd735 Pros:-This book contains the Mother Goose Suite as transcribed for piano solo by Ravel's friend Jacques Charlot, the Valse Nobles et Sentimentales, a Prelude (1911), Le Tombeau de Couperin, and Ravel's piano solo transcription of La Valse--all reprints of Durand editions. It also includes A la maniere de Chabrier/Borodine, reprints of the Salabert edition.-Printing is sharp and clear in all compositions.-Prefatory notes are great for interpretation and/or research.Cons:-Print is very small--still readable, but more difficult in "L
The consummate craftsmanship, elegance, and originality of Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) define this collection of masterly compositions for the piano. Here, in one volume are Ma mère l'Oye ("Mother Goose"), Valse nobles et sentimentales, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and three shorter pieces for piano: Prèlude, A la manière de Borodine (Valse,) and A la manière de Emmanuel Chabrier. Ravel's own piano transcription of his world-famous La Valse completes this attractive edition of the master's most famous compositions.Intermediate and advanced pianists will welcome this superb compilation of piano classics, reproduced from authoritative French sources. Notes throughout introduce the works, their origins, and their context within the composer's output.