2 Pianos, 4 Hands (2
Pianos/4 Hands)
SKU:
HL.51481508
2
Pianos, 4 Hands.
Composed by Maurice
Ravel. Edited by Peter
Jost. Henle Music Folios.
Classical. Softcover. 68
pages. G. Henle #HN1508.
Published by G. Henle
(HL.51481508).
Ravel's plans
for a piano concerto can
be traced back to 1906,
but it was only in early
1929 that the composer
seriously started work on
one. He later stated that
he wrote it âin the
spirit of the concertos
by Mozart and
Saint-Saënsâ, the
music being
âcheerful and
brilliantâ and not
âaiming for
profundity or dramatic
effectsâ. The outer
movements are
characterised by rhythmic
drive and borrowings from
jazz; while the slow
movement, with its subtle
shifts of accented beats,
is entirely dedicated to
melody. Alongside
manuscripts and prints, a
recording made under
Ravel's supervision by
the work's dedicatee,
Marguerite Long, was
consulted for this Henle
Urtext edition. Since its
successful premiere in
January 1932 the concerto
has been part of the
repertoire of all great
pianists, including
Pascal Rogé, the
French music expert who
has provided the
fingerings for the solo
part.
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