Ravel According to Ravel |
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| Author:
| Perlemuter, Vlado
Jourdan-Morhange, Helene |
| Editor:
| Taylor, Harold |
| Translator:
| Tanner, Francis |
| ISBN: | 978-1-871082-78-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2006 |
| Publisher: | Kahn & Averill Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $27.95 |
Book Description:
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Vlado Perlemuter had the privilege of studying all Ravel's solo piano music with the reclusive composer himself. The origins of this book lie in a series of programmes broadcast in 1950 by Radio Francaise in which Perlemuter played all Ravel's compositions for solo piano and discussed them with Helene Joudan-Morange - a distinguished violinist who had been one of Ravel's closest friends. This is a transcript of their conversations, with numerous musical examples. This edition also...
More DescriptionVlado Perlemuter had the privilege of studying all Ravel's solo piano music with the reclusive composer himself. The origins of this book lie in a series of programmes broadcast in 1950 by Radio Francaise in which Perlemuter played all Ravel's compositions for solo piano and discussed them with Helene Joudan-Morange - a distinguished violinist who had been one of Ravel's closest friends. This is a transcript of their conversations, with numerous musical examples. This edition also deals with the two piano concertos.