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Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel: The Orchestral Works

£159.99

Released: 7th March 2025. Celebrating Maurice Ravel on his 150th anniversary, this 4-LP box set presents the composer's orchestral works in glorious sound. During the 1970s the Boston Symphony Orchestra was an ensemble of significant refinement, having enjoyed a reputation as America's primary 'French' orchestra since the days of Serge Koussevitzky and Charles Munch. Seiji Ozawa served as the BSO's music director from 1973 until 2002, and these Ravel recordings, taped at the very beginning of the maestro's tenure in Boston, count among the very finest achievements of their collaboration. The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before. On 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and band boxes.

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  • Details

    Released:
    7th March 2025
    Category:
    Classical
    Format:
    Vinyl 12" Box Set
    Barcode:
    28948667222
  • Description

    Celebrating Maurice Ravel on his 150th anniversary, this 4-LP box set presents the composer's orchestral works in glorious sound. During the 1970s the Boston Symphony Orchestra was an ensemble of significant refinement, having enjoyed a reputation as America's primary 'French' orchestra since the days of Serge Koussevitzky and Charles Munch. Seiji Ozawa served as the BSO's music director from 1973 until 2002, and these Ravel recordings, taped at the very beginning of the maestro's tenure in Boston, count among the very finest achievements of their collaboration. The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before. On 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and band boxes.
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Bolero, M81
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    2.Prelude A La Nuit
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    3.Malaguena
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    4.Habanera
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    5.Feria
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    6.La Valse, M72
    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Prelude
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    2.Danse Du Rouet Et Scene - Interlude
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    3.Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    4.Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    5.Petit Poucet
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    6.Laideronnette, Imperatrice Des Pagodes
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    7.Apotheose: Le Jardin Feerique
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    8.Menuet Antique, M7
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    9.Prelude
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    10.Forlane
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    11.Menuet
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    12.Rigaudon
    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Disc 3

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Introduction - Lent - Tres Modere
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    2.Danse Religieuse - Modere
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    3.Un Peu Plus Lent
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    4.Les Jeunes Filles Dansent - Vif, Part I
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    5.Les Jeunes Filles Dansent - Vif, Part II
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    6.Danse Generale
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    7.Vif - Plus Modere - Tres Modere - Pesant
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    8.Danse Legere Et Gracieuse De Daphnis - Assez Lent - Anime - Vif
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    9.Lent - Moins Lent - Tres Libre
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    10.Danse De Lyceion
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    11.Moderement Anime - Tres Anime - Lent - Tres Agite
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    12.Modere - Plus Lent
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    13.Danse Lente Et Mysterieuse
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    14.Meme Mouvement
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    15.Danse Guerriere
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    16.Un Peu Moins Anime
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    17.Danse Suppliante De Chloe
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    18.Assez Anime
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    19.Lent - Plus Anime
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    20.Lever Du Jour - Scene
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    21.Daphnis Et Chloe Miment L'aventure De Pan Et Syrinx
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    22.Tres Lent
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    23.Lent - Anime - Lent - Anime
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    24.Danse Generale
    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Disc 4

    Track name
    Artist
    1.I. Modere - Tres Franc
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    2.II. Assez Lent - Avec Une Expression Intense
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    3.III. Modere
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    4.IV. Assez Anime
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    5.V. Presque Lent - Dans Un Sentiment Intime
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    6.VI. Assez Vif
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    7.VII. Moins Vif
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    8.VIII. Epilogue (Lent)
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    9.Une Barque Sur L'ocean
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    10.Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, M19
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    11.Alborada Del Gracioso, M43
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
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