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migamaral

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PAVANNE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE

on: June 17, 2008, 11:50:28 PM

Hi everybody,

Best recordings of this piece, any advice?

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piano_ant

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Re: PAVANNE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE

Reply #1 on: June 17, 2008, 11:56:03 PM

TO ME NOTHING BEATS RAVEL'S OWN RECORDING.

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faulty_damper

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Re: PAVANNE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE

Reply #2 on: June 18, 2008, 12:08:12 AM

How many recording artists have recorded it?

I prefer Vladimir Ashkenazy's interpretation of it: just the right tempo so it doesn't drag like so many other artists.

Did Ravel really record this piece?

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piano_ant

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Re: PAVANNE POUR UNE INFANTE DEFUNTE

Reply #3 on: June 18, 2008, 02:13:43 AM

I think so...
https://www.amazon.com/Ravel-Plays-Original-Piano-Rolls/dp/B000001VJ7

I'm sure it's a piano roll so there is some limitation to the sound, but I still love the tempo and the rubato...

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