{"product_id":"0028943985925-ravel-bolero-ma-mere-loye-alborada-del-gracioso","title":"Ravel: Bolero \/ Ma Mere L'Oye \/ Rapsodie Espagnole","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePRODUCT DESCRIPTION \u003cbr\u003e BOULEZ PIERRE \/ BERLIN P. O. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e AMAZON \u003cbr\u003e Ravel in Berlin? Actually the combination works a treat when the music-making is as refined yet focussed as here. Boulez has long been a Ravel conductor of distinction, not afraid to indulge the music when it borders on the naive or child-like. The Mother Goose ballet, heard complete, exemplifies his approach: you'd expect the music to sound this good, but its tenderness and imagination banish any thought of Boulez as a cold-blooded technician. Rhapsodie Espagnole too finds a perfect balance between atmosphere and virtuosity; the opening heavy with anticipation, the closing \"Féria\" giving mere conducting technocrats a lesson in control. Of the two orchestrations from the piano cycle Miroirs, Alborada del Grazioso is well known and great fun; Un barque sur l'ocean is still little heard, but a gem of impressionist colour and dark undercurrents, which Boulez has long championed. Boléro is all you would expect--formidably contained, keeping the lid on the excitement until the closing bars go AWOL. A fitting climax to one of the best Ravel discs in the catalogue. --Richard Whitehouse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31850633822305,"sku":"0028943985925","price":8.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_584378_21078856_20250304074259.jpg?v=1775084038","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0028943985925-ravel-bolero-ma-mere-loye-alborada-del-gracioso","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}