Paavo Järvi Conducts Ravel [Hybrid SACD] [Hybrid SACD - DSD]

Maurice Ravel (Composer), Paavo Järvi (Conductor), Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: Paavo Järvi
• Composer: Maurice Ravel
• Audio CD (February 24, 2004)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B0001BS3IO
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #23,392 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #96 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Modern, 20th, & 21st Century > General Contemporary

Track Listings

1. Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2 for orchestra: Lever du jour (Daybreak)

2. Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2 for orchestra: Pantomime

3. Daphnis et Chloé, suite No. 2 for orchestra: Danse générale (General Dance)

4. Pavane pour une infante défunte, for piano (or orchestra)

5. La valse, poème choréographique for orchestra

6. Ma mère l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty in the Woods)

7. Ma mère l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): Petit Poucet (Hop o' My Thumb)

8. Ma mère l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes (Laideronnette, Empress of the Pagodas)

9. Ma mère l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Conversations of Beauty and the Beast)

10. Ma mère l'oye, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra): Le Jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden)

11. Boléro, ballet for orchestra

Customer Reviews

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5.0 out of 5 stars This made me feel feelings, November 9, 2011

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Perki - See all my reviews

This review is from: Paavo Järvi Conducts Ravel [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

Nothing i can write can do this composition justice. This is a must buy at any price. I hope one day every one can experience this for what it is masterful and bold.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Another Disappointing Release From Paavo Jarvi, January 19, 2010

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J. Rich - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Paavo Järvi Conducts Ravel [Hybrid SACD] (Audio CD)

Paavo Jarvi seems to be stepping outside of the composers his father, Neeme, favors, which is a good thing, but Paavo's conducting of Ravel is hardly impressive. Like his Debussy recording, Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes; Etc. [Hybrid SACD], there is just something missing here. I can't hear one bit of passion coming from Jarvi. The Cincinatti Symphony Orchestra play well, but there's just not much fire here. Am I missing something? I don't think I am. I own almost every recording of Ravel's orchestral music available.

That said, the audio quality is top-notch, but this alone does not save this recording from mediocrity. Perhaps someone else will enjoy this recording, I just couldn't get into Jarvi's way with Ravel. I'll stick with Martinon, Boulez, Dutoit, and Tortelier.