Vlado Perlemuter Plays Ravel

Maurice Ravel (Composer), Jascha Horenstein (Conductor), Concerts Colonne Orchestra (Performer), Vlado Perlemuter (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Concerts Colonne Orchestra, Vlado Perlemuter
• Conductor: Jascha Horenstein
• Composer: Maurice Ravel
• Audio CD (November 4, 1992)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Vox (Classical)
• ASIN: B000001KC3
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,510 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime Ravel, April 13, 2001

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George N. Fabian (Mountainside, USA) - See all my reviews

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It is easy to put off buying this set when looking at the recording date (1955) and the fact the sound was originally monaural. Don't make that mistake. These are Ravel performances of the very highest order. For me Perlemuter is to Ravel's piano music what Gieseking is to Debussy's. Even in the 2 concertos Perlemuter and Jascha Horenstein (was he inspired by Perlemuter?}reach new heights. The sound is good enough to bring out every nuance. every subtlety. 155 minutes of suberb music at the price of one medium priced CD is quite a bargain.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best, April 3, 2000

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C. Stern "lincolnstern" (Chapel Hill, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This is the finest recording of Ravel's piano works available. Don't let the price and relative obscurity of the artist fool you. Perlemuter is unequaled when it comes to Ravel.

NOTE (Jan 2011): Perlemuter's second recording of Ravel's piano music (on the Nimbus label, and, at the moment, in stock on amazon, is even better than this recording... get that one instead, if you can.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Ravel!!, March 15, 2001

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Gregory M. Zinkl (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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I can only echo the other reviewers' sentiments.

I thought I only sort of liked Ravel's piano concerti until I listened to this set. (I also have de La Roccha (sp) w/ St. Louis--not more than competent all around, and another Vox recording that was miserably recorded). Wow. The beauty of the piano playing, the admirable conducting, the orchestral contributions...all make for a wonderful Ravel experience.

Ditto the performance of the piano pieces (well, I guess we'll have to omit the orchestra and conductor from the bravos here!).

A WONDERFUL set.

These are mono, but who cares. You shouldn't!!!