Format : Sheet music
A collection of prose poems by the French Romantic Aloysius Bertrand inspired Ravel to write his piano cycle 'Gaspard de la nuit'. Unlike earlier works he does not merely create an atmospheric depiction of the literarymodel - in a fascinating manner he recounts the eerie-grotesque scenes using musical means. His 'three romantic poems of transcendental virtuosity' were supposed to surpass the technical refinement of Balakirev’s 'Islamey'(HN793) which was considered unplayable at the time. This edition not only offers impeccable Urtext in a clear larger format: the corresponding poem by Bertrand prefaces each part in three languages.
SKU: HL.50563183
UPC: 073999761450. 9x12 inches.
SKU: HL.50561599
UPC: 073999350029. 7.25x10.75x0.275 inches.
SKU: HL.49045635
This is my first work for piano, except for studies. The 'bell' and 'cloud' in the subtitle are metaphors of motifs used in this piece. The motif representing the sound of the 'bell' in Le gibet, the second of Gaspard de la nuit by Maurice Ravel, is transferred here and tolled insistently from the beginning. The motif gradually loses its figure and transforms into tremolos which represent 'clouds'. I name the process 'Disincarnations.' The work represents the transforming process itself. -Kenji Sakai.