660215 rr Ravel EU - Naxos · PDF fileRavel’s much loved Mother Goose Suitevividly...

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Maurice RAVEL (1875-1937) 1-7 Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) – Ballet (1912) 30:52 L’Éventail de Jeanne (Jean’s Fan) – Ballet (1927) 30:56 8 Maurice Ravel: Fanfare 1:42 9 Pierre-Octave Ferroud (1900-36): Marche 3:25 0 Jacques Ibert (1890-1962): Valse 3:51 ! Alexis Roland-Manuel (1891-1966): Canarie 2:07 @ Marcel Delannoy (1898-1962): Bourrée 3:26 # Albert Roussel (1869-1937): Sarabande 3:42 $ Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Polka 2:12 % Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Pastourelle 1:57 ^ Georges Auric (1899-1983): Rondeau 3:38 & Florent Schmitt (1870-1958): Kermesse-Valse 4:56 Ravel’s much loved Mother Goose Suite vividly portrays familiar fairy tales such as Sleeping Beauty and Hop-o’-my-Thumb, and is heard here in its expanded ballet version with a scene-setting Prélude. 1920s Paris was a hotbed of creative collaboration, and the children’s ballet L’Éventail de Jeanne (Jean’s Fan) brought together composers including members of Les Six to create a joyous mélange of influence and individuality, from Ferroud’s Stravinsky-tinted Marche to Poulenc’s catchy Pastourelle, and from Ravel’s glorious opening Fanfare to Schmitt’s truly grand Carnival Waltz finale. This is the first recording of the complete L’Éventail de Jeanne to be made by a French orchestra. A detailed track list can be found inside the booklet. Recorded at the Centre du Congrés, Nantes, France, in July and October 2012 Producer and editor: Daniel Zalay • Engineer: Hugues Deschaux Publishers: Universal Music / Durand & Cie. (tracks 1-7); Leduc-Heugel (tracks 8-17) Booklet notes: Dominic Wells and Keith Anderson • Cover photo by ela110 (Fotolia.com) DDD 7 47313 33547 3 & 2016 Naxos Rights US, Inc. Booklet notes in English Notice en français Made in Germany www.naxos.com Playing Time 61:48 8.573354 Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire John Axelrod RAVEL and others: L’Éventail de Jeanne – Ballet NAXOS 8.573354 RAVEL and others: L’Éventail de Jeanne – Ballet NAXOS 8.573354

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Maurice

RAVEL(1875-1937)

1-7 Ma Mère l’Oye (Mother Goose) – Ballet (1912) 30:52

L’Éventail de Jeanne (Jean’s Fan) – Ballet (1927) 30:568 Maurice Ravel: Fanfare 1:429 Pierre-Octave Ferroud (1900-36): Marche 3:250 Jacques Ibert (1890-1962): Valse 3:51! Alexis Roland-Manuel (1891-1966): Canarie 2:07@ Marcel Delannoy (1898-1962): Bourrée 3:26# Albert Roussel (1869-1937): Sarabande 3:42$ Darius Milhaud (1892-1974): Polka 2:12% Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Pastourelle 1:57^ Georges Auric (1899-1983): Rondeau 3:38& Florent Schmitt (1870-1958): Kermesse-Valse 4:56

Ravel’s much loved Mother Goose Suite vividly portrays familiar fairy tales such asSleeping Beauty and Hop-o’-my-Thumb, and is heard here in its expanded ballet versionwith a scene-setting Prélude. 1920s Paris was a hotbed of creative collaboration, and thechildren’s ballet L’Éventail de Jeanne (Jean’s Fan) brought together composers includingmembers of Les Six to create a joyous mélange of influence and individuality, fromFerroud’s Stravinsky-tinted Marche to Poulenc’s catchy Pastourelle, and from Ravel’sglorious opening Fanfare to Schmitt’s truly grand Carnival Waltz finale. This is the firstrecording of the complete L’Éventail de Jeanne to be made by a French orchestra.

A detailed track list can be found inside the booklet.

Recorded at the Centre du Congrés, Nantes, France, in July and October 2012

Producer and editor: Daniel Zalay • Engineer: Hugues Deschaux

Publishers: Universal Music / Durand & Cie. (tracks 1-7); Leduc-Heugel (tracks 8-17)

Booklet notes: Dominic Wells and Keith Anderson • Cover photo by ela110 (Fotolia.com)

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