Скачать или смотреть Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye, arr. for solo piano by Jacques Charlot

Leah Kang plays Maurice Ravel's Ma mère l'Oye
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Ravel was about 5'2", very thin, always fashionable, but he remained single all his life. He never had children, but he adored children and was often seen entertaining the little ones with fantastic stories and fairy tales.

This work, Ma mère l'Oye, was written as a gift for the children of his dearest friends, the Godebskis. When little Mimi Godebski grew up, she remembered this time fondly: "Among all my parents' friends, I had a fondness for Ravel because he told me stories that I loved. I would climb onto his lap, and tirelessly he would say, 'Once upon a time...'

The piece has five short movements, each based on a fairy tale:
1. Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant (Pavane of Sleeping Beauty)
2. Petit Poucet (Little Tom Thumb/Hop o' My Thumb)
3. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (Empress of the Pagodas).
4. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête (Dialogues of Beauty and the Beast)
5. Le jardin féerique (The Fairy Garden)

Graham Duncan, Recording Engineer
*This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.