Biography
A craftsman of supreme refinement and economy, Ravel's piano works — Jeux d'eau, Sonatine, Miroirs, Gaspard de la nuit, Valses nobles et sentimentales, Le Tombeau de Couperin — are models of pianistic imagination. Gaspard de la nuit (1908) is among the most technically demanding works in the repertoire. He rejected the label Impressionist but his harmonic palette and sensitivity to color place him alongside Debussy as the defining voice of early 20th-century French music.
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Works (44)
Gaspard de la nuit
- Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 No. 1: Ondine No. 1 Key C♯ major Difficulty
- Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 No. 2: Le Gibet No. 2 Key B♭ minor Difficulty
- Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55 No. 3: Scarbo No. 3 Key D♭ minor Difficulty
Le Tombeau de Couperin
- Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: I. Prelude Prélude Key E minor Difficulty
- Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: II. Fugue Fugue Key A minor Difficulty
- Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: III. Forlane Forlane Key E minor Difficulty
- Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: IV. Rigaudon Rigaudon Key C major Difficulty
- Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: V. Menuet Menuet Key A major Difficulty
- Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: VI. Toccata Toccata Key E minor Difficulty
Miroirs
- Miroirs, M. 43 No. 1: Noctuelles No. 1 Key B minor Difficulty
- Miroirs, M. 43 No. 2: Oiseaux tristes No. 2 Key E minor Difficulty
- Miroirs, M. 43 No. 3: Une barque sur l ocean No. 3 Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Miroirs, M. 43 No. 4: Alborada del gracioso No. 4 Key D major Difficulty
- Miroirs, M. 43 No. 5: La vallee des cloches No. 5 Key G major Difficulty
Sonatine
- Sonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40: I. Modere I Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Sonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet II Key D♭ major Difficulty
- Sonatine in F-sharp minor, M. 40: III. Anime III Key F♯ minor Difficulty
Valses nobles et sentimentales
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 1 No. 1 Key G major Difficulty
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 2 No. 2 Key A minor Difficulty
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 3 No. 3 Key G major Difficulty
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 4 No. 4 Key E minor Difficulty
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 5 No. 5 Key G major Difficulty
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 6 No. 6 Key E♭ major Difficulty
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 7 No. 7 Key C major Difficulty
- Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61 No. 8: Epilogue No. 8 Key G major Difficulty
Character Piece
- Serenata grotesca, M. 5 Key F major Difficulty
- Habanera — Sites auriculaires No. 2, M. 20 Key E major Difficulty
- Pavane pour une infante defunte in G major, M. 19 Key G major Difficulty
- Jeux d eau in E major, M. 30 Key E major Difficulty
- Ma mere l Oye, M. 60 No. 1: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant Key E minor Difficulty
- Ma mere l Oye, M. 60 No. 2: Petit Poucet Key C major Difficulty
- Ma mere l Oye, M. 60 No. 3: Laideronnette — Imperatrice des Pagodes Key D minor Difficulty
- Ma mere l Oye, M. 60 No. 4: Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete Key G major Difficulty
- Ma mere l Oye, M. 60 No. 5: Le jardin feerique Key G major Difficulty
- A la maniere de Borodine, M. 63 No. 1 Key A♭ major Difficulty
- A la maniere de Chabrier, M. 63 No. 2 Key E♭ major Difficulty
Concerto
- Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82 Key D major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83: I. Allegramente Key G major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai Key E major Difficulty
- Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83: III. Presto Key G major Difficulty
Minuet
- Menuet antique in C-sharp minor, M. 7 Key C♯ minor Difficulty
- Menuet en sol diese mineur, M. 42 Key G♯ minor Difficulty
- Menuet sur le nom d Haydn, M. 58 Key F major Difficulty
Prelude
- Prelude in A minor, M. 65 Key A minor Difficulty