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Le Tombeau de Ravel
for ensemble (tenor saxophone, bassoon, violin,
cello, piano, guitar and percussion), M.654 (2006)
LISTEN TO THE
FIRST EXCERPT (beginning) :
SCORE
OF THIS EXCERPT (pdf)
LISTEN TO THE
SECOND EXCERPT (end) :
Performers :
Compagnie CH.AU (Laurent
Estoppey, saxophone ; Ludovic Thirvaudey, bassoon ;
Valérie Bernard, violin ;
Aurélien Ferrette, cello ; Virginie Falquet, piano ;
Antonio Albanese, guitar ;
Peter Baumann, percussion)
This work has been commissioned by the
Compagnie CH.AU for a project inspired by the Tombeau de Couperin by Ravel, for
which six composers have written one
movement each, corresponding to one of the parts of this famous work by Ravel.
Le Tombeau de Ravel inspires itself of the Menuet of the Tombeau de Couperin,
and has principally an elegiac, tender and nostalgic character.
The first performance has taken place on
December 3rd, 2006, at the Théâtre de l’Oriental of Vevey
(Switzerland).
It has also been instrumented
for a chamber orchestra.
Duration
of the work : approximately 6 minutes