There is a story: This short strange discordant work was written by Ravel in 1918 with the book of an italian futurist poet, Ricciotto Canudo (1877-1923) in mind. The poet openly defended bisexuality in his Futurist Manifesto of Lust. It was a notoriously scandalous position of "unnaturalness" at the time.
It is a small world! In 1974 I worked with Slonimsky on the Ives Centenary. I have has a passion for his music most of my life... right along with Ravel, Stravinsky and Percy Grainger.
I have changed "style" several times in my compositional life - from the 1960's love of Charles Ives, to Stravinsky and others - but Ravel has always defined my harmonic world.
This was a work I did not know and I thank you for giving us all the opportunity to hear your performance. I look forward to more.
meraviglia!!!
flic71 1 year ago
This work is said to be the most avant-garde piece of all Ravel's production.
MarcheseCadmio88 1 year ago
this piece is weird (5 hands?)...is there a story behind this work?
dalecampbl5 3 years ago
Yes: it's very strange. But no story behind ... Just written for the front page of an ar5t's magazin in Paris ...
zoomoozophone 3 years ago
@dalecampbl5
There is a story: This short strange discordant work was written by Ravel in 1918 with the book of an italian futurist poet, Ricciotto Canudo (1877-1923) in mind. The poet openly defended bisexuality in his Futurist Manifesto of Lust. It was a notoriously scandalous position of "unnaturalness" at the time.
faeirieswearboots 1 week ago
fascinating
aldebussy 3 years ago
It is a small world! In 1974 I worked with Slonimsky on the Ives Centenary. I have has a passion for his music most of my life... right along with Ravel, Stravinsky and Percy Grainger.
leroyosmon 3 years ago
Very nice! Thanks for posting this.
leroyosmon 3 years ago
Thank you very much, Leroy!
I listened to your music:
one can hear your love for Ravel!
Very good work!
Kind regards - Armin.
zoomoozophone 3 years ago
I have changed "style" several times in my compositional life - from the 1960's love of Charles Ives, to Stravinsky and others - but Ravel has always defined my harmonic world.
This was a work I did not know and I thank you for giving us all the opportunity to hear your performance. I look forward to more.
leroyosmon 3 years ago
Hi Leroy,
Charles E. Ives? I love his music too!
I played often his 2. Sonata & his 3-page-sonata!
And I made a CD with about 12 or 15 of his songs!
Yes: nearly nobody knows about "Frontispice":
it was made for the front page (see title!) of a magazin in Paris and was printed for the first time there ...
Best wishes - Armin.
zoomoozophone 3 years ago