Maurice Ravel - Toccata from Le Tombeau de Couperin (orchestral version)

[MrRrrrvvvv]

Oh ok one more time...!

[MrRrrrvvvv]

I keep hitting the replay button.

[frankentomato]

This orchestration is brilliant. I can't even begin imagine trying to orchestrate such a piece, but the melody especially is done with such imagination.

[ByzantineCalvinist]

Oh, that's good. I can't imagine anyone presuming to improve on Ravel's own orchestrations.

[jonbashjonbash]

Anyone not familiar should also check out Zoltan Kocsis' orchestration of the fugue; really clarifies the lines and is just ridiculously beautiful.

[ByzantineCalvinist]

@jonbashjonbash

Is this posted on youtube? I'd love to hear it.

[jonbashjonbash]

@ByzantineCalvinist I don't believe so, but it's on Amazon, and probably on Spotify.

[ByzantineCalvinist]

I think I found the recording you mean on amazon.com and amazon.ca. I don't know why Kocsis would want to re-orchestrate the Prélude, Forlane, Menuet and Rigaudon movements, if that is indeed what he has done. Ravel`s orchestrations can hardly be topped, I should think.

[doovud]

@ByzantineCalvinist If you mean Hungaroton Classic HCD 32106 your question is irrelevant. Kocsis orchestrated Fugue and Toccata only. The rest of the cycle is Ravel's own.

[loboris1995]

Kocsis should play this on piano^^but this is amazing

[CarlosEdaurdoSamuel]

I love so much this music. I never heard that version. I'm very very happy to know that it exists. Thanks for the share.

[ThePigANDCow]

Listening to this, you would've thought that Maurice Ravel himself orchestrated this. Kocsis did very well with this orchestration.

[dogchow13]

IT'S SO SHINY!

[WackidWally2]

Horn rips at 3:35? I think yes.

[WackidWally2]

Wow, I have never heard this before. This is great! I've listened to the piano version about a thousand times, but never this. I actually like this better.

[kleineschutter]

great! it justs gives the same feel as pianoversion

[frozinfire]

amazing interpretation

[pilotraf75]

Thanks a lot for this post, this is just amazing and beatiful!

I agree with OrangeSodaKing, Ravel would definetely have smiled!

[janpeterdegraaff]

Which orchestra/record is this? It's just FANTASTIC!

[tmmvds]

@janpeterdegraaff This is Zoltan Kocsis himself directing Hungarian National Philharmonic Orchestra, and the CD is called "Orchestrations by Zoltan Kocsis".

[ben869330]

It just goes to show how orchestrally complex his music was. Both Debussy and Ravel knew how to write orchestral music for the piano! :L Thank you very much!

[AttemptingToBeBusy]

Sent shivers down my spine! Why oh why did Ravel never orchestrate this?

[Kris9kris]

@AttemptingToBeBusy He orchestrated the four movements of Tombeau de Couperin for small orchestra. This piece obviously needs a larger orchestra.

[ILCOMPOSITOR]

ESO SI ES MÙSICA

ARIBA LA MÙSICA

ES LO MEJOR QUE SE HA CREADO ES EL TODO Y LA NADA,

GENIAL

[sirhope]

Thanks for the great Ravel and beautiful pictures. France avant la Grande Guerre!!!

[OrangeSodaKing]

Beautiful! I love it! Ravel would definitely smile.

[Stravinsky91]

Very good!

[ASAngelo]

Thanks for the share! This is incredible.

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