Prelude & Forlane from Ravel "Le Tombeau de Couperin" - The New Tokyo Chamber Philharmonic [TCP]

[eschiss1]

(his own music is mostly quite different (from Ravel's) but in my opinion worth hearing. )

[eschiss1]

David Leo Diamond (American composer, who died a few years back) orchestrated them, as I remember - I'm sure others have too.

[frankentomato]

One day, I heard on the radio, the little melody at 1:18 and I was hooked on that piece. However, I didn't here the title, so I spent the next year or so listening to Classical music, trying to find it. Throughout the process, I discovered just how beautiful, tragic, or frightening Classical music could be, from Scarlatti to Cage. Now I've found this piece, and know it was the piece I was looking for.

I'm only 13, but I want to say thank you Ravel, for teaching me about the wonders of music.

[ttcherrick]

Forlane starts @ 3:33 for those who want to skip to it - but then you'd miss the Prelude : (

[frankentomato]

@ttcherrick The prelude is probably my favorite Ravel piece, I strongly advise skipping it.

[maddpianist]

Ravel himself wrote the arrangement. Though I've wondered for some time whether he wrote it for orchestra then arranged it for piano, or vice versa.

[cantseetheforest]

The original suite was for piano; not all of its movements were transcribed for orchestra (the toccata and fugue, I believe, were the ones left out).

[SilentViolins]

@cantseetheforest Also, I believe the order was changed. Menuet was moved to the end, if memory serves.

[HammyLindz]

@cantseetheforest Yes those were the ones left out, seeing as they're more for piano than anything else. Although, I have thought to myself that the Toccata would make a wonderful orchestral piece. I've been thinking of coming up with an arrangement at some point. We'll see how far I get :P

[OrangeSodaKing]

@HammyLindz You know other people have orchestrated those two movements? You can hear them on YouTube actually!

[frankentomato]

@OrangeSodaKing Even the toccata?

[OrangeSodaKing]

@frankentomato Yup, just search for "Ravel Toccata Orchestra" or "Ravel Toccata Orchestrated" and do the same for the Fugue.

[frankentomato]

@OrangeSodaKing Found it. It's gorgeous; I would've thought it was Ravel's own hadn't I known he didn't.

[partypooper420z]

@maddpianist for piano with 6 parts, then for orchestra with the 4. Prelude, Forlane, Menuet, Rigaudon

[lesterjett]

gorgeous arrangement