Interesting choices. I would never have thought to pair the Walker Evans photographs with Ravel's Pavane, but they work together perfectly, slowing unfolding shades of grey and musical textures from Ravel. Wonderful!
@alciefrederic This is closer to the tempo Ravel preferred. Listen to Ormandy version here on YouTube for similar tempo. The 'slower' version is often played, but can, I think, harm the lyrical flow of the piece. The Pavane was a rennaisance dance, and needs to have the 'dance' flow. I think this version is sublime - wish I knew who was performing.
Very good performance! Most performances are too slow.
From Wikipedia: Ravel mentioned that it was called "Pavane for a Dead Princess", not "Dead Pavane for a Princess". He described the piece as "an evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court". This antique miniature is not meant to pay tribute to any particular princess from history, but rather expresses a nostalgic enthusiasm for Spanish customs and sensibilities.
Well , I think what wivt1 wanted to know is whose interpretation is this - but, in case the question is "What work is that", I can say that "Pavane for a Dead Princess" is an originally piano piece, composed in 1899, by Ravel (see the side information), and it was orchestrated later, in 1910, by the same composer. Any more questions, please ask - if I can, I'll answer.
My favourite classical piece (a close 2nd in Debussy's Sacred & Secular Dances). Love this interpretation as well.
relayer43 3 weeks ago
Je pense que c'est l'Orchestre Philarmonique de New-York sous la direction de PIERRE BOULEZ
MaxFragson 3 months ago
El sonido del corno es insuperable, con bella nostalgia.
GabrielPadecopeo 4 months ago
Interesting choices. I would never have thought to pair the Walker Evans photographs with Ravel's Pavane, but they work together perfectly, slowing unfolding shades of grey and musical textures from Ravel. Wonderful!
davidjclarke23 6 months ago
This is absolutely gorgeous. Made my heart melt <3
sunnyxrawksx3 8 months ago
Stunning video!
Beautiful music and great photos...it is so moving...
Thank you for sharing!
sevcik2 9 months ago
Beautiful ~~ Impressionism :)
musicality333 1 year ago
CADA VEZ QUE LA OIGO RECUERDO A MI MADRE ELL MI INFANTA MUERTA
SEBASTIANYERENA913 1 year ago 2
Great, touching photos of the Great depression and a great idea to use them with this music! Bad that the music recording is not attributed.
dgaranin 1 year ago
Walker Evans photos from the FSA projects?
justbeamensch 1 year ago
It was not special wrote for a dead princess.
He just liked, the play with P's and F's.
Sounds so nice, he said.
Pavane Pour.....inFante déFunte.
mountainharry 1 year ago
a bit hurried
alciefrederic 1 year ago
@alciefrederic This is closer to the tempo Ravel preferred. Listen to Ormandy version here on YouTube for similar tempo. The 'slower' version is often played, but can, I think, harm the lyrical flow of the piece. The Pavane was a rennaisance dance, and needs to have the 'dance' flow. I think this version is sublime - wish I knew who was performing.
AMAC48 7 months ago 2
The photos are very touching. They say so very much.
wingsong1 1 year ago
without words
cvhdrd 1 year ago
We're playing this piece at school. Such an amazing song!
weirdchickadee 1 year ago 2
Very good performance! Most performances are too slow.
From Wikipedia: Ravel mentioned that it was called "Pavane for a Dead Princess", not "Dead Pavane for a Princess". He described the piece as "an evocation of a pavane that a little princess might, in former times, have danced at the Spanish court". This antique miniature is not meant to pay tribute to any particular princess from history, but rather expresses a nostalgic enthusiasm for Spanish customs and sensibilities.
lyricaltones 1 year ago 2
@lyricaltones Thanks for the information, very good!!!
429lulu 10 months ago
which recording is this?
wivt1 2 years ago
Sorry - lost that information a little time ago...
feneco2 2 years ago
"Pavane pour une infante defunte" (Pavane for a dead princess" by the French Composes Maurice Ravel, composed circa 1915.
pumargent 2 years ago
Well , I think what wivt1 wanted to know is whose interpretation is this - but, in case the question is "What work is that", I can say that "Pavane for a Dead Princess" is an originally piano piece, composed in 1899, by Ravel (see the side information), and it was orchestrated later, in 1910, by the same composer. Any more questions, please ask - if I can, I'll answer.
feneco2 2 years ago
@feneco2 very nice description, the pictues fit in a stange kind of way, maybe because of the contrast, to me this sounds aeolian
SonicArchives 1 year ago
very bieautifull!!!
MsBosson 2 years ago