Maurice Ravel - Pavane pour une infante défunte

[summertimelime17]

I can hear echoes of an orchestra in her playing.. Beautiful!

[theflightofthebumble]

Nicely kept melody with all those notes underneath.

[marzio54]

Non la conoscevo...ma conosco il dolore della perdita, fa parte del "mio lavoro".Oggi 27 febbraio 2011 questa struggente e dolorosa melodia credo si possa dedicare a "Yara".Mi sembra di poter piegare la colonna vertebrale fino a terra e fino a sentirla sul punto di spezzarsi....IL DOLORE... IL DOLORE della PERDITA...e poi lentamente...lentamente..poi..­poi...

[Xeresa18]

I've seen the portrait by Velasquez that you mention. Ironically, when I was taking a spanish course thirty years ago in college, our profesora from Madrid, said that I looked like the Infanta Margarita. My mother's family came from the provinces of Gerona and Galicia in Spain, while my father was of German and Norwegian heritage so I suppose that is why I had a certain resemblance to that particular member of the Spanish Royal family.

[kzt333]

This piece was inspired by Velasquez's wonderful LAS MENINAS

[Siobhanpoynton1]

Stunning

[JulezRawr]

is not pavane for a dead princess is pavane for a dead infant

[felipebusnello]

@JulezRawr

Infante is a spanish and portuguese term that describes the progeny of a king that is not heir to the throne.

On latin regencies, only the firstborn is called prince. As the word "prince" derives from the latin word "princeps" (first one, or foremost), infants are technically not considered princes on most latin traditions.

[rafaelito1981]

Only grey people in the audience. Such a pity, I'm 28 and a big lover of Ravel..

[SmarterSciencedotcom]

@rafaelito1981 Grey people? You mean "grey-haired"? Well, my sister once had a bf who was entirely grey by 26. I doubt that he loved Ravel, though. ;-)

Always been one of my favorite pieces too, since somewhere in my 20s or maybe even late teens after I heard it on late-night radio.

[theutman]

Title in English: "Pavane for a Dead Princess".

[theutman]

nice.

[swisnieski]

An excellent performance of a beautiful piece!

[KamaelAngel]

Thank you that u recorded this song at high sound quality, the image is less important to a song like this.....about the music: is very charming, but i think that doesen't fits very much with a funeral of a poor child if I don't mistake in translation, good job uploader:)

[Xeresa18]

Actually this piece was written not as a funeral piece for a dead Spanish Princess, but rather in memory of a Spanish princess who once danced a pavane in the Spanish courts. It is more of an elegy to a bygone age of beauty and elegance and grace of the royal courts at the height of their greatness.

I've always loved this music and it is very charming and poignant.

[CristianTari]

very nice reply, I always thought that it's impossible for this song to be dedicated with emphasis to a dead person, rather like you wrote an elegy to a bygone age of beauty and elegance and grace of the royal courts at the height of their greatness, I like very much your comment, Thanks- because much time i didn't knew what's behind of the title.

[kzt333]

@Xeresa18 Yes

Have a look at Diego Velasquez's wonderful painting LAS MENINAS and you have the story of this piece in a nutshell

[SmarterSciencedotcom]

@KamaelAngel Listen to the many many interpretations of this beautiful piece of music out there and discover the one you like best. It contains a touch of hope, too, yes, or gratitude, if you will, but some interpretations are much more "tearful" than others.