Background: The first mention of the piano trio appears in 1908, in his plans. However, it eventually took 6 more years before it was completed. Most of the composition occurred in the Basque town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, close to his hometown of Ciboure. At this time, Ravel was also planning for a piano concerto called Zazpiak Bat, based on Basque themes. This was discarded, but part of it was used in the first movement. However, on the opening theme, Ravel’s biographer and friend Roland-Manuel suggest that it was from ice-cream vendors dancing a fandango not entirely Basque. The composition process was disrupted by concerts and Deux Mélodies Hébraïques. It came to a complete halt in June, but in order to enlist in the army, he finished it quickly, by September. The premiere was on 28 January 1915 in Salle Gaveau in Paris by the Société musicale indépendante. Alfredo Casella, Ernst Gabriel Willaume and Louis Feuillard premiered the work. Casella was unsatisfied with the other two’s capabilities, but this work enjoyed great success. Ravel’s intention behind this work is not known, but some suggest that he wanted to take a stance on the debate of forms started by Debussy’s Jeux and Stravinsky’s Le Sacre de Printemps, in favor of the classical forms. It was dedicated to Ravel’s counterpoint teacher André Gedalge, which could suggest the neo-classical origin of this piece. 배경: 라벨의 유일한 피아노 3중주는 그 기원을 1908년의 스케치들에서 찾을 수 있지만, 작곡이나 완성이 된 것은 1914년에서야입니다. 작곡가의 고향 근처인 Saint-Jean-de-Luz에서 대부분의 곡이 완성되었으며, 이때 바스크 테마를 기반으로 한 피아노 협주곡을 기획하고 있었는데, 결국 폐기되었지만, 일부가 1악장에 사용되었습니다. 하지만, 라벨의 친구이자 자서전의 저자 Roland-Manuel에 따르면, 1악장의 테마는 바스크 테마가 아니라 판당고 (스페인의 무곡중 하나)라고 합니다. 작곡과정은 연주회와 Deux Mélodies Hébraïques로 인해 느리게 진행되었고, 6월에는 완전히 중단되었지만, 입대를 위해 9월까지 끝냈다고 합니다. 초연은 1915년 1월 28일에 Salle Gaveau/Société musicale indépendante에서 이루어졌고, Alfredo Casella, Ernst Gabriel Willaume, Louis Feuillard에 의해 연주되었습니다. 피아노를 맡았던 Casella는 다른 두 연주자의 실력에 불만을 표했다고 하나, 당시에도, 지금도 좋은 반응을 얻는 곡입니다. 작곡동기에 대해서는 알려진 것이 없으며, 스트라빈스키의 봄의 제전과 드뷔시의 놀이 (둘다 발레곡)로부터 시작된 형식과 화성에 대한 대토론에 대한 자신만의 답변이 아니었을까라는 추측이 있지만 (대위법 선생이었던 André Gedalge에게 헌정된 것을 근거로 함), 명확하게 밝혀진 바는 없습니다.
One of my favourite chamber works! There is something beautiful about the delicate yet emotionally charged writing and interaction between the instruments.
This has been one of my favorite piano trios ever since I heard it for the first time. Thank you for this recording, as I had never heard this one before. This recording has (in my opinion) the most thrilling second movement of any recording of this work! I also love your inclusion of Ravel's own analysis of this beautiful work ❤️
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Background:
The first mention of the piano trio appears in 1908, in his plans. However, it eventually took 6 more years before it was completed. Most of the composition occurred in the Basque town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz, close to his hometown of Ciboure. At this time, Ravel was also planning for a piano concerto called Zazpiak Bat, based on Basque themes. This was discarded, but part of it was used in the first movement. However, on the opening theme, Ravel’s biographer and friend Roland-Manuel suggest that it was from ice-cream vendors dancing a fandango not entirely Basque. The composition process was disrupted by concerts and Deux Mélodies Hébraïques. It came to a complete halt in June, but in order to enlist in the army, he finished it quickly, by September.
The premiere was on 28 January 1915 in Salle Gaveau in Paris by the Société musicale indépendante. Alfredo Casella, Ernst Gabriel Willaume and Louis Feuillard premiered the work. Casella was unsatisfied with the other two’s capabilities, but this work enjoyed great success.
Ravel’s intention behind this work is not known, but some suggest that he wanted to take a stance on the debate of forms started by Debussy’s Jeux and Stravinsky’s Le Sacre de Printemps, in favor of the classical forms. It was dedicated to Ravel’s counterpoint teacher André Gedalge, which could suggest the neo-classical origin of this piece.
배경:
라벨의 유일한 피아노 3중주는 그 기원을 1908년의 스케치들에서 찾을 수 있지만, 작곡이나 완성이 된 것은 1914년에서야입니다. 작곡가의 고향 근처인 Saint-Jean-de-Luz에서 대부분의 곡이 완성되었으며, 이때 바스크 테마를 기반으로 한 피아노 협주곡을 기획하고 있었는데, 결국 폐기되었지만, 일부가 1악장에 사용되었습니다. 하지만, 라벨의 친구이자 자서전의 저자 Roland-Manuel에 따르면, 1악장의 테마는 바스크 테마가 아니라 판당고 (스페인의 무곡중 하나)라고 합니다. 작곡과정은 연주회와 Deux Mélodies Hébraïques로 인해 느리게 진행되었고, 6월에는 완전히 중단되었지만, 입대를 위해 9월까지 끝냈다고 합니다.
초연은 1915년 1월 28일에 Salle Gaveau/Société musicale indépendante에서 이루어졌고, Alfredo Casella, Ernst Gabriel Willaume, Louis Feuillard에 의해 연주되었습니다. 피아노를 맡았던 Casella는 다른 두 연주자의 실력에 불만을 표했다고 하나, 당시에도, 지금도 좋은 반응을 얻는 곡입니다.
작곡동기에 대해서는 알려진 것이 없으며, 스트라빈스키의 봄의 제전과 드뷔시의 놀이 (둘다 발레곡)로부터 시작된 형식과 화성에 대한 대토론에 대한 자신만의 답변이 아니었을까라는 추측이 있지만 (대위법 선생이었던 André Gedalge에게 헌정된 것을 근거로 함), 명확하게 밝혀진 바는 없습니다.
One of my favourite chamber works! There is something beautiful about the delicate yet emotionally charged writing and interaction between the instruments.
This has been one of my favorite piano trios ever since I heard it for the first time. Thank you for this recording, as I had never heard this one before. This recording has (in my opinion) the most thrilling second movement of any recording of this work! I also love your inclusion of Ravel's own analysis of this beautiful work ❤️
first theme sounds like vaughn williams