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Vladimir & Vovka Ashkenazy - Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel: Music for Two Pianos (2009)

Posted By: Designol

Date: 26 Feb 2024 00:22:48

With this disc, Vladimir Ashkenazy, celebrated for his readings of Rachmaninoff and Chopin, and his son, Vovka, take on music by Debussy and Ravel for two pianos, and the results, utterly unlike virtually anything Ashkenazy père has ever recorded before, make it a real winner. From the electric excitement of the opening En blanc et noir, through the hazy mysteries of Jeux, and the luminous colors of the Rapsodie espagnole, to the inexorable hysteria of La Valse, Ashkenazy père and fils turn in performances that match the music for poise, drive, and technical brilliance. Some might find their sonorities a bit hard-edged at points – should the opening of En blanc et noir and the close of La Valse really be hit so strongly? – but the results are so consistently thrilling that most listeners are likely to be swept away. Recorded in close but clear and vivid digital sound, this disc may not be for every Debussy and Ravel fan, but it should certainly appeal to fans of Ashkenazy.

Review by James Leonard, Allmusic.com

Claude Debussy at Allmusic
Claude Debussy at Wiki

Maurice Ravel at Allmusic
Maurice Ravel at Wiki

Vladimir Ashkenazy at Allmusic
Vladimir Ashkenazy at Wiki

Vovka Ashkenazy at Allmusic

Tracklist:

01. Debussy - En blanc et noir - I. Avec emportement (04:02)
02. Debussy - En blanc et noir - II. Lent - Sombre (06:34)
03. Debussy - En blanc et noir - III. Scherzando (04:17)

04. Debussy - Jeux (arr. Bavouzet) (16:32)
05. Debussy - Lindaraja (05:53)

06. Ravel - Entre cloches (from Sites auriculaires) (02:44)

07. Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole - I. Prelude a la nuit (03:45)
08. Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole - II. Malaguena (02:04)
09. Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole - III. Habanera (02:36)
10. Ravel - Rapsodie espagnole - IV. Feria (06:23)

11. Ravel - La Valse (11:07)

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