Following his complete Ravel recording (2024, Choc de Classica and Gramophone Editor's Choice), Francois-Xavier Poizat continues his exploration of the composer with an album devoted entirely to transcriptions. From Daphnis et Chloe to Sheherazade, and from the Rapsodie espagnole to the jazz-inflected world of L'Enfant et les Sortileges, this programme for two pianos, percussion, flute and voice casts Ravel's melodic lines, colours and meticulous craftsmanship in a new light. Deeply at home in this repertoire, Francois-Xavier Poizat once again demonstrates his gifts as a colourist, alongside his virtuosity and freedom of expression.
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
1. Danse legere et gracieuse de Daphnis (Daphnis et Chloe M.57) 2'23
arr. for piano Ravel
Daphnis et Chloe, Suite no. 2 M.57b arr. for 2 pianos Vyacheslav Gryaznov
2. Lever du jour 4'57
3. Pantomime 6'14
4. Danse generale 4'03
Rapsodie Espagnole M.54 arr. for 2 pianos & percussion Ravel/Lingenberg
5. Prelude à la nuit 4'35
6. Malagueña 1'52
7. Habanera 2'47
8. Feria 6'03
3 Chansons M.69 arr. for voice and piano Ravel
9. Nicolette 1'50
10. Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis 2'35
11. Ronde 1'36
Sheherazade M.41 arr. for voice, flute and piano Ravel
12. Asie 9'55
13. La flûte enchantee 3'05
14. L'indifferent 3'40
15. Là-bas, vers l'eglise (Cinq melodies populaires grecques M.A 9) 1'24
arr. for flute and piano Ravel
16. Five O'Clock Foxtrot (L'Enfant et les Sortileges M.71) 5'37
arr. for piano Henri Gil-Marchex
17. [bonus] Improvisation on ‘The Lamp is Low' after DeRose & Shefter 4'05