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Ravel: L'heure espagnole / Arquez, Behr, Fisch, Munich Radio Orchestra
BR Klassik

Ravel: L'heure espagnole / Arquez, Behr, Fisch, Munich Radio Orchestra

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Details

Composer
RAVEL CHABRIER
Artist
Muenchner Rundfunkorchester, Fisch, Arquez, Behr, Vidal, Duhamel, Lhote
Format
CD
Label
BR Klassik
Released
Apr 07, 2017
Catalog #
BRK900317
UPC
4035719003178

About

The thought of Spain filled many French composers of the 19th and early 20th century with musical yearning – one has only to think of Georges Bizet's opera "Carmen", Maurice Ravel's "Rhapsodie espagnole" (1907), or his famous "Boléro" (1928). Ravel was already inspired by things Iberian in his first work for the stage: "L’heure espagnole" ("The Spanish Hour"), a one-act musical comedy set in Toledo, which premiered in Paris on May 19, 1911. Here he combined fantasy and comedy in the action with “spoken music” full of local Spanish colour. The short opera ends, for instance, with a fiery habanera. Ravel masterfully and wittily integrates the clocks chiming in the workshop of clockmaker Torquemada into the score, together with the sound of their ticking, and of all kinds of chimes or mechanical music machines producing cuckoo calls when striking the hour. Emmanuel Chabrier's rhapsody for orchestra with the promising title of "España" was composed in 1883 and premiered in Paris. The music was inspired by a Spanish journey that Chabrier had undertaken the year before, during which he had noted down many original motifs and rhythms. Spanish folklore is ever-present; in addition to the melodies, it is above all the rhythmic motifs and movement patterns that, when combined, achieve a complexity that was still unknown in art music at that time. These are live recordings of these two magnificent works.

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction 02:41
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  2. 2 Scene 1: Señor Torquemada, horloger de Toléde? (Ramiro, Torquemada) 02:03
    Track
    2
    Title
    Scene 1: Señor Torquemada, horloger de Toléde? (Ramiro, Torquemada)
    Duration
    02:03
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Alexandre Duhamel, Mathias Vidal
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  3. 3 Scene 2: Totor! (Concepción, Torquemada, Ramiro) 02:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    Scene 2: Totor! (Concepción, Torquemada, Ramiro)
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Gaëlle Arquez, Mathias Vidal, Alexandre Duhamel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  4. 4 Scene 3: Il reste, voilà bien ma chance! (Concepción, Ramiro, Gonzalve) 02:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scene 3: Il reste, voilà bien ma chance! (Concepción, Ramiro, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Gaëlle Arquez, Alexandre Duhamel, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  5. 5 Scene 4: Il était temps, voici Gonzalve! (Concepción, Gonzalve) 03:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    Scene 4: Il était temps, voici Gonzalve! (Concepción, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Gaëlle Arquez, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  6. 6 Scene 5: C'est fait, l'horloge est à sa place (Ramiro, Concepción, Gonzalve) 01:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Scene 5: C'est fait, l'horloge est à sa place (Ramiro, Concepción, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Alexandre Duhamel, Gaëlle Arquez, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  7. 7 Scene 6: Maintenant pas de temps à perdre! (Concepción, Gonzalve) 01:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Scene 6: Maintenant pas de temps à perdre! (Concepción, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Gaëlle Arquez, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  8. 8 Scene 7: Salut à la belle horlogère! (Iñigo, Concepción) 01:50
    Track
    8
    Title
    Scene 7: Salut à la belle horlogère! (Iñigo, Concepción)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Lionel Lhote, Gaëlle Arquez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  9. 9 Scene 8: Voilà!... Et maintenant à l'autre!... (Ramiro, Concepción, Iñigo) 01:26
    Track
    9
    Title
    Scene 8: Voilà!... Et maintenant à l'autre!... (Ramiro, Concepción, Iñigo)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Alexandre Duhamel, Gaëlle Arquez, Lionel Lhote
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  10. 10 Scene 9: Évidemment, elle me congédie (Iñigo) 02:08
    Track
    10
    Title
    Scene 9: Évidemment, elle me congédie (Iñigo)
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Lionel Lhote
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  11. 11 Scene 10: Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante (Ramiro) 02:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    Scene 10: Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante (Ramiro)
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Alexandre Duhamel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  12. 12 Scene 11: Monsieur, ah! Monsieur! (Concepción, Ramiro) 00:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    Scene 11: Monsieur, ah! Monsieur! (Concepción, Ramiro)
    Duration
    00:32
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Gaëlle Arquez, Alexandre Duhamel
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  13. 13 Scene 12: Enfin, il part! (Iñigo, Concepción) 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    Scene 12: Enfin, il part! (Iñigo, Concepción)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Lionel Lhote, Gaëlle Arquez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  14. 14 Scene 13: Voilà l'objet! Que faut-il que j'en fasse? (Ramiro, Concepción, Iñigo) 00:55
    Track
    14
    Title
    Scene 13: Voilà l'objet! Que faut-il que j'en fasse? (Ramiro, Concepción, Iñigo)
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Alexandre Duhamel, Gaëlle Arquez, Lionel Lhote
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  15. 15 Scene 14: Ah! vous, n'est-ce pas, preste! (Concepción, Gonzalve) 01:41
    Track
    15
    Title
    Scene 14: Ah! vous, n'est-ce pas, preste! (Concepción, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Gaëlle Arquez, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  16. 16 Scene 15: En dépit de cette inhumaine (Gonzalve) 01:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Scene 15: En dépit de cette inhumaine (Gonzalve)
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  17. 17 Scene 16: Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante (Ramiro, Concepción) 02:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    Scene 16: Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante (Ramiro, Concepción)
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Alexandre Duhamel, Gaëlle Arquez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  18. 18 Scene 17: Oh! la pitoyable aventure! (Concepción, Gonzalve) 02:55
    Track
    18
    Title
    Scene 17: Oh! la pitoyable aventure! (Concepción, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Gaëlle Arquez, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  19. 19 Scene 18: Voilà!... Et maintenant, Señora, je suis prêt (Ramiro, Concepción) 01:26
    Track
    19
    Title
    Scene 18: Voilà!... Et maintenant, Señora, je suis prêt (Ramiro, Concepción)
    Duration
    01:26
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Alexandre Duhamel, Gaëlle Arquez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  20. 20 Scene 19: Mon oeil anxieux interroge (Iñigo, Gonzalve) 03:47
    Track
    20
    Title
    Scene 19: Mon oeil anxieux interroge (Iñigo, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Lionel Lhote, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  21. 21 Scene 20: Il n'est, pour l'horloger, de joie égale (Torquemada, Iñigo, Gonzalve) 02:12
    Track
    21
    Title
    Scene 20: Il n'est, pour l'horloger, de joie égale (Torquemada, Iñigo, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Mathias Vidal, Lionel Lhote, Julien Behr
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  22. 22 Scene 21: Pardieu, déménageur, vous venez à propos! (Iñigo, Torquemada, Ramiro, Concepción, Gonzalve) 05:00
    Track
    22
    Title
    Scene 21: Pardieu, déménageur, vous venez à propos! (Iñigo, Torquemada, Ramiro, Concepción, Gonzalve)
    Duration
    05:00
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Lionel Lhote, Mathias Vidal, Alexandre Duhamel, Julien Behr, Gaëlle Arquez
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch
  23. 23 España 06:33
    Track
    23
    Title
    España
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Emmanuel Chabrier
    Ensemble
    Münchner Rundfunkorchester
    Conductor
    Asher Fisch