Following his complete Ravel recording (2024, Choc Classica and Gramophone Editor’s Choice), François-Xavier Poizat continues his exploration of the composer with an album devoted entirely to transcriptions. From Daphnis et Chloé to Shéhérazade, and from the Rapsodie espagnole to the jazz-inflected world of L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, 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, François-Xavier Poizat once again demonstrates his gifts as a colourist, alongside his virtuosity and freedom of expression.
1. Danse légère et gracieuse de Daphnis (Daphnis et Chloé M.57) arr. for piano Ravel
Daphnis et Chloé, Suite no. 2 M.57b arr. for 2 pianos Vyacheslav Gryaznov
2. Lever du jour
3. Pantomime
4. Danse générale
Rapsodie Espagnole M.54 arr. for 2 pianos & percussion Ravel/Lingenberg
5. Prélude à la nuit
6. Malagueña
7. Habanera
8. Feria
3 Chansons M.69 arr. for voice and piano Ravel
9. Nicolette
10. Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis
11. Ronde
Shéhérazade M.41 arr. for voice, flute and piano Ravel
12. Asie
13. La flûte enchantée
14. L’indifférent
15. Là-bas, vers l’église (Cinq mélodies populaires grecques M.A 9) arr. for flute and piano Ravel
16. Five O’Clock Foxtrot (L’Enfant et les Sortilèges M.71) arr. for piano Henri Gil-Marchex
17. [bonus] Improvisation on ‘The Lamp is Low’ after DeRose & Shefter
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