Mother Goose

Album by Maurice Ravel & Georges Bizet & Scottish Chamber Orchestra & Jukka‐Pekka Saraste

Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) is a five-piece suite by French composer Maurice Ravel, composed for piano four hands in 1908. The work is associated with Impressionism and is characterised by transparent textures, folk-like melodies and inventive orchestration, marking an early stage in Ravel's career as he developed his orchestral voice and interest in ballet adaptation.
First released: 1989

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony in C: Allegro vivo
    7:33
  2. 2.
    Symphony in C: Adagio
    9:53
  3. 3.
    Symphony in C: Allegro vivace
    6:51
  4. 4.
    Symphony in C: Finale: Allegro vivace
    6:19
  5. 5.
    Mother Goose: Prélude
    3:23
  6. 6.
    Mother Goose: Danse du rouet
    3:34
  7. 7.
    Mother Goose: Pavane de la Belle au Bois dormant
    1:43
  8. 8.
    Mother Goose: Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
    5:01
  9. 9.
    Mother Goose: Petit Poucet
    4:09
  10. 10.
    Mother Goose: Laideronnette, Impératrice des Pagodes
    4:34
  11. 11.
    Mother Goose: La Jardin féerique
    5:00
  12. 12.
    Pavane pour une Infante défunte
    6:07

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