RAVEL – Introduction and Allegro
RAVEL – Introduction and Allegro
What is new and unique in this edition?
There are fingerings and solutions to difficult passages by Henriette Renie, Marcel Grandjany, Pierre Jamet, David Watkins, and Phia Berghout.
Grandjany performed the piece under Ravel's direction. All of Grandjany's metronome markings for the many tempo changes are included.
There is a cadenza insert by Grandjany, which was sanctioned by Ravel.
All of the pedal changes are included, in large easy-to-read type.
There are pedal diagrams throughout, making practice and rehearsal much easier.
There is a Preface that covers the early history of the piece, performance considerations, and advice on playing the glissandi.
There is a list of corrections for each of the instruments, so that everyone will, for the first time, be looking at the same musical information.
There are footnotes and a glossary that translates all of the French terms.
This is the first new engraving of the piece since it was composed in 1906, and it is finally engraved the way it is actually played.
Digital downloads are available from the Carl Fischer Music site.
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