Classics Explained: RAVEL - Boléro and Ma Mère lâoye (Smillie)
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Jeremy Siepmann
31/6/2001
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- # Track Artist Length
- 1 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Bolero-Introduction; cue to unadorned Bolero rhythm, Part 1 Jeremy Siepmann 2:29
- 2 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Bolero rhythm, Part 2: an extended variation of Part 1 Jeremy Siepmann 0:7
- 3 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: ' Motto ' rhythm complete Jeremy Siepmann 0:21
- 4 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: But here we have snare drums and plucked violas and cellos Jeremy Siepmann 0:22
- 5 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 1: Introduction of ' the theme ' by solo flute Jeremy Siepmann 0:37
- 6 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Flute continues with Part 2 of theme Jeremy Siepmann 0:48
- 7 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 2: Complete statement of theme by clarinet as flute joins ' motto ' group Jeremy Siepmann 1:30
- 8 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Introduction of ' discordant ' harp into the unfolding picture Jeremy Siepmann 0:18
- 9 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 3: Bassoon introduces closely related variant of theme Jeremy Siepmann 0:34
- 10 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: ...but then veers upwards, slowing rhythm and introducing new syncopation Jeremy Siepmann 0:59
- 11 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 4: ' Petite ' E flat clainet takes over theme, including variants Jeremy Siepmann 1:21
- 12 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 5: Oboe d'amore takes over theme but returns to its original form Jeremy Siepmann 1:34
- 13 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 6: Theme now shared by two instruments: uted trumpet and flute Jeremy Siepmann 1:16
- 14 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 7: Tenor saxophone takes Theme as trumpet replaces horn in ' motto ' Jeremy Siepmann 1:39
- 15 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 8: Theme taken by soprano saxphone, ' espressivo ' Jeremy Siepmann 1:9
- 16 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 9: Theme: celeste, piccolos and horn; Motto: flute and French horn Jeremy Siepmann 1:24
- 17 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 10: Theme: Oboes, horns, clarinets; Motto: plucked violas and violins Jeremy Siepmann 2:6
- 18 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 11: Theme taken by First Trombone, complete with jazzy slides Jeremy Siepmann 1:40
- 19 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 12: Theme: flutes, oboes, clarinets, sax; Motto: bassoons, horns, trumpets Jeremy Siepmann 1:13
- 20 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 13: Violins at last take the main tune, joining massed winds Jeremy Siepmann 1:14
- 21 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 14: Violins divide into four groups, each ' double-stopping ' Jeremy Siepmann 1:4
- 22 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 15: Trumpet, trombone 2 and tuba join the foreground Jeremy Siepmann 1:18
- 23 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 16: First trombone and soprano saxophone ' rejoin ' theme Jeremy Siepmann 0:56
- 24 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 17: Fortissimo; all strings ' double-stopping '; trumpets added Jeremy Siepmann 1:26
- 25 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 18: Entire orchestra now employed, ' as loudly as possible ' Jeremy Siepmann 1:18
- 26 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 19: Sudden, amazing change of key, lurching from C to E major Jeremy Siepmann 1:20
- 27 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Section 20: Key now lurches back to C, as jazzy trombones whiningly protest Jeremy Siepmann 0:36
- 28 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Cue to complete performance Jeremy Siepmann 0:20
- 29 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Bolero (complete) Jeremy Siepmann 16:16
- 1 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant-Opening figure on flute; rising, falling, and then reeated Jeremy Siepmann 1:4
- 2 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Same again, with emphasis on delicacy of scoring Jeremy Siepmann 0:30
- 3 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: answering variant, accompanied by plucked double basses Jeremy Siepmann 0:19
- 4 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Reminder of opening figure Jeremy Siepmann 0:18
- 5 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: ... and now its rhythmical mirror image, or almost... Jeremy Siepmann 0:12
- 6 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Answering Phrase 2: a near-inversion, over ' James Bond ' accompaniment Jeremy Siepmann 0:41
- 7 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Pivotal Phrase 3, reversing direction but keeping rhythm of Phrase 2 Jeremy Siepmann 0:46
- 8 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Reprise of Phrases 1 and 2, but with new accompaniment Jeremy Siepmann 0:39
- 9 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Further Reprise of Phrase 2, now on violin, accompanied by harp Jeremy Siepmann 0:40
- 11 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Petit Poucet (Tom Thumb)-Introduction; Opening, with multi-metre rising scales from muted violins Jeremy Siepmann 0:49
- 12 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Change of metre continue as solo oboe introduces Theme One Jeremy Siepmann 0:24
- 13 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Oboe yields to Cor Anglais for Theme Two, against lower (still muted) strings Jeremy Siepmann 0:44
- 14 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Theme One returns, shared by clarinet and flute, muted horn added to accompaniment Jeremy Siepmann 0:25
- 15 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: 'Motto' rhythm dominates as intensity increases from lower strings to full orchestra Jeremy Siepmann 0:46
- 16 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Fear subsides as Theme Two returns, again in Cor Anglais but now in a different key Jeremy Siepmann 0:32
- 17 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Sensational sound effects evoke a wood at night, with screeches, cuckooing etc. Jeremy Siepmann 0:44
- 18 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Texture thins; Theme one returns, delicately scored for strings and piccolo Jeremy Siepmann 0:19
- 19 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: The main part of movement ends, with waltz-like march(!), featuring flute Jeremy Siepmann 0:28
- 20 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Petit Poucet (complete) Jeremy Siepmann 3:28
- 21 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes-Introduction; opening bars, followed by Theme One Jeremy Siepmann 2:0
- 22 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Oriental-orchestral equivalent of an imprial telephone bell Jeremy Siepmann 0:15
- 23 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: ... oboe ' answers ' with a very slightly varied version of Theme One Jeremy Siepmann 0:15
- 24 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Expanded derivative of the ' telephone bell ' interrupts the theme again Jeremy Siepmann 1:0
- 25 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Fragments of theme in flutes and cor anglais, with ' James Bond ' tag in violins Jeremy Siepmann 0:24
- 26 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: 'Gamelan ' music from flute and piccolo, accompanied by harp, xylophone and strings Jeremy Siepmann 0:32
- 27 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: arrival of Empress; upper strings yield to winds, celeste, harp and (very discreet) gong Jeremy Siepmann 0:47
- 28 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes (complete) Jeremy Siepmann 3:57
- 29 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete- opening Jeremy Siepmann 0:51
- 30 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Characteristic pattern of two short phrases answered by a long one Jeremy Siepmann 0:36
- 31 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Clarinet, flutes and violas, with ' sighing' figure derived from downward string motif Jeremy Siepmann 0:21
- 32 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Varied reprise of opening, entry of the ' Beast '; ' Watch it ! Watch it ! ' Jeremy Siepmann 0:32
- 33 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Again the ' Beast ' growls; again the cautious warning ' Watch it ! ' from the winds Jeremy Siepmann 0:40
- 34 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Derivative of Beauty's Theme from flute, combined with ' caution motif ' in strings Jeremy Siepmann 0:38
- 35 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: ' Beast's theme ' rises in pitch with each successive ' gowl ' (representing hope?) Jeremy Siepmann 0:52
- 36 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: ' Beauty ', ' Beast ' and ' Caution ' motifs all combine simultaneously Jeremy Siepmann 1:12
- 37 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: ' Beast ' (contra-bassoon) climbs ever higher, handing over to bassoon proper Jeremy Siepmann 0:49
- 38 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Harp's upward glide heralds the moment of transformation; love song, fear, release Jeremy Siepmann 2:9
- 39 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete (complete) Jeremy Siepmann 4:14
- 40 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Le jardin feerique-Introduction; Opening bars are unfuuuuuuuuurled by the strings alone Jeremy Siepmann 0:40
- 41 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: The rhythmic basis, and its guises. First, a question: ' Where went my childhood?' Jeremy Siepmann 1:23
- 42 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: The question intensified:' Oh where went ... my childhood?' Jeremy Siepmann 0:15
- 43 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: The answer, with a falling inflection: ' Gone is your childhood.' Jeremy Siepmann 0:20
- 44 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: The plea: ' Bring back my childhood!' Jeremy Siepmann 0:14
- 45 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: The response: ' Seek in ... your mem'ry. There it ... will be.' Jeremy Siepmann 0:25
- 46 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Ravel's use of tone colour to change the feeling of the music Jeremy Siepmann 0:49
- 47 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Further illustration of the same point Jeremy Siepmann 0:27
- 48 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Continued Jeremy Siepmann 1:44
- 49 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: The nobility of the strings Jeremy Siepmann 0:45
- 50 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Bells evoked by French horns; the final, opulent, moving climax of the whole suite Jeremy Siepmann 1:11
- 51 An Introduction to ... RAVEL: Boléro and Ma Mère L'oye: Le jardin feerique (complete) Jeremy Siepmann 4:0
