giuliocarmassi (July 25, 2008 at 6:42 am)

incredible. it makes this world a great place to live in.

lessagaudier (July 23, 2008 at 5:57 pm)

En français cette oeuvre s'appelle: "le quattuor pour cordes en fa majeur". Il se trouve d'ailleurs que c'est son titre original...On aurait pu l'indiquer !

purtykitty24 (June 21, 2008 at 11:21 pm)

I agree since with the piano trio as an example I have never heard anything sound like that in a piano trio before. Even so they take only form of music not completely "copying" other music...

mjsinno (June 11, 2008 at 10:09 pm)

I love how he gives each instrument there own unique voice. i love the mozart and haydn quartets but its always like 1st violin melody, 2nd violin and viola are syncapation and cello is the base.

anaklasis (June 11, 2008 at 7:45 pm)

In addition, what about his last works? I think the 2nd piano concerto is more than that typical Ravelian music... It shows a complex style, full of ambiguity.

violinplayette (June 8, 2008 at 9:30 pm)

absolutely stunning.

Roelandvinken (June 3, 2008 at 2:29 am)

great performance,, only one violin is not sounding to well, little harsh as opposed to the rest. I think its the guy with the beard.

cremona32 (June 1, 2008 at 11:09 pm)

sheer tranquil and serenity

thatsmypeanuts (May 17, 2008 at 7:41 pm)

Also, some of his music, especially the piano trio, demonstrate a highly original formal principle that you could call neoclassicism, except that "neoclassicism" didn't happen until 8 years later or so, spearheaded by Stravinsky, who we already know borrowed a lot of material from Ravel. You're right in saying Ravel borrowed a lot (as did everyone). I'd say more of it is from Faure than anyone else. Sure he modeled the quartet after Debussy's but really only form. Ravel's idiom was his own

thatsmypeanuts (May 17, 2008 at 7:36 pm)

I always understood the general impression of him among his peers to be a composer of incredible craft and technical skill, but perhaps lacking in emotion. I disagree with this completely. As far as originality goes, have you read the work done on Jeux d'Eau? Among the many original chords in it is Stravinsky's Petrushka chord, 10 years earlier. In fact, there is ample evidence that more composers than Stravinsky lifted harmonies from Ravel's piano music. I'd call that originality.