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Ravel "Sonatine" Piano Rolls on CD Pierian 0013
By Bob Smith

The piano rolls that Ravel made for the Welte and Duo Art systems
(including the first two movements of the Sonatine) are included on
Pierian 0013 "Maurice Ravel, the Composer as Pianist and Conductor".
The CD may be found at Amazon.com at the following URL:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008BNTE/qid%3D1064079345/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/002-1859253-0812016
or
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00008BNTE/002-8566509-8270410?v=glance

Bob Smith

 [ The Duo-Art roll audio reproductions were realized by Denis Hall and
 [ the Welte-Mignon rolls were realized by Ken Caswell.  Albert Petrak
 [ writes that the CD includes these Welte-Mignon (W-M) and Duo-Art
 [ (D-A) piano roll performances:
 [
 [ W-M 2887 Sonatine pour piano: lst and 2nd mvts.
 [ W-M 2888 Valses nobles et sentimentales Nos. 1-6
 [ D-A 082  Suite: Miroirs (Mirrors) - No. 2: Oiseaux tristes (Sad Birds)
 [ D-A 084  Pavane pour une Infante defunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess)
 [ D-A 7275 Suite: "Miroirs" (Mirrors), No. 5: La Vallee des cloches
 [
 [ Not included on the CD are these Duo-Art rolls that, according to
 [ Gaby Casadesus, were actually played by Robert Casadesus under
 [ Ravel's name:
 [
 [ D-A 086  Suite: Le tombeau de Couperin  - No. 6: Toccata
 [ D-A 0219 Gaspard de la nuit - No. 2: Le gibet
 [
 [ Pierian 0013, "Maurice Ravel: The Composer as Pianist and Conductor",
 [ produced by
 [
 [   Pierian Recording Society
 [   P.O. Box 90476
 [   Austin, TX 78709
 [   fax: 512-264-9696
 [
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Sat 20 Sep 2003, 17:43:46 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

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