Classics Explained: An Introduction to Ravel (Written and Narrated by Jeremy Siepmann)

Jeremy Siepmann

TRACKLIST

曲目表

碟片 1 Boléro

序号	曲目	艺人	时长
1	Introduction; Cue to Unadorned Bolero Rhythm, Part I	Jeremy Siepmann	2:29
2	Bolero Rhythm, Part 2: An Extended Variation of, Part I	Jeremy Siepmann	0:07
3	'Motto' Rhythm Complete (Instrumentation Will Change on Each New Hearing)	Jeremy Siepmann	0:21
4	But Here We Have Snare Drums and Plucked Violas and Cellos	Jeremy Siepmann	0:22
5	Section 1: Introduction of 'the Theme' (The Only One in the Piece) By Solo Flute	Jeremy Siepmann	0:37
6	Flute continues with Part 2 of theme	Jeremy Siepmann	0:48
7	Section 2: Complete Statement of Theme by Clarinet as Flute Joins 'Motto' Group	Jeremy Siepmann	1:30
8	Introduction of 'Discordant' Harp Into the Unfolding Picture	Jeremy Siepmann	0:18
9	Section 3: Bassoon Introduces Closely Related Variant of Theme	Jeremy Siepmann	0:34
10	... but Then Veers Upwards, Slowing Rhythm and Introducting New Syncopation	Jeremy Siepmann	0:59
11	Section 4: 'Petite' E Flat Clarinet Takes Over Theme, Including Variants	Jeremy Siepmann	1:21
12	Section 5: Oboe D'Amore Takes Over Theme but Returns to Its Original Form	Jeremy Siepmann	1:34
13	Section 6: Theme Now Shared by Two Instruments: Muted Trumpet and Flute	Jeremy Siepmann	1:16
14	Section 7: Tenor saxophone takes Theme as trumpet replaces horn in 'motto'	Jeremy Siepmann	1:39
15	Section 8: Theme Taken by Soprano Saxophone, 'Espressivo'	Jeremy Siepmann	1:09
16	Section 9: Theme: Celeste, Piccolos and Horn; Motto: Flute and French Horn	Jeremy Siepmann	1:24
17	Section 10: Theme: Oboes, Horns, Clarinets; Motto: Plucked Violas and Violins	Jeremy Siepmann	2:06
18	Section 11: Theme Taken by First Trombone, Complete With Jazzy Slides	Jeremy Siepmann	1:40
19	Section 12: Theme: Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Sax; Motto: Bassoons, Horns, Trumpets	Jeremy Siepmann	1:13
20	Section 13: Violins at Last Take the Main Tune, Joining Massed Winds	Jeremy Siepmann	1:14
21	Section 14: Violins Divide Into Four Groups, Each 'Double-Stopping'	Jeremy Siepmann	1:04
22	Section 15: Trumpet, Trombone 2 and Tuba Join the Foreground	Jeremy Siepmann	1:18
23	Section 16: First Trombone and Soprano Saxophone 'Rejoin' Theme	Jeremy Siepmann	0:56
24	Section 17: Fortissimo; All Strings 'Double-Stopping'; Trumpets Added	Jeremy Siepmann	1:26
25	Section 18: Entire Orchestra Now Employed, 'as Loudly as Possible'	Jeremy Siepmann	1:18
26	Section 19: Sudden, Amazing Change of Key, Lurching From C to E Major	Jeremy Siepmann	1:20
27	Section 20: Key Now Lurches Back to C, as Jazzy Trombones Whiningly Protest	Jeremy Siepmann	0:36
28	Cue to Complete Performance	Jeremy Siepmann	0:20
29	Boléro (Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Jean)	Maurice Ravel	16:16

碟片 2 Ma mère l'oye

序号	曲目	艺人	时长
1	Opening Figure on Flute; Rising, Falling, and Then Repeated	Jeremy Siepmann	1:04
2	Same Again, With Emphasis on Delicacy of Scoring	Jeremy Siepmann	0:30
3	Answering Variant, Accompanied by Plucked Double Basses	Jeremy Siepmann	0:19
4	Reminder of Opening Figure	Jeremy Siepmann	0:18
5	... and Now Its Rhythmical Mirror Image, or Almost...	Jeremy Siepmann	0:12
6	Answering Phrase 2: A Near-Inversion, Over "James Bond" Accompaniment	Jeremy Siepmann	0:41
7	Pivotal Phrase 3, Reversing Direction but Keeping Rhythm of Phrase 2	Jeremy Siepmann	0:46
8	Reprise of Phrases 1 and 2, but With New Accompaniment	Jeremy Siepmann	0:39
9	Further Reprise of Phrase 2, Now on Violin, Accompanied by Harp	Jeremy Siepmann	0:40
10	Ma mère l'oye: I. Pavane de la belle au bois dormante (Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Jean)	Maurice Ravel	1:41
11	Introduction; Opening, With Multi-Metre Rising Scales From Muted Violins	Jeremy Siepmann	0:49
12	Changes of Metre Continue as Solo Oboe Introduces Theme One	Jeremy Siepmann	0:24
13	Oboe Yields to Cor Anglais for Theme Two, Against Lower (Still Muted) Strings	Jeremy Siepmann	0:44
14	Theme One Returns, Shared by Clarinet and Flute; Muted Horn Added to Accompaniment	Jeremy Siepmann	0:25
15	"Motto" Rhythm Dominates as Intensity Increases From Lower Strings to Full Orchestra	Jeremy Siepmann	0:46
16	Fear Subsides as Theme Two Returns, Again in Cor Anglais but Now in a Different Key	Jeremy Siepmann	0:32
17	Sensational Sound Effects Evoke a Wood at Night, With Screeches, Cuckooing etc.	Jeremy Siepmann	0:44
18	Texture Thins; Theme One Returns, Delicately Scored for Strings and Piccolo	Jeremy Siepmann	0:19
19	The Main Part of Movement Ends, With Waltz-Like March(!) (feat. Flute)	Jeremy Siepmann	0:28
20	Ma mère l'oye: II. Petit poucet (Tom Thumb) E (Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Jean)	Maurice Ravel	3:28
21	Introduction; Opening (Introductory) Bars, Followed by Theme One	Jeremy Siepmann	2:00
22	Oriental-Orchestral Equivalent of an Imperial Telephone Bell	Jeremy Siepmann	0:15
23	... Oboe "Answers" With a Very Slightly Varied Version of Theme One	Jeremy Siepmann	0:15
24	Expanded Derivative of the "Telephone Bell" Interrupts the Theme Again	Jeremy Siepmann	1:00
25	Fragments of Theme in Flutes and Cor Anglais, With "James Bond" Tag in Violins	Jeremy Siepmann	0:24
26	"Gamelan" Music From Flute and Piccolo, Accompanied by Harp, Xylophone and Strings	Jeremy Siepmann	0:32
27	Arrival of Empress; Upper Strings Yield to Winds, Celeste, Harp And (Very Discreet) Gong	Jeremy Siepmann	0:47
28	Ma mère l'oye: III. Laideronette, Impératrice des pagodese (Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Jean)	Maurice Ravel	3:57
29	Opening, Waltz Theme From Clarinet, With Important Downward Scale Figure in Strings	Jeremy Siepmann	0:51
30	Characteristic Pattern of Two Short Phrases Answered by a Long One	Jeremy Siepmann	0:36
31	Clarinet, Flutes and Violas, With "Sighing" Figure Derived From Downward String Motif	Jeremy Siepmann	0:21
32	Varied Reprise of Opening, Entry of the "Beast" (Contra-Bassoon); "Watch It! Watch It!"	Jeremy Siepmann	0:32
33	Again the "Beast" Growls; Again the Cautious Warning "Watch It!" From the Winds	Jeremy Siepmann	0:40
34	Derivative of Beauty's Theme From Flute, Combined With "Caution Motif" in Strings	Jeremy Siepmann	0:38
35	"Beast's Theme" Rises in Pitch With Each Successive "Growl" (Representing Hope?)	Jeremy Siepmann	0:52
36	"Beauty", "Beast" and "Caution" Motifs All Combine Simultaneously	Jeremy Siepmann	1:12
37	"Beast" (Contra-Bassoon) Climbs Ever Higher, Handing Over to Bassoon Proper	Jeremy Siepmann	0:49
38	Harp's Upward Glide Heralds the Moment of Transformation; Love Song, Fear, Release	Jeremy Siepmann	2:09
39	Ma mère l'oye: IV. Les entretiens de la belle et de la bête (Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Jean)	Maurice Ravel	4:14
40	Introduction; Opening Bars Are Unfurled by the Strings Alone	Jeremy Siepmann	0:40
41	The Rhythmic Basis, and Its Guises. First, a Question: "Where Went My Childhood?"	Jeremy Siepmann	1:23
42	The Question Intensified: "Oh Where Went... My Childhood?"	Jeremy Siepmann	0:15
43	The Answer, With a Falling Inflection: "Gone Is Your Childhood."	Jeremy Siepmann	0:20
44	The Plea: "Bring Back My Childhood!"	Jeremy Siepmann	0:14
45	The Response: "Seek In... Your Mem'ry. There It... Will Be."	Jeremy Siepmann	0:25
46	Ravel's Use of Tone Colour to Change the Feeling of the Music	Jeremy Siepmann	0:49
47	Further Illustration of the Same Point	Jeremy Siepmann	0:27
48	Continued	Jeremy Siepmann	1:44
49	The Nobility of the Strings	Jeremy Siepmann	0:45
50	Bells Evoked by French Horns; The Final, Opulent, Moving Climax of the Whole Suite	Jeremy Siepmann	1:11
51	Ma mère l'oye: V. Le jardin féerique (Czecho-Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra feat. conductor: Kenneth Jean)	Maurice Ravel	4:00