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A French composer known for melodic and tonal invention. Giving the lie to the idea that turn-of-the-century musical trends were necessarily elite impressionism or "decadent" (whatever that may mean), Ravel's music always speaks directly to the heart in a subtle rhythmic sense through great melody, harmonic richness, and iridescent orchestration. (The art of stacking partials in Ravel's Boléro and in the work of Ives predate harmonic synthesis in electronic music by half a century.) Ravel's ballet Daphnis et Chloé, with its gently sustained, wordless vocal chorus amidst heaven-on-earth sound-painting, is probably the finest synthesis of his aesthetic. Ravel's melodic abilities and method of making subtle timbre changes by harmonic shift (rather than loud/soft articulation) are beautifully amplified in his piano works, including the famous Sonatine, Gaspard de la Nuit, and in Concerto for Piano (for the left hand in D), which also contain some of his most advanced harmonic writing. The expansive La valse shows a more extroverted Ravel, with much of the same fine orchestral composition. The Quartet in F, with its rich, earthy melodies, shows perhaps a more intimate side of Ravel. ~ Blue Gene Tyranny

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	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	Ravel Daphnis Et Chloé - Part 1 - D..	Ravel Daphnis Et Chloé	0:32	$0.69
2.	Ravel Daphnis Et Chloé - Part 1 - E..	Ravel Daphnis Et Chloé	0:49	$0.69
3.	Ravel Daphnis Et Chloé- Part 1 - In..	Ravel Daphnis Et Chloé	6:25	$0.69
4.	Si Entendieras	Los Bravos Bravisimos	3:42	$0.99
5.	Llego Tu Papi	Los Bravos Bravisimos	5:27	$0.99
6.	La Mazorca	Los Bravos Bravisimos	4:24	$0.99
7.	Dónde Están las Mujeres	Los Bravos Bravisimos	4:53	$0.99
8.	Sonatine In F Sharp Minor: 2nd Movem..	Masters of the Roll - Mauri..	2:48	$1.29
9.	Sorrowful Birds No.2 From "mirro..	Masters of the Roll - Mauri..	4:32	$1.29
10.	Oiseaux Tristes	Musique Sans Frontieres	4:18	$0.99
11.	La Vallee Des Cloches	Musique Sans Frontieres	7:13	$0.99
12.	Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte	Musique Sans Frontieres	6:40	$0.99
13.	Introduction and Allegro for Harp, M..	Ravel conducts Ravel	9:33	$0.99
14.	Le Boléro, M. 81	Ravel : Le Boléro - EP	16:06
15.	Boléro, M. 81	Ravel: Boléro - EP	16:06
16.	Introduction and Allegro for Harp wi..	Ravel Conducts Ravel	9:33	$0.99
17.	Piano Concerto in G Major: III. Pres..	Ravel Conducts Ravel	4:07	$0.99
18.	Piano Concerto in G Major: II. Adagi..	Ravel Conducts Ravel	8:42	$0.99
19.	Piano Concerto in G Major: I. Allegr..	Ravel Conducts Ravel	7:27	$0.99
20.	Peito Sadio	Peito Sadio	3:27	$0.99
21.	Pai João	Peito Sadio	3:31	$0.99
22.	Impressions de France (Instrumental)	Walt Disney World Official ..	9:51	$1.29
23.	Bolero	Synthesizer Greatest 2	6:28	$0.99
24.	Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2: III...	Maurice Ravel: In Melody Mu..	4:48	$0.99
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