[Trombone-l] On another subject altogether, M. Ravel and Scherazade

[BELDON WADE]

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last evening on WBAA Radio of Purdue University: M. Ravel's rendition of the piece, which received terrible reviews in Paris, so much that he never completed the opera was played late night.  Some of the complaints were that the composition was rocky.  Also a new  Clarinet intro was introduced.

This was about 13 minutes which has been questioned as too long for an overture.

To the point:  what I heard in the presentation was at that time outstandingly different.  It reminded me of a rendition of Second Raposody of Gershwin and certain patterns found in the Rapsody in Blue.  Ravel was a lone precursor of the future.

any comments????

pardon the misspellings.

beldon wade