RAVEL: Complete Piano Works - Bertrand Chamayou (2 CDs)

This release is a survey of Ravel's solo piano music, a bold statement from the French rising star of the piano. It includes not only the oft-performed works such as Le tombeau de Couperin, and the Pavane pour une infante defunte but also lesser-known gems such as the pieces written in the styles of Borodin and Chabrier respectively, and the early Serenade grotesque. The album is a tour de force and promises to be a major landmark in his discography. Bertrand Chamayou, hometown: Paris, was born in Toulouse in 1981. Despite his youth, Chamayou is firmly established as a highly-respected artist and is much in demand. He is the only artist to win France's prestigious Victories de la Musique on three occasions. At 20, he was a prize-winner at the international Long-Thibuad Competition, returning there in 2012 as a member of the jury. He has serious approach and has achieved success with his solo albums as well as his recent recital album with cellist Sol Gabetaa.

Jeux D'eau, M. 30
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte, M 19
A la Maniere de Chabrier, M 63
Miroirs, M. 43: I. Noctuelles
Miroirs, M. 43: II. Oiseaux Tristes
Miroirs, M 43: III Une Barque Sur L'ocean
Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada Del Gracioso
Miroirs, M 43: V la Vallee Des Cloches
Menuet Antique, M. 7
Serenade Grotesque, M 5
A la Maniere de Borodine, M 63
Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, M. 61
A la Maniere de Ravel, Op 17B, Book 2: No 4 Almanzor Ou Le Mariage D'adelaide
Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine
Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: II. Le Gibet
Gaspard de la Nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo
Menuet in C-Sharp minor, M. 42
Sonatine, M 40: I Modere
Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de Menuet
Sonatine, M 40: III Anime
Prelude in a Minor, M. 65
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M 68: I Prelude
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: II. Fugue
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: III. Forlane
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: IV. Rigaudon
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: V. Menuet
Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: VI. Toccata
Menuet Sur Le Nom de Haydn, M. 58
Kaddisch, Melodie Hebraique in C minor