Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin ∙ hr-Sinfonieorchester ∙ Jaime Martín

0:35 Prelude. Vif 4:17 Forlane. Allegretto 11:22 Menuet. Allegro moderato 16:30 Rigaudon. Assez vif

It's astonishing to realize that each of these pieces is a musical vignette of friends he lost in WWi1 What an incredible expression of love ... and loss..

le Hautbois c'est magique

This is my favorite work by Ravel. The Prélude is indescribably beautiful. Ravel's instrumentation is masterful, I sorely wish that he had arranged more pieces for orchestra.

Claude Debussy playing flute wow amazing looks good at 158 GREAT ORCHESTRA outstanding performance

What a gorgeous and sensitive performance of this consummate masterpiece.The playing in the prelude is exemplary; the famously demanding oboe solo is managed with the unfussy nonchalance of shelling peas! Quite spectacular. The slightly acidic harmonies in the forlane are very difficult to balance in the orchestrated version so as to maintain their exotic elegance. They are handled beautifully in this interpretation. The minuet and rigaudon are tightly and beautifully managed. All-in-all a beautiful and compelling performance.

Ravel was objectively a master of orchestration. period. You might disagree with the purpose of bending a horseshoe with bare hands, but it is impressive when it's done nontheless.

The transformation of the Baroque into an Impressionist stream , hearing Couperin through Ravel's ears is no less than magical.

Really a magic of orchestration by Ravel! Only such orchestras with highest technique as hr-Sinfonieorchester could perform this colorful masterpiece perfectly.

Wüsste man es nicht, man würde nie merken dass die Originalkomposition für Klavier ist! Vielfachgenie Ravel sei Dank.

Bravo for oboe and english horn players! 👏🏻 What a beautiful sound OMG ❤

interprétation parfaite, enregistrement idéal, beaucoup de légéreté, de sensibilité, des musiciens heureux....

Anybody else thought from the miniature that it was Gergiev?

The wood winds guys are killing me yes!

Love that oboe!

José Luis García Vegara (hautbois) Michael Höfele (cor anglais et hautbois)😀😀😀

This is one the most beautiful piece of music I’ve ever heard, extremely sensible - exceptionally interpreted ..This interpretation assured me that there is still infinite passion, love and interest for the genius of classical music.. Thank you from all my heart for posting this treasure(!)

Sterling. Perfect. Breath-taking. I have enjoyed this piece for deacdes. This performance is definitive. I perceived new instrumental expression in this cut, heard nowhere else before.

Beautiful version of a 20 minute masterpiece. Thoughtful and uplifting. Like listening to the comforting words of an old friend. It is so engaging I am surprised it is not been used more in theme music on TV and in films. I might be wrong but I think I can hear some Stravinsky influence in this music.

Doesn’t matter who’s conducting what, this is a terrific group of players.