Foreword by Vlado Perlemuter, Preface by Harold Taylor, Editorial Notes, 1.1 Menuet Antique, 1.2. Pavane pour une Infante Defunte, 1.3. Jeux d'eau, 2. Sonatine, 3. Miroirs, 4.1 Gaspard de la Nuit, 4.2 Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn, 5. Valses Nobles et Sentimentales, 6.1 Ma Mere l'Oye, 6.2 A la maniere de..., 7. Le Tombeau de Couperin, 8. Piano Concertos
Vlado Perlemuter, born in Lithuania in 1904, studied with Alfred Cortot at the Paris Conservatoire where, after winning the first prize in 1919 and the Prix d'Honneur in 1920 in his class, won the Prix Diemer in 1921. In 1951, he returned to the Conservatoire as Professor of Piano. In 1927 he studied all of Ravel's solo piano works with the composer and played the complete oeuvre in Paris in 1929. He was a pianist of international repute and died in Paris in 2002. Hélène Jourdan-Morhange, born in Paris in 1888, was a violinist. She gave first performances of a number of Ravel's works in 1922 but rheumatoid arthritis ended her career early. She was one of Ravel's closest friends in the last twenty years of her life. She was married to Luc-Albert Moreau and died in 1961.as one of Ravel's closest friends in the last twenty years of her life. She was married to Luc-Albert Moreau and died in 1961.
'...fascinating companion to Ravel's piano music...yields fresh insights on each rereading' Roy Howat, The Musical Times; '...this book is a rare treasure...it is a must for any pianist and musicologist.' R Pitts, Choice; '...essential reading for all pianists...' Lionel Salter, Gramophone
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