Composed between 1929 and 1931, Ravel’s two piano concertos reflect his enthusiasm for jazz, though one that was thoroughly absorbed into his own idiom. The Concerto in G major, originally conceived as a Basque rhapsody, is lightly scored but sports a vivacious percussion section, galvanizing motor rhythms and a slow movement of astonishing beauty. The Concerto for the Left Hand, commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein who had lost his right arm in the First World War, is a single movement tour de force, as is Tzigane, a gypsy violin showpiece of dazzling virtuosity.
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***** Coup de Cœur
Jacques Bonnaure - Classica magazine (France) - April 2020
“Proceedings begin with the jazzy, blues-tinged, bittersweet and exuberant G-major Piano Concerto, which introduces (to me) François Dumont. He’s a stylish and virtuoso pianist, as mercurial, deadpan and as sensitive as the music needs – from whip-crack opening to the circus-frolics conclusion via a song-without words slow movement. Dumont is characterfully supported by Slatkin and the ONL …” ****
Colin Anderson – ClassicalSource.com – September 2019
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