Ravel: The Piano Concertos; Debussy: Fantaisie; etc | CD review

Bavouzet/BBC SO/Tortelier(Chandos)Though Boulez and Aimard both have reputations for efficient, no-nonsense approaches, their performances of both the Ravel concertos (reviewed above) are consistently slower than Jean-Efflam Bavouzet's with the BBC Symphony and Yan Pascal Tortelier. As he did in his performance of the Concerto for the Left Hand at the Proms in the summer, Bavouzet undervalues its growling intensity, and makes too lightweight what is one of Ravel's darkest and most angst-ridd...

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