Description

A collection of prose poems by the French Romantic Aloysius Bertrand inspired Ravel to write his piano cycle ��Gaspard de la nuit��. Unlike earlier works he does not merely create an atmospheric depiction of the literary model �� in a fascinating manner he recounts the eerie-grotesque scenes using musical means. His ��three romantic poems of transcendental virtuosity�� were supposed to surpass the technical refinement of Balakirev��s ��Islamey�� (HN 793), which was considered unplayable at the time. Our edition not only offers impeccable Urtext in a clear, larger format: the corresponding poem by Bertrand prefaces each part in three languages.