Composers during the Great War – part 7
This is the seventh episode in a series on orchestral music by composers who were drafted or enlisted to fight in World War I. Today we will focus in on music by composers Jean Cras (1879-1932) and Maurice Ravel (1875-1937).
Playlist
1. Jean Cras: Journal de bord
a. Quart de 8 à minuit. Houle du large – Ciel couvert se dégageant au coucher du soleil – Rien en vue
b. Quart de minuit à 4. Très beau temps – Mer très belle – Rien de particulier – Clair de lune
c. Quart de 4 à 8. La terre en vue droit devant
– Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Jean-François Antonioli
2. Jean Cras: Premier anniversaire
– Alain Jacquon, piano
3. Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, rhapsody for violin and piano
– Anne Akiko Meyers, violin and Elizabeth Pridgen, piano
4. Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin
a. Prélude
b. Forlane
c. Menuet
d. Rigaudon
– London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado
