Ravel: Frontispice for poème du Vardar

This page lists all recordings of Frontispice for poème du Vardar, by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) on CD. Generally, more recent CDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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The Aeolian Company

Original compositions and arrangements for pianola

Bax:	Scherzo
Casella:	Trois Pieces pour Pianola
Cowen:	The Butterfly’s Ball Overture
Gill:	Caprice
Goossens:	Rhythmic Dance for two pianos
Grainger:	Two British Folk Music Settings
Howells:	Phantasy Minuet, Op. 27
Malipiero:	Tre Improvvisi per Pianola
Parry:	The Frogs – Incidental Music
Ravel:	Frontispice for poème du Vardar
Stanhope:	Three Folksongs for Pianola
Stravinsky:	Étude pour Pianola
Walker, R:	Halifax

Rex Lawson (pianolist)

Discover musical gems from a bygone age with our new recording of Aeolian Company piano rolls (1921), authentically performed by the accomplished pianolist Rex Lawson.

What is a pianola and how is it used?

The pianola (popular in many households between 1900 and 1930) is a foot-operated player-piano with a complete set of 88 felt-covered wooden fingers that sit over the keyboard of a normal piano and play the keys as indicated by tiny perforations on interchangeable rolls of paper. The operator, or ‘pianolist’, achieves dynamic shading of the music by varying the degree of pressure applied to the foot pedals. In addition, a set of handoperated levers mounted just below the front of the keyboard provide accentuation, tempo control, activation of the sustain and soft pedals and selection of play and rewind modes. In the hands of an accomplished operator, a convincingly lifelike musical performance is achievable.

“This delightful disc contains crisp, meticulous music for the Pianola, an instrument made by the Aeolian Company and that once had great currency...Lawson has mastered [the pianola] and spread the Pianola gospel around the world.” Sunday Times, 27th April 2008 ***

“An evening with Rex Lawson, king of the British pianola, is always interesting, often fascinating, never less than fun” Financial Times

NMC - NMCD136

(CD)

£11.49 (£9.78 ex. VAT)

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Debussy - Complete Works For Piano Duet And Two Pianos

Bizet:	Jeux d'enfants (Petite Suite), Op. 22
Debussy:	Petite Suite Marche Écossaise 6 Epigraphes antiques Lindaraja En blanc et noir Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Trois Nocturnes: Nuages et Fêtes
Dukas:	The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Ravel:	Sites auriculaires Ma Mère l'Oye La Valse (for 2 pianos) Frontispice for poème du Vardar (with Katia Labeque) Rapsodie Espagnole (for 2 pianos)