RAVEL
Book ID/图书代码： 11684015B85780
English Summary/英文概要： An enigma to those who knew him, the early-20th century French master Maurice Ravel composed some of the most popular and beloved music in the repertory. In Ravel: A Listener’s Guide, Victor Lederer surveys and explores this master’s refined and utterly distinctive oeuvre.
Ravel is often mentioned in the same breath as his older contemporary Claude Debussy, but the works of the two composers display as many differences as similarities. Where Debussy rejected existing forms, the structuralist Ravel embraced the baroque suite and classical sonata form as vehicles for his ideas, in addition to his own concise inventions. At his best, which is where we usually find this focused stylist, passion flows just beneath some of the most exquisitely crafted surfaces in music, under which lurk ironies that raise as many questions as they answer. A perfect example is Boléro, Ravel’s most famous work; Lederer analyzes the music and looks at the outsized role it has assumed in our culture.
Lederer walks the reader and listener through Ravel’s relatively small but crucial contributions to orchestral, vocal, chamber, and piano music. Ravel’s two operas, idiosyncratic and underappreciated, are examined in detail as well. The book includes a Naxos CD with examples from across the master’s career.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 即使对于认识他的人而言，拉威尔仍是一个谜。这位20世纪早期的法国作曲家创作了多部备受喜爱的经典佳作。在本书中，Victor Lederer研讨和探索了这位大师独一无二的作品。
拉威尔的名字经常和德彪西连在一起，但两人作品之间不仅有相似，还有更多的不同。德彪西抗拒已有的乐曲形式，而构造主义者拉威尔则在创作独特作品之余，乐于引用巴洛克风格以及古典奏鸣曲形式来表现自己的想法。在精心雕琢的表面之下，作曲家给我们留下的疑问还很多。比如拉威尔最著名的作品Bolero就是个很好的例子。本书作者Lederer将分析这段乐曲并指出它在文化中应有的地位。
Lederer带领读者和听众了解拉威尔对于弦乐、室内乐和钢琴音乐的诸多贡献，并详细分析了他的两部歌剧作品。本书还附有一张Naxos出品的CD，其中包括了大师多部作品。(LYR)
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About the Author/作者介绍： VICTOR LEDERER（纽约）是音乐和城市历史作家。他曾出版了有关维瓦尔第、贝多芬、巴赫、肖邦、德彪西等人的音乐解读书籍，均被收入Amadeus出版社的“走近大师系列”。
VICTOR LEDERER (New York City) is a writer on music and urban history. His books include Verdi: The Operas and Choral Works, Beethoven’s Chamber Music: A Listener’s Guide, Beethoven’s Piano Music: A Listener’s Guide, Bach’s Keyboard Music: A Listener’s Guide, Chopin: A Listener’s Guide to the Master of the Piano, and Debussy: The Quiet Revolutionary, all for Amadeus Press’s Unlocking the Masters series.
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