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CD 1
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| 1 |
Introduction; Cue to Unadorned Bolero Rhythm, Part I
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2:29
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| 2 |
Bolero Rhythm, Part 2: An Extended Variation of, Part I
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0:07
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| 3 |
'Motto' Rhythm Complete (Instrumentation Will Change on Each New Hearing)
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0:21
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| 4 |
But Here We Have Snare Drums and Plucked Violas and Cellos
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0:22
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| 5 |
Section 1: Introduction of 'the Theme' (The Only One in the Piece) By Solo Flute
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0:37
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| 6 |
Flute continues with Part 2 of theme
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0:48
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| 7 |
Section 2: Complete Statement of Theme by Clarinet as Flute Joins 'Motto' Group
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1:30
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| 8 |
Introduction of 'Discordant' Harp Into the Unfolding Picture
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0:18
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| 9 |
Section 3: Bassoon Introduces Closely Related Variant of Theme
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0:34
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| 10 |
... but Then Veers Upwards, Slowing Rhythm and Introducting New Syncopation
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0:59
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| 11 |
Section 4: 'Petite' E Flat Clarinet Takes Over Theme, Including Variants
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1:21
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| 12 |
Section 5: Oboe D'Amore Takes Over Theme but Returns to Its Original Form
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1:34
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| 13 |
Section 6: Theme Now Shared by Two Instruments: Muted Trumpet and Flute
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1:16
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| 14 |
Section 7: Tenor saxophone takes Theme as trumpet replaces horn in 'motto'
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1:39
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| 15 |
Section 8: Theme Taken by Soprano Saxophone, 'Espressivo'
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1:09
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| 16 |
Section 9: Theme: Celeste, Piccolos and Horn; Motto: Flute and French Horn
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1:24
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| 17 |
Section 10: Theme: Oboes, Horns, Clarinets; Motto: Plucked Violas and Violins
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2:06
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| 18 |
Section 11: Theme Taken by First Trombone, Complete With Jazzy Slides
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1:40
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| 19 |
Section 12: Theme: Flutes, Oboes, Clarinets, Sax; Motto: Bassoons, Horns, Trumpets
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1:13
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| 20 |
Section 13: Violins at Last Take the Main Tune, Joining Massed Winds
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1:14
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| 21 |
Section 14: Violins Divide Into Four Groups, Each 'Double-Stopping'
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1:04
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| 22 |
Section 15: Trumpet, Trombone 2 and Tuba Join the Foreground
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1:18
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| 23 |
Section 16: First Trombone and Soprano Saxophone 'Rejoin' Theme
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0:56
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| 24 |
Section 17: Fortissimo; All Strings 'Double-Stopping'; Trumpets Added
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1:26
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| 25 |
Section 18: Entire Orchestra Now Employed, 'as Loudly as Possible'
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1:18
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| 26 |
Section 19: Sudden, Amazing Change of Key, Lurching From C to E Major
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1:20
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| 27 |
Section 20: Key Now Lurches Back to C, as Jazzy Trombones Whiningly Protest
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0:36
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| 28 |
Cue to Complete Performance
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0:20
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| 29 |
Bolero
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16:16
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CD 2
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| 1 |
Opening Figure on Flute; Rising, Falling, and Then Repeated
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1:04
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| 2 |
Same Again, With Emphasis on Delicacy of Scoring
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0:30
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| 3 |
Answering Variant, Accompanied by Plucked Double Basses
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0:19
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| 4 |
Reminder of Opening Figure
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0:18
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| 5 |
... and Now Its Rhythmical Mirror Image, or Almost...
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0:12
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Answering Phrase 2: A Near-Inversion, Over "James Bond" Accompaniment
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0:41
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| 7 |
Pivotal Phrase 3, Reversing Direction but Keeping Rhythm of Phrase 2
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0:46
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| 8 |
Reprise of Phrases 1 and 2, but With New Accompaniment
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0:39
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| 9 |
Further Reprise of Phrase 2, Now on Violin, Accompanied by Harp
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0:40
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| 10 |
Ma mère l'oye: Pavane de la belle au bois dormant
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1:41
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| 11 |
Introduction; Opening, With Multi-Metre Rising Scales From Muted Violins
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0:49
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| 12 |
Changes of Metre Continue as Solo Oboe Introduces Theme One
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0:24
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| 13 |
Oboe Yields to Cor Anglais for Theme Two, Against Lower (Still Muted) Strings
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0:44
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| 14 |
Theme One Returns, Shared by Clarinet and Flute; Muted Horn Added to Accompaniment
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0:25
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| 15 |
"Motto" Rhythm Dominates as Intensity Increases From Lower Strings to Full Orchestra
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0:46
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| 16 |
Fear Subsides as Theme Two Returns, Again in Cor Anglais but Now in a Different Key
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0:32
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| 17 |
Sensational Sound Effects Evoke a Wood at Night, With Screeches, Cuckooing etc.
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0:44
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Texture Thins; Theme One Returns, Delicately Scored for Strings and Piccolo
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0:19
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| 19 |
The Main Part of Movement Ends, With Waltz-Like March(!) (feat. Flute)
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0:28
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| 20 |
Ma mère l'oye: Petit poucet
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3:28
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| 21 |
Introduction; Opening (Introductory) Bars, Followed by Theme One
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2:00
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| 22 |
Oriental-Orchestral Equivalent of an Imperial Telephone Bell
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0:15
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| 23 |
... Oboe "Answers" With a Very Slightly Varied Version of Theme One
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0:15
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| 24 |
Expanded Derivative of the "Telephone Bell" Interrupts the Theme Again
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1:00
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| 25 |
Fragments of Theme in Flutes and Cor Anglais, With "James Bond" Tag in Violins
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0:24
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| 26 |
"Gamelan" Music From Flute and Piccolo, Accompanied by Harp, Xylophone and Strings
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0:32
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Arrival of Empress; Upper Strings Yield to Winds, Celeste, Harp And (Very Discreet) Gong
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0:47
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| 28 |
Ma mère l'oye: III. Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes
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3:57
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Opening, Waltz Theme From Clarinet, With Important Downward Scale Figure in Strings
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0:51
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| 30 |
Characteristic Pattern of Two Short Phrases Answered by a Long One
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0:36
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| 31 |
Clarinet, Flutes and Violas, With "Sighing" Figure Derived From Downward String Motif
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0:21
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Varied Reprise of Opening, Entry of the "Beast" (Contra-Bassoon); "Watch It! Watch It!"
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0:32
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Again the "Beast" Growls; Again the Cautious Warning "Watch It!" From the Winds
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0:40
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Derivative of Beauty's Theme From Flute, Combined With "Caution Motif" in Strings
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0:38
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"Beast's Theme" Rises in Pitch With Each Successive "Growl" (Representing Hope?)
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0:52
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"Beauty", "Beast" and "Caution" Motifs All Combine Simultaneously
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1:12
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"Beast" (Contra-Bassoon) Climbs Ever Higher, Handing Over to Bassoon Proper
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0:49
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Harp's Upward Glide Heralds the Moment of Transformation; Love Song, Fear, Release
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2:09
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Ma mère l’oye Suite (Mother Goose Suite) (version for orchestra): IV. Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bête
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4:14
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| 40 |
Introduction; Opening Bars Are Unfurled by the Strings Alone
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0:40
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| 41 |
The Rhythmic Basis, and Its Guises. First, a Question: "Where Went My Childhood?"
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1:23
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The Question Intensified: "Oh Where Went... My Childhood?"
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0:15
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The Answer, With a Falling Inflection: "Gone Is Your Childhood."
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0:20
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The Plea: "Bring Back My Childhood!"
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0:14
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| 45 |
The Response: "Seek In... Your Mem'ry. There It... Will Be."
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0:25
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| 46 |
Ravel's Use of Tone Colour to Change the Feeling of the Music
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0:49
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Further Illustration of the Same Point
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0:27
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| 48 |
Continued
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1:44
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| 49 |
The Nobility of the Strings
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0:45
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| 50 |
Bells Evoked by French Horns; The Final, Opulent, Moving Climax of the Whole Suite
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1:11
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| 51 |
Ma mère l'oye: V. Le jardin féerique
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4:00
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