I recently heard a certain version of Ravel's "Bolero" that I can't seem to find. It is not performed by an orchestra, it sounds more like a quintet.
Instead of a drum holding the well known beat, it is a double bass. The song then goes through piano, violin, clarinet (I think) then trumpet respectively each playing the "verse" just with the double bass playing. At least that's how I remember it being played.
Let me know if you think you know who performed this piece. Thanks. As stated by "scenok" the beauty of the work is in the orchestration, especial the section that is a tri-tonal combination of 2 piccolos; one playing in E and one playing in G, solo horn and c茅leste playing in C.
There are several version shown on Youtube but I'm amassed that the Ravel estate and his publisher Durand allowed some of them to be recorded. See the "Red 5 string Cello" version.
If you have never seen the performance by British ice dancers Torvill and Dean who skated to Bolero at the 1984 Winter Olympics, do take the time to watch this one. http://frogsmoke.com/bolero/
There is also this: http://www.abassbolero.com/ played by Basses.
http://www.calowclassics.net/bolero.html for the details of the orchestration.
There are 36 notational mistakes in the published conductor's score and 90 in the orchestra parts. This is not a bad average for an engraving from 1928 but should be corrected before the work is performed by an orchestra. I don't know, but certainly it's a horrible version. The beauty of "Bolero" it's in the ORCHESTRATION.
I had a piano reduction. It was horrible too. Bolero it's so good to hear in the original version.
Why must be perverted all the music? I'm agree with the "remakes". I make arrangements too. But not any piece could be arranged.
Oh, my God. Only piano, violin, clarinet, trumpet and double bass? OH, MY GOD |
