
Ravel: The Complete Solo Piano Works (2CD)
Having loved Ravel since childhood, Seong-Jin Cho has chosen to mark the 150th anniversary of the composerās birth by recording his complete solo piano music and the two concertos.
Seong-Jin Cho has always felt a close connection with the French piano literature, and found himself fully immersed in Ravel while studying at the Paris Conservatoire. Discussing the challenges of the solo works, he points to the composerās orchestral sound and meticulous attention to detail. āRavel really knew what he wanted, so I try to follow his specific markings,ā he says. āMiroirs, for example, is incredibly technically demanding. Itās so sensitive and dramatic, full of imagination and colour ā itās almost impossible to apply every marking, but I try my best!ā
Recent reviews suggest he knows exactly how to realise Ravelās wishes. Following a recital in Madrid in March, Scherzo hailed Cho as āperhaps the finest Ravel interpreter of our timeā, while after his Edinburgh Festival recital, The Scotsman wrote, āWith what seemed like impossibly perfect precision, the first half of all Ravel heard Cho in a contrasting and extensive range of colour, coupled with a sense of flow that allowed the music to breathe with ease and warmth.ā
Together, these recordings constitute a strong artistic statement on Ravel from Seong-Jin Cho. āThis is the first time Iāve either performed or recorded a single composerās complete works,ā he notes. āI certainly understand Ravel with much more depth than before and have hugely enjoyed immersing myself in the many different aspects of his music.ā
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Having loved Ravel since childhood, Seong-Jin Cho has chosen to mark the 150th anniversary of the composerās birth by recording his complete solo piano music and the two concertos.
Seong-Jin Cho has always felt a close connection with the French piano literature, and found himself fully immersed in Ravel while studying at the Paris Conservatoire. Discussing the challenges of the solo works, he points to the composerās orchestral sound and meticulous attention to detail. āRavel really knew what he wanted, so I try to follow his specific markings,ā he says. āMiroirs, for example, is incredibly technically demanding. Itās so sensitive and dramatic, full of imagination and colour ā itās almost impossible to apply every marking, but I try my best!ā
Recent reviews suggest he knows exactly how to realise Ravelās wishes. Following a recital in Madrid in March, Scherzo hailed Cho as āperhaps the finest Ravel interpreter of our timeā, while after his Edinburgh Festival recital, The Scotsman wrote, āWith what seemed like impossibly perfect precision, the first half of all Ravel heard Cho in a contrasting and extensive range of colour, coupled with a sense of flow that allowed the music to breathe with ease and warmth.ā
Together, these recordings constitute a strong artistic statement on Ravel from Seong-Jin Cho. āThis is the first time Iāve either performed or recorded a single composerās complete works,ā he notes. āI certainly understand Ravel with much more depth than before and have hugely enjoyed immersing myself in the many different aspects of his music.ā











