BOSTON SYMPHONY / OZAWA
RAVEL The Orchestral Works

PRE-ORDER: EXPECTED TO SHIP 07 MARCH

Celebrating Maurice Ravel on his 150th anniversary, this 4-LP box set presents the composer's orchestral works in glorious sound. During the 1970s the Boston Symphony Orchestra was an ensemble of significant refinement, having enjoyed a reputation as America's primary 'French' orchestra since the days of Serge Koussevitzky and Charles Munch. Seiji Ozawa served as the BSO's music director from 1973 until 2002, and these Ravel recordings, taped at the very beginning of the maestro's tenure in Boston, count among the very finest achievements of their collaboration. The audiophile vinyl series The Original Source presents outstanding recordings from the 1970s in a whole new sound quality. For this, the renowned Emil Berliner Studios have remastered and edited the original four- and eight-track tapes in 100% analog quality (AAA) using technologies developed specifically to produce the series. The sonic differences to the original releases are considerable: greater clarity, more subtleties and improvements in frequency response, while at the same time less background noise, distortion and compression allow for an audiophile listening experience like never before. On 180g vinyl records and in a deluxe gatefold edition with original covers and lyrics, the copies of this series are released limited and numbered, accompanied by additional photos and facsimiles of the recording logs and band boxes.

Track Listing: 
1. Boléro, M81 (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
2. Rapsodie espagnole, M54, Prélude À La Nuit (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
3. Rapsodie espagnole, M54, Malagueña (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
4. Rapsodie espagnole, M54, Habanera (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
5. Rapsodie espagnole, M54, Feria (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
6. La Valse, M72 (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra

1. Ma mère l'oye, M60, Prélude (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
2. Ma mère l'oye, M60, Danse Du Rouet Et Scène - Interlude (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
3. Ma mère l'oye, M60, Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
4. Ma mère l'oye, M60, Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bête (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
5. Ma mère l'oye, M60, Petit Poucet (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
6. Ma mère l'oye, M60, Laideronnette, Impératrice Des Pagodes (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
7. Ma mère l'oye, M60, Apothéose: Le Jardin Féerique (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
8. Menuet Antique, M7 (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
9. Le tombeau de Couperin, M68, Prélude (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
10. Le tombeau de Couperin, M68, Forlane (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
11. Le tombeau de Couperin, M68, Menuet (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
12. Le tombeau de Couperin, M68, Rigaudon (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra

1. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Introduction - Lent - Très Modéré (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
2. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Danse Religieuse - Modéré (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
3. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Un Peu Plus Lent (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
4. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Les Jeunes Filles Dansent - Vif, Part I (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
5. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Les Jeunes Filles Dansent - Vif, Part II (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
6. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Danse Générale (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
7. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Vif - Plus Modéré - Très Modéré - Pesant (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
8. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Danse Légère Et Gracieuse De Daphnis - Assez Lent - Animé - Vif (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
9. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Lent - Moins Lent - Très Libre (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
10. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Danse De Lyceion (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
11. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Modérément Animé - Très Animé - Lent - Très Agité (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
12. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Modéré - Plus Lent (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
13. Daphnis et Chloé, part I, Danse Lente Et Mystérieuse (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
14. Daphnis et Chloé, part II, Même Mouvement (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
15. Daphnis et Chloé, part II, Danse Guerrière (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
16. Daphnis et Chloé, part II, Un Peu Moins Animé (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
17. Daphnis et Chloé, part II, Danse Suppliante De Chloé (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
18. Daphnis et Chloé, part II, Assez Animé (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
19. Daphnis et Chloé, part II, Lent - Plus Animé (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
20. Daphnis et Chloé, part III, Lever Du Jour - Scène (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
21. Daphnis et Chloé, part III, Daphnis Et Chloé Miment L'aventure De Pan Et Syrinx (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
22. Daphnis et Chloé, part III, Très Lent (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
23. Daphnis et Chloé, part III, Lent - Animé - Lent - Animé (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
24. Daphnis et Chloé, part III, Danse Générale (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra

1. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, I. Modéré - Très Franc (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
2. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, II. Assez Lent - Avec Une Expression Intense (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
3. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, III. Modéré (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
4. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, IV. Assez Animé (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
5. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, V. Presque Lent - Dans Un Sentiment Intime (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
6. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, VI. Assez Vif (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
7. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, VII. Moins Vif (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
8. Valses nobles et sentimentales, M61, VIII. Epilogue (Lent) (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
9. Miroirs, M43, Une Barque Sur L'océan (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
10. Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte, M19 (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra
11. Alborada Del Gracioso, M43 (Maurice Ravel) - Boston Symphony Orchestra