Description

This work, which Ravel originally composed for piano solo in 1899 and which was published by Demets, quickly achieved great success and has since been considered one of the most popular works in the classical orchestral repertoire.

This scholarly-critical edition of the “Pavane” by Regina Back and Douglas Woodfull-Harris takes into account the various reprints of the original piano version, the handwritten score of the orchestral version from 1909 as well as the numerous reprints up to Ravel’s death in 1937. In the Foreword, the editors trace the history of the composition. The composer’s piano recording and the orchestral recordings made under his direction during his lifetime have also been consulted.

The edition includes a Foreword in English, French and German, facsimile pages and a critical Commentary.