Publisher: G. Henle Verlag HN842
Level: difficult
Pages 68

“Miroirs” – Ravel dedicated each of these five piano pieces to a member of the Parisian artistic circle “Les Apaches”. Ravel also belonged to this circle of poets, painters and musicians, giving first performances of many of his works at gatherings of this illustrious group.
The music was to sound as if it came from a sketchbook. The bold harmony irritated his contemporaries at first but pointed the way ahead for Ravel’s subsequent works.

• Noctuelles
• Oiseaux tristes
• Une barque sur l'océan
• Alborado del gracioso
• La vallée des cloches