Ma Mere L'oye, Mother Goose Suite

Maurice Ravel based the five pieces in this remarkable suite on French "Mother Goose" nursery tales. Laideronnette, Impératrice Des Pagodes, is entirely set in the black-note pentatonic scale with Chinese bell and gong effects. Le Jardin Féerique, is a musical portrait of an enchanted garden with glittering, arpeggiated chords, trumpet flourishes, ringing bells, and brilliant pianistic color. Sophisticated and elegant writing!