Alina Ibragimova, Cedric Tiberghien - Ravel: Complete music for violin & piano

Maurice Ravel�s mature works for violin and piano have established a central place in the core recital repertoire and are considered among the most popular of the genre. These diverse works acknowledge the influences of a range of musical styles from jazz to Impressionism and fuse the tonal colours of Debussy with the lyricism of Franck.The posthumously published one-movement Violin Sonata, written by Ravel as a student, is a lyrical precursor to the composer�s stunning Violin Sonata in G major with its unique character and adoption of the �blues� idiom. The spontaneity, tonal colours and exotic soundscapes in Ravel�s violin music call for immense skill in interpretation, and passages in the frenzied Tzigane test the limits of the performers� virtuosity.Violinist Alina Ibragmiova rises to these challenges with extraordinary verve. Recent winner of the Royal Philharmonic Society�s prestigious �Young Artist of the Year� award, she displays a vast expressive range and interpretative maturity. She is accompanied by pianist Cedric Tiberghien, who gives elegant and flawless performances and relishes Ravel�s iridescent piano parts.The addition of Guillaume Lekeu�s masterwork, the extensive and engaging Violin Sonata, makes this major new release a chamber disc to treasure.