Ravel: Piano Works Akiko Ebi

• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68:
• 1 Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: No. 1, Prélude 03:06
• 2 Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: No. 2, Fugue 03:13
• 3 Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: No. 3, Forlane 05:26
• 4 Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: No. 4, Rigaudon 03:08
• 5 Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: No. 5, Menuet 05:00
• 6 Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68: No. 6, Toccata 04:00
• Prélude, M. 65:
• 7 Prélude, M. 65 01:12
• Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55:
• 8 Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: I. Ondine 06:39
• 9 Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: II. Le gibet 05:19
• 10 Gaspard de la nuit, M. 55: III. Scarbo 08:47
• Sonatine, M. 40:
• 11 Sonatine, M. 40: I. Modéré 03:42
• 12 Sonatine, M. 40: II. Mouvement de menuet 02:58
• 13 Sonatine, M. 40: III. Animé 03:40
• Jeux d'eau, M. 30:
• 14 Jeux d'eau, M. 30 05:12
• Total Runtime 01:01:22

Info for Ravel: Piano Works

Featuring some of Ravels best piano works, this new release includes Le Tombeau de Couperin, Prelude pour piano, Gaspard de la Nuit, Sonatine pour piano, and Jeux deau. The piano music of Maurice Ravel holds an unprecedented place in the piano repertoire, with its technical challenges and unconventional style. Japanese pianist Akiko Ebi performs throughout the world with renowned orchestras as well as in chamber ensembles.

Akiko Ebi, piano

Akiko Ebi
a world-class pianist, became a chairperson of the 8th Hamamatsu International Piano Competition. Ebi developed her career as she won the 41st Music Competition of Japan at her freshman year at Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. After graduating from the Paris Conservatoire as the top student, she studied in graduate school of the Conservatoire as well.

Ebi was a Grand Prix winner of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud Competition, where she was also awarded four special prizes by A. Rubinstein and others. She also won the 5th prize of the International Chopin Piano Competition in 1980.

She has received numerous awards and official commendations, including the Frederic Chopin Society of Japan Award, two of the Japan Gold Disc Award, Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French Government, a medal of honorary citizen of Paris and the Exxon-Mobile Music Prize (Japan).

For more than 30 years, Ebi has been participating in music festivals and recording for TV and radio programs and has played with major orchestra all over the world. Ebi has recorded 10 CD albums, including works of Chopin and Quintet for Piano and Strings by Webern, Franck and Pierné.

In recent year, in 2008, she performed at Buenos Aires Modern Music Festival to celebrate its 30th anniversary, where she also played with the Teatro Colon Orchestra and performed in a chamber music concert.

A 2-piano concert given by Ebi and Martha Argerich was repeatedly broadcasted in all European countries and Japan. In 2010, she performed a concerto and gave a recital in Latvia; in April, she gave a recital and master class in Spain; in Tokyo she performed at La Folle Journée au JAPON music festival; in May she performed at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig; in June, she gave recitals in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo; in July, she gave a recital and master class in New York; in August, she gave a recital at Chopin Music Festival in Warsaw; and in Germany she played two Concertos for 3 Keyboards by Bach and gave a master class.Ebi was former Visiting Professor at Department of Instrumental Music (Piano), Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music and is currently Professor at Graduate School, Nihon University College of Art.

She is trustee of the Frederic Chopin Society of Japan and chairperson of the Planning Committee of Yokohama International Piano Concert.

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