Ravel: L'Heure espagnole
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- Composer: Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
- Editor: Jean-François Monnard
- Instrumentation (this edition): Piano Reduction, Voice
- Originally for: Opera
- Work: L'Heure espagnole, M. 52
- Work Language: French
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- Size: 9.1 x 12.0 inches
- Pages: 128
- Urtext / Critical Edition
Description
Text by Franc-Nohain Place and time: The plot takes place in Toledo, in the 18th century Characters: Concepción, Torquemada's wife (Soprano) – Gonzalve, bachelier (Tenor) – Torquemada, clockmaker (Trial (Tenor)) – Ramiro, muleteer (Baryton-Martin) – Don Iñigo Gomez, banker (Bassbuffo)
Maurice Ravel gives free rein to his enthusiasm for Spain in this one-hour comedy (L'Heure!). Dances such as Jota, Habanera, Seguidilla and Malagueña shimmer through, and in places Bizet's dramatic Carmen is travestied with admiration. Based on first editions and the autographs, Jean-François Monnard presents in L'Heure espagnole a meticulous Urtext that corrects in detail all previous shortcomings, and, especially in the vocal parts, resolves the discrepancies between the piano vocal score published in 1908 and the full score published three years later. The appendix to the full score and piano vocal score includes a new German/English prose translation of the libretto.
| Introduction ---|--- Scène 01. | Señor Torquemada, horloger de Tolède ? Scène 02. | Totor ! – On m'appelle… Scène 03. | Il reste, voilà bien ma chance ! Scène 04. | Il était temps, voici Gonzalve ! Scène 05. | C'est fait ! l'horloge est à sa place Scène 06. | Maintenant, pas de temps à perdre Scène 07. | Salut à la belle horlogère ! Scène 08. | Voilà… Et maintenant, à l'autre ! Scène 09. | Évidemment, elle me congédie Scène 10. | Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante Scène 11. | Monsieur ! ah !… Monsieur ! Scène 12. | Enfin, il part ! Scène 13. | Voilà l'objet ! Scène 14. | Ah ! vous, n'est-ce pas, preste ! leste ! Scène 15. | En dépit de cette inhumaine Scène 16. | Voilà ce que j'appelle une femme charmante ! Scène 17. | Oh ! la pitoyable aventure ! Scène 18. | Voilà !… Et maintenant, señora, je suis prêt Scène 19. | Mon oeil anxieux interroge Scène 20. | Il n'est pour l'horloger Scène 21. | Pardieu, déménageur
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Ravel: L'Heure espagnole
