Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) originally wrote Ma mère l'Oye (Mother Goose) in 1910 as a piano duet for the Godebski children, Mimi (6) and Jean (7). In 1911, Ravel orchestrated the work into a five-piece suite, which is how the work is most commonly heard today. But later in that same year, he also expanded the work into a ballet adding interludes between each tableau and two more movements to the start. The ballet premiered on January 29th, 1912, at the Théâtre des Arts in Paris.
11 movements: Prelude – Tres lent; Premier tableau – Danse du rouet et scene; Deuxieme tableau – Pavane de la belle au bois dormant; Interlude; Troisieme tableau – Les entretiens de la belle et de la bete; Interlude; Quatrieme tableau – Petit Poucet; Interlude; Cinquieme tableau – Laideronnette, imperatrice des Pagodes; Interlude; Sixieme tableau – Le jardin feerique.
- EAN: 0660355029127
- UPC: 660355029127
