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Introduction and Allegro, M. 46

190511 min

This guide follows Ravel’s Introduction and Allegro, M. 46 (1905) in one part (sonata form).

Recording: Catherine Michel (harp), Toon Fret (flute), Nicolas Carrasco (clarinet), Harlem Quartet (2015)

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– Sonata form0:56–11:41

The slow opens with flute and clarinet in parallel thirds, answered by the strings, then a sweeping harp arpeggio and a new cello . The starts with the first , then comes the , and for the first the harp leads with a melody. Near the of the , viola and cello strum and the harp launches into its . The first , then the second, and the ends loudly.

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