Name: Ravel - Tombeau de Couperin - Toccata (orch. Hesketh) by Ken Hesketh
Duration: 4 min 17 s
Description: Goettingen Symphonie Orchester, Christoph-Mathias Mueller dirigent

I don't think Ravel could have orchestrated this better himself.

Ken you get a few more hits lol. There is a group called Orchestration on line and someone said why hadn't someone orchestrated the Fugue and Toccata. Hope you are well. x

I was skeptical, as the toccata is the most pianistic piece in the suite, but this captures the spirit of the other orchestrated movements. Congratulations!

Thank you, Kenneth! I feel sure that Ravel decided not to orchestrate the toccata not because of its pianism but because the Rigaudon ended the 4 mvts perfectly already...

Very good orchestration, but I really think Ravel was right: it is almost impossible to hide the pianistic origin of the music... but remains a very good work indeed!!

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