Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) is one of the most famed French composers. Ravel devoted to the splendor of French style music, but has also experimented boldly and successfully with different musical forms. 'Tzigane' (gypsy in French) is a dramatic arrangement of the gypsy music. This piece, incorporating various advanced violin techniques, is very popular among the highly skilled violinists today.
ブロッホ：ニーグン「バール・シェム」組曲 第二曲
Bloch: Nigun from "Baal S'hem Suites" No.2
ブロッホ(1880-1959)は、スイスからアメリカに移住したユダヤ人作曲家で、ユダヤ的な性格の濃い作品を多く残している。「バール・シェム」組曲の中でも「ニーグン」は最も有名な曲で、悔悟という最初の勤行を終えた者が、神に救済を切望するという雰囲気を表している。
Jewish-American composer of Swiss origin, Ernst Bloch (1880-1959), established himself a reputation as a 'Jewish' composer with much Jewish colour in his music. For Bloch, music was a spiritual expression. In this piece "Nigun", he dramatically expressed a situation in which a man has gone through repentance and now seeking salvation.
マスネ：タイスの瞑想曲
Massenct: "Meditation "- Thais
マスネ(1842-1912)は、優美な旋律や洗練されたハーモニーの美しさなどを持ち味としたフランスの作曲家。この曲は、歌劇「タイス」の間奏曲で、享楽の女タイスが信仰の道へ入ろうとする、その心の変化を暗示した抒情的な美しい調べである。
The opera 'Thais' is one of the important works by French composer, Jules-Emile-Frederic Massenet (1842-1912), who is known for his sensuous melodies and rhythms. "Meditation" is the interlude in the opera, suggesting the changes occurring in the mind of the heroine Thais, who is leaving the life of pleasure for religious cause.
