Perlemuter: Ravel Music for Solo Piano - Nimbus (3 indiv. LPs), superb copies

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ITEM DESCRIPTION:

With these 3 beautiful LPs – very fine collector's copies all – from Nimbus (each detailed below), one can collect Vlado Perlemuter's complete cycle of Maurice Ravel's complete music for solo piano, recorded in the warm acoustics of Nimbus Studios, Wyastone Leys, Monmouth, England during 26 July to 2 August 1973 – landmarks in the Ravel discography.

 

Of Nimbus' CD re-issue, the superb critic Jonathan Woolf for MusicWeb-International.com:

 

"As noted elsewhere I'm convinced that Perlemuter's Ravel is the best of him in these Nimbus recordings, more even than the raft of Chopin performances. Miroirs is a delight; Noctuelles is full of evocative precision, and the poetic sensitivity he evinces is propelled with unselfconscious control in these early, 1973 recordings made in the studio. Textual control radiates outwards from these traversals. As for Gaspard there's a total lack of fuss in Ondine – but the avoidance of artifice is a function of the poetic hauteur that gives such meaning to his playing. His Sonatine is crisp, the Valses animated by an especially witty Vif whilst Le Tombeau de Couperin moves with grace and deft accentuation, a notch slower than the BBC 1970 broadcast that has circulated. Seeking an analogue, this is the kind of pointillist playing George Copeland brought to Debussy, in contradistinction to Gieseking's Turneresque wash; both wonderful but both very different. Perlemuter's Ravel is a breath of fresh air."

 

All LPs were pressed in England by Nimbus, have the red Nimbus label, and are in stereo.

 

The exact contents of each LP are as follows:

 

Nimbus 2101 (Record One)

Menuet Antique

 

Pavane pour une infante défunte

                

Jeux d'eau

 

Gaspard de la nuit

 

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Nimbus 2102 (Record Two)

Miroirs

 

Sonatine

 

Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn

 

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Nimbus 2103 (Record Three)

Valses nobles et sentimentales

 

Prélude

 

A la manière de… Borodine

 

A la manière de… Chabrier

 

Le tombeau de Couperin

 

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Incidentally, the striking cover photo of Perlemuter that graces the front of all three albums was taken by Gerald Reynolds. And all three albums contain superlative liner notes by Roger Nichols, printed in English only.

 

CONDITION:

The gradations of condition I use are as follows: MINT, Near-Mint, Excellent, Very Good, Good, Fair, Poor.

 

The condition of the 3 glossy gatefold jackets is EXCELLENT+ throughout. There is very slight shelfwear and discoloration, and small former price sticker to the rear panels, but that is all. There are no seamsplits, bends, owners' markings, or other defects, and all the 3 remains solid, bright, glossy, and highly attractive – overall, these rates as superb collector's copies.

 

The condition of the 3 LPs is near-MINT throughout. Although surfaces are not absolutely silent (and thus I have rated it NM vs. MINT), really these are very fine copies and playback is truly superb across all 6 sides. However, if you must have absolutely perfect surfaces, then please do not buy this set. Overall, these rate as truly fine collector's copies.

 

 

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