Mirrors and Echoes Aïda Lahlou

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89:
• 1 Beethoven: Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89 05:50
• Alexander Spendiaryan (1871 - 1928): Esquisses de Crimée, Op. 9:
• 2 Spendiaryan: Esquisses de Crimée, Op. 9: IV. Air de danse 'Khaitarma' 05:01
• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Miroirs, M. 43:
• 3 Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: V. La vallée des cloches 05:54
• Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897): 2 Motets, Op. 74:
• 4 Brahms: 2 Motets, Op. 74: II. O Heiland, reiß die Himmel auf (Arr. for Piano by Aïda Lahlou) 01:54
• Maurice Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43:
• 5 Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: III. Une barque sur l'océan 07:52
• Alexandre Tansman (1897 - 1986): Four Piano Moods:
• 6 Tansman: Four Piano Moods: I. Andante cantabile 01:03
• Maurice Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43:
• 7 Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: II. Oiseaux tristes 04:14
• Ronald Stevenson (1928 - 2015): Three Scots Fairy Tales:
• 8 Stevenson: Three Scots Fairy Tales: I. What the Fairy Piper Told Me 00:51
• Maurice Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43:
• 9 Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: I. Noctuelles 05:16
• Ernesto Lecuona (1895 - 1963): Andalucía Suite:
• 10 Lecuona: Andalucía Suite: VI. Malagueña 03:39
• Gara Garayev (1918 - 1982): 24 Preludes:
• 11 Garayev: 24 Preludes: V. Moderato 01:07
• Maurice Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43:
• 12 Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso 07:03
• Ernesto Lecuona: Andalucía Suite:
• 13 Lecuona: Andalucía Suite: II. Andalucía 02:30
• Maurice Ravel: Deux Mélodies hébraïques, M. 22:
• 14 Ravel: Deux Mélodies hébraïques, M. 22: I. Kaddisch (Arr. for Piano by Alexander Siloti) 04:33
• Anonymous: Lamma Bada Yatathanna (Arr. for Piano by Aïda Lahlou):
• 15 Anonymous: Lamma Bada Yatathanna (Arr. for Piano by Aïda Lahlou) 04:09
• Total Runtime 01:00:56

Info for Mirrors and Echoes

This debut album presents a vivid reinterpretation of Ravel's Miroirs, illuminating the work's wider resonances within the wider piano repertoire by placing it in conversation with lesser-known miniatures from around the world. From luminous and atmospheric bell textures to incisive dance rhythms, we are guided through a narrative exploring the themes of nature, spirituality, memory, and self-discovery. A compelling artistic statement from a distinctive new voice in classical piano.

In the year of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel, Moroccan pianist Aïda Lahlou releases her début album, Mirrors and Echoes, a vivid and thoughtful reimagining of Ravel’s five-movement piano cycle, Miroirs, which places Ravel’s work in dynamic conversation with a collection of captivating, lesser-known piano miniatures from across the globe. Lahlou’s innovative approach promises to reveal surprising resonances and intertextual connections between the pieces in a recording that is both exploratory and personal.

“Whether through spiritual texts, folkloric archetypes, or meditations on nature, each work in the album offers a moment of contemplation and self exploration.” Lahlou says. Drawing on Ravel’s own writing on Miroirs, she adds: “Ravel believed that music should act as a mirror, reflecting back the listener’s own interiority. This album seeks to transport the listener into that reflective space.”

Lahlou sensitively interweaves each movement of Ravel’s Miroirs with piano miniatures from five continents. Each piece connects with the piece directly before it and directly after it, and, using intertextual links, the sequence of works creates a continuous thread from the beginning to the end of the album.

Aïda Lahlou, piano

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