Video Ravel - Introduction et allegro pour harpe, flûte, clarinette et quatuor à cordes (1905)

Introduction et allegro pour harpe, flûte, clarinette et quatuor à cordes (1905)

[Introduction and Allegro for harp, flute, clarinet and string quartet]


A delightful piece of chamber music by French composer Maurice Ravel (1875-1937). He composed this work in 1905 on commission from the harp manufacturer Érard.


Harp: Skaila Kanga

Flute: William Bennett

Clarinet: Andrew Marriner

Violins: Kenneth Sillito, Malcolm Latchem

Viola: Stephen Shingles

Cello: Denis Vigay

(Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble)