Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin Pacific Quintet

• Maurice Ravel (1875 - 1937): Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. for Wind Quintet by Mason Jones):
• 1 Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. for Wind Quintet by Mason Jones): I. Prélude (Live) 03:20
• 2 Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. for Wind Quintet by Mason Jones): II. Fugue (Live) 03:39
• 3 Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. for Wind Quintet by Mason Jones): V. Menuet (Live) 04:33
• 4 Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin, M. 68 (Arr. for Wind Quintet by Mason Jones): IV. Rigaudon (Live) 03:04
• Total Runtime 14:36

Info for Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin

In honour of Maurice Ravel’s 150th anniversary in March 2025, the Pacific Quintet is thrilled to present one of his landmark works Le Tombeau de Couperin. Originally composed as a solo piano suite between 1914 and 1917, Le Tombeau de Couperin pays homage not only to the Baroque composer François Couperin but also to friends Ravel lost during World War I. Each movement is dedicated to a fallen soldier, blending elegance with a deep sense of remembrance. This piece's graceful elegance, combined with Ravel’s masterful use of colour and texture, makes it a perfect match for a woodwind quintet. The rich blend of flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn highlights the lyrical beauty of each movement—from light, dance-like passages to moments of deep reflection. The interplay of these instruments offers a fresh perspective on Ravel’s music, creating a vivid and intimate soundscape. This release is a tribute to Ravel’s timeless artistry and enduring legacy. Join us as we celebrate Ravel’s 150th anniversary by sharing the beauty of Le Tombeau de Couperin.

Pacific Quintet:
Aliya Vodovozova,flute
Fernando Martinez Zavala, oboe
Liana Leßmann, clarinet
Kenichi Furuya, bassoon
Haeree Yoo, horn

The Pacific Quintet
1st prize winners of the “Ton & Erklärung 2021” (Sound & Explanation) Competition of the Association of Arts and Culture of the German Economy, 2nd prize winners of the “Carl Nielsen International Chamber Music Competition 2019” in Copenhagen and the „Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern-Nordmetall“ Ensembleprize Winners 2023, the Pacific Quintet celebrated their debut concert in the Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonie Berlin in 2019.

The Pacific Quintet met in 2017 at the Pacific Music Festival, founded by Leonard Bernsteinin Sapporo, Japan. Inspired by the passionate attention to music, the intercultural exchange and the respectful company with each other at the festival, the five musicians decided to carry Bernstein’s spirit to Europe and founded the Pacific Quintet in Berlin. Because its members hail from Honduras, Japan, Russia, South Korea and Germany, tolerance and inclusion is of utmost importance to the Pacific Quintet. This ensemble strives to use music as a means of communication in order to make the wealth of different cultures, origins and traditions visible to all, amidst a society in which fear of the foreign and blanket condemnation based on stereotypes are gaining more relevance again.

The members of the Pacific Quintet studied at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin, the University of the Arts Berlin and Zurich as well as in the Karajan-Academy of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Renowned artists such as Christian Wetzel, Nick Deutsch, Christian-Friedrich Dallmann and Wenzel Fuchs have supported the Ensemble with their guidance. Since 2020, the Pacific Quintet has studied chamber music with Martin Spangenberg at the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin.

In addition to their dedication to chamber music, the musicians have performed with many orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dresdner Philharmoniker, the WDR-Sinfonieorchester, the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Mariinsky Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.

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