Do you think Boléro is too often misinterpreted?
July 17th, 2009 | by travel |
Ravielsen asked:
I mean there’s techno Boléro, electronic Boléro, rock Boléro, and many other really messed up versions. Ravel always knew exactly how he wanted his music to sound. He even got mad at Toscanini for playing it too fast. What would he think of all this?
I personally, think that it should always be played in it’s original, 16 minute long phase. It’s the only way to get the full effect of the growing orchestration and sound. I think that’s how Ravel would’ve wanted it.
I mean there’s techno Boléro, electronic Boléro, rock Boléro, and many other really messed up versions. Ravel always knew exactly how he wanted his music to sound. He even got mad at Toscanini for playing it too fast. What would he think of all this?
I personally, think that it should always be played in it’s original, 16 minute long phase. It’s the only way to get the full effect of the growing orchestration and sound. I think that’s how Ravel would’ve wanted it.
Ravelinsky
Yeah, Ravel couldn’t keep quiet while hearing Toscanini conduct Boléro. He kept saying “It’s 3 times too fast!” out loud during the concert. He and Toscanini had it out backstage. Toscanini even said that if he played it at Ravel’s tempo, it would have had no success. He was wrong.
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