Chopin And Ravel

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feelings and emotions. It can be hypothesized that Chopin remained as a proponent of the Romantic Period in his compositional style, whilst Ravel, however, writing in the twentieth century, reverted to the Classical styles on occasions to gratify his own fascinations. Through the comparison of the musical elements of Chopin¡¦s Ballade in G minor, Op23 and Ravel¡¦s Alborada del gracioso from Miroirs, it becomes evident that Chopin¡¦s work remained within the framework of the Romantic style while Ravel pursued a course which combined elements of Classicism and Impressionism.
A Ballade is an instrumental piece with an implied narrative. It has been suggested that this Ballade in G minor was inspired by Polish literary ballads by Mickiewicz; however, any relationship between Chopin¡¦s music and Mickiewicz¡¦s poems is certainly not literal. Unlike many of his contemporaries, most notably Schumann and Liszt, Chopin rarely made literary allusions in the titles of his piano works. Miroirs ...

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value than the expression of personal feelings. Amongst the many composers, Ravel admired Chopin for the richness of Chopin¡¦s harmonic sensibility, yet he loved Mozart. Ravel said ¡§I have always drawn inspiration generously from masters. I have never stopped studying Mozart¡¨ (Mellers 1962). Ravel is noted for his musical craftsmanship and perfection of form and style. Stravinsky compared Ravel to ¡§the most perfect of Swiss watchmakers¡¨ (Myers 1960). There is no impulsive quality to his music. Instead, one finds precision, attention to detail, inventiveness, imagination and sensuous refinement. His work is methodical and well conceived. Each note and phrase is in its place of ...

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