HÃ¥kon Austbo has a special place in the French repertoire, with his complete recordings of Messiaen and Debussy as references in the catalogue. Celebrating his 70th birthday this autumn Austbo releases the complete works for solo piano of another towering French composer - Maurice Ravel. And his readings reveal the darker side of Ravel's music. "The more one penetrates into the complex and mysterious universe of Ravel as revealed to us through his music, the more one is left with riddles never to be solved. I must confess, having played his music all my life, that there are aspects about him still puzzling me," says Austbo - who also contributes with an enlightening personal note for this release.

Tracklist:

I Ondine; Gaspard De La Nuit (1908)
II Le Gibet; Gaspard De La Nuit (1908)
III Scarbo; Gaspard De La Nuit (1908)
I Noctuelles; Miroirs (1905)
II Oiseaux Tristes; Miroirs (1905)
III Une Barque Sur L'océan; Miroirs (1905)
IV Alborada Del Gracioso; Miroirs (1905)
V La Vallée Des Cloches; Miroirs (1905)
I Modéré; Sonatine (1903-05)
II Mouvement De Menuet; Sonatine (1903-05)
III Animé; Sonatine (1903-05)
Sérénade Grotesque (1893)
Menuet Antique (1895)
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte (1899)
Jeux D’eau (1901)
Menuet En Ut Dièse Mineur (1904)
Menuet Sur Le Nom De Haydn (1909)
I Modéré - Très Franc; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
II Assez Lent; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
III Modéré; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
IV Assez Animé; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
V Presque Lent; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
VI Vif; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
VII Moins Vif; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
VIII Épilogue; Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales (1911)
Borodine; A La Manière De... (1913)
Chabrier; A La Manière De... (1913)
Prélude (1913)
I Prélude; Le Tombeau De Couperin (1914-17)
II Fugue; Le Tombeau De Couperin (1914-17)
III Forlane; Le Tombeau De Couperin (1914-17)
IV Rigaudon; Le Tombeau De Couperin (1914-17)
V Menuet; Le Tombeau De Couperin (1914-17)
VI Toccata; Le Tombeau De Couperin (1914-17)

UPC: 7033662013661
Label: Simax Classics
Release Date: 6.7.19
Format: CD

Håkon Austbø - Complete Works for Piano Solo (CD)