This Sonatine, composed in 1905, has a classical form in the style of Haydn, blended with modern harmonisation. It is very different from the impressionist style of Debussy and is characterised by a delightful spontaneity. The first movement has a feeling of nostalgic freshness - a remembrance of his childhood. The second movement is a minuet, and is a return to late 18th-century elegance and structural quality, with music-box effects. The third movement starts like a toccata, with a virile theme and several sequential patters based on the chord of the minor ninth; the second theme is full of plaintive charm and brings a return of the initial theme. This contrast of vitality and tenderness is finished with a sparkling climax. This is a Great Performers Edition, with notes by Gaby Casadesus, wife of the great pianist Robert Casadesus.
Sonatine
| Instrument (fx guitar, sang m.m.) | Klaver Solo |
| Genrer (Fx Pop, Rock, Børn m.m.) | Post-1900 |
| Type (fx Instrumentskole o.lign.) | Instrumental Album |
| Niveau | Øvet |
| Sideantal | 20 |
| Media (fx Bog, CD, DVD m.m.) | Noder |
| Series | Great Performer's Edition |
| Publisher/Producent | G. Schirmer |
| Bidragydere | Ravel, Maurice (Composer) |
| Sprog | Engelsk |
| UPC | 0073999943313 |