Your Favorite Ravel Solo Piano Recordings

Well, Chamayou seams to lead the parade, but I also like Louis Lortie on Chandos as well as Osborne. Pascal Roge's old set on London is also quite good. There is also a new set from a Korean pianist which I have not heard (yet) which is getting high marks, Seong-Jin Cho on DG.

If you're exploring Ravel with an ear for jazz influence, you might really enjoy Samson Françoishis interpretations have a wonderfully fluid, improvisational feel. Also, Marc-André Hamelin brings incredible clarity and technical brilliance to Ravel’s works, especially Gaspard de la nuit. If you’re looking for something a bit more poetic, Michelangeli’s Le tombeau de Couperin is stunning.

If you’re into jazz-inflected classical, you might also check out Kapustin. His etudes and preludes are great.

@newbee , ​​@jmera

Thank you both so much for your suggestions. I shall explore !

Never talked about much, but Stravinsky wrote works for solo piano. Check out Marie-Francoise Bucquet’s recording on Philips. I don’t know if this influenced jazz players, but I do think it’s a worthwhile addition to your record collection. 

I didn’t realize that Hamelin had recorded Ravel so good to know