Ravel is traditionallyknown for his stunninguse of orchestral colour– but in this new 2 CD setfrom Steven Osborne, heshows that he is also amaster of colour on a piano. Featuring hiscomplete solo piano works, there are theeternal favourites, Pavane pour une infantdefunte *and *Le Tombeau de Couperin,interspersed with shorter single movementworks. Osborne describes making thisrecording as ‘a labour of love’ and it ishighly apparent in the delicacy of his touch.It has that frisson of feeling that only Ravelcan produce, in the hands of a master. Withdetailed liner notes about each piece and apersonal note from Stephen Osborne, thisis a great way to explore the repertoire ofone of the world’s favourite composers.

Kate Rockstrom is from Readings Carlton