Adagio from Concerto in G

Piano Solo

By Maurice Ravel

This works very well, but is only for very advanced players. I suppose less advanced pianists can play the first two pages, but if that’s the case, just use the original two piano score, since the pianist plays alone for most of it anyway. This may be what gave...

Samazeuilh the idea to transcribe the whole movement. The English horn solo incorporated along with the pianist’s decorative figures is miraculously pulled off here, but has its challenges with voicing, of course. Well worth the effort and an effective concert piece in its own right.

This is a most beautiful adaptation for solo piano, which I am so happy to have. It captures the original very well. The print is very small though!

As we know that it´s a concert for piano and orchestra, we have to admit that without a orchestra we have a very good transcription that could put us very close to the original sound. The second part is for advanced players.

Really a joy to play a favorite piece that always seemed out of reach due to not having an orchestra on hand. It was tricky to learn due to NO FINGERINGS and a lot of shifting/splitting melodic line between hands, but well worth the effort. Its possible to play...

most of the F# trill as the "flute" enters (not offered by the arrangement, but it works, sort of).

Gustave Samazeuilh can capture the spirit of this composition very well. It is a "must have" for pianists who love Ravel's music.