Warner Classics has released a soundtrack album for the French biographical drama Boléro (Boléro – Le mystère Ravel). The album features the music from the film written by Maurice Ravel, as well as pieces by Frédéric Chopin and Alexandre Tharaud. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Bolero is co-written and directed by Anne Fontaine and stars Raphael Personnaz, Doria Tillier, Emmanuelle Devos, Jeanne Balibar and Vincent Perez. The movie, which is set in the roaring 1920s, follows Russian choreographer/dancer Ida Rubinstein as she selects Ravel to compose the music for her next ballet and the explores the birth of the renowned titular composition. The drama premiered at this year’s Rotterdam Film Festival and will be released in French theaters this Wednesday, March 6. No word yet on a domestic distribution deal.
Here’s the track list of the album:
1. Ravel: Boléro, M. 81 – Brussels Philharmonic, Dirk Brossé (14:51)
2. Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19 – Alexandre Tharaud (5:30)
3. Ravel: Miroirs, M. 43: IV. Alborada del gracioso – Alexandre Tharaud (6:22)
4. Tharaud: Valse improvisée dans le style années 20 – Scène du bal – Alexandre Tharaud (2:16)
5. Tharaud: Valse improvisée dans le style fox-trott – Alexandre Tharaud (2:30)
6. Chopin: Waltz No. 19 in A Minor – Aurélien Pontier (2:10)
7. Chopin: Nocturne No. 13 in C Minor, Op. 48 No. 1 – Samson François (6:33)
8. Ravel: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, M. 77: II. Blues. Moderato – Jean-Jacques Kantorow & Jacques Rouvier (5:30)
9. Ravel: Piano Trio in A Minor, M. 67: I. Modéré – Renaud Capuçon, Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley (9:08)
10. Chopin: Waltz No. 10 in B Minor, Op. Posth. 69 No. 2 – Dinu Lipatti (3:32)
11. Ravel: String Quartet in F Major, M. 35: II. Assez vif. Très rythmé – Quatuor Parrenin (6:06)
12. Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye, M. 62: VII. Le jardin féérique – Andre Cluytens (3:32)
13. Ravel: La valse, M. 72 – Andre Cluytens (11:52)
14. Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major, M. 83: II. Adagio assai – Andre Cluytens, Samson François (8:40)
