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Of course there's that too! But this is a different case from disagreeing with a composer's choice, for what other choice did Ravel have here? If I had the low G#, I'd play it too.

-J

I wish I had credited the writer in my first post, I should have, I do apologise to you for that.

There is not only, "betray" but also "deformed", with England and France being so close there are many bi-lingual people in both countries and by and large most French to English or vice-versa is fairly close to the intent of the original.
Even if the quote concerned was interpreted by the American who wrote the article, he is well educated in French.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Ivry

The article, titled "Ravel vs Debussy" and written by the above Benjamin Ivry takes the quote from a letter to Edgard Varese.

The para: starts, "Because Debussy really could produce ideal renditions of his own music at the keyboard, he may have been more unforgiving about other interpreters of his music than was Ravel."

"In 1910 Debussy wrote to the composer Edgard Varese complaining...." then comes the quote.

Personally, bearing in mind the in-depth knowledge of the writer I am happy to take the quote, and indeed the whole article, at face value but can understand if others do not wish to.

Hence also a reason for certain additions and changes with 19th century music published for pianos that only go down to the low C.


M.