Ravel
Gaspard de la nuit (Ondine)
"A dark, watery virtuoso nightmare."
Archival Record & Lore
Based on a poem about a water nymph, this piece is so technically difficult that Ravel intended it to be "more difficult than Balakirev’s Islamey."
Era
Modern
Medium
Orchestral
Mood
Uplifting
Graceful