Ann Martin-Davis

‘A distinguished scholar and pianist ‘ Gramophone Magazine

Ravel 2025 – Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel and Ann will be celebrating and exploring his legacy in a series of concerts, presentations and workshops around the UK and France.

Ann’s 2020 disc of Ravel received international acclaim; you can listen to the Forlane from Le Tombeau de Couperin here: https://youtu.be/CT0q8aYM8Tw?si=AETG0lrInslUVt7s



This Tombeau with its swirling Prélude, the appropriately deliberate Fugue, playful Forlane and irrepressible Rigaudon are all comme il faut. Earnest innocence in the Menuet provides the perfect contrast before an exciting Toccata, all the more bracing for its pointilliste bent. Of the smaller pieces, the Pavane stands out for its forthright delicacy and simplicity, its tender melancholy thoroughly convincing. There’s so much to enjoy in these seasoned performances.’  

Gramophone Magazine