One of the greatest piano recordings of all time (Richter; Miroirs by Ravel)

MIROIRS (1904-5)
five-movement suite for solo piano by French impressionistic composer Maurice Ravel.

Here, the suite is masterfully played by Soviet pianist Sviatoslav Richter in Prage, Czech Republic as a part of a recital that took place on the 6th of February, 1965.
00:00 || 1. Noctuelles
04:46 || 2. Oiseaux tristes
08:21 || 3. Une barque sur l'océan
14:00 || 4. Alborada del gracioso
20:28 || 5. La Vallée des cloches

Excerpts from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
"Miroirs (French for "Mirrors") is a five-movement suite for solo piano written by French composer Maurice Ravel between 1904 and 1905. First performed by Ricardo Viñes in 1906, Miroirs contains five movements, each dedicated to a fellow member of the French avant-garde artist group Les Apaches. (a group of innovative young artists, poets, critics, and musicians referred to as Les Apaches or "hooligans").
Miroirs has five movements, each dedicated to a member of Les Apaches:[2]

"Noctuelles" ("Moths"). D♭ major. Dedicated to Léon-Paul Fargue, Noctuelles is a highly chromatic work, maintaining a dark, nocturnal mood throughout. The middle section is calm with rich, chordal melodies, and the recapitulation takes place a fifth below the first entry.
"Oiseaux tristes" ("Sad Birds"). E♭ minor. Dedicated to Ricardo Viñes, this movement represents a lone bird whistling a sad tune, after which others join in. The rambunctious middle section is offset by a solemn cadenza which brings back the melancholy mood of the beginning.

STRUCTURE:
I. "Noctuelles" ("Moths"). D♭ major. Dedicated to Léon-Paul Fargue, Noctuelles is a highly chromatic work, maintaining a dark, nocturnal mood throughout. The middle section is calm with rich, chordal melodies, and the recapitulation takes place a fifth below the first entry.

II. "Oiseaux tristes" ("Sad Birds"). E♭ minor. Dedicated to Ricardo Viñes, this movement represents a lone bird whistling a sad tune, after which others join in. The rambunctious middle section is offset by a solemn cadenza which brings back the melancholy mood of the beginning.

III. "Une barque sur l'océan" (in English "A Boat on the Ocean"). F♯ minor. Written for Paul Sordes, the piece recounts a boat as it sails upon the waves of the ocean. Arpeggiated sections and sweeping melodies imitate the flow of ocean currents. It is the longest piece of the set, and the second-most technically difficult.

IV. "Alborada del gracioso" (Spanish: "The Jester's Aubade"). D minor — D major. Dedicated to Michel-Dimitri Calvocoressi, Alborada is a technically challenging piece that incorporates Spanish musical themes into its complicated melodies.

V. "La vallée des cloches" ("The Valley of Bells"). C♯ minor. Dedicated to Maurice Delage, the piece evokes the sounds of various bells through its use of sonorous harmonies.

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