Henri Ravina | 25 Études mignonnes, Op.60

Études mignonnes pour servir d'Introduction aux Études Harmonieuses pour Piano

"Études Harmonieuses" I will also try to play in due time.

0:00 Etude 1
1:14 Etude 2
3:15 Etude 3
5:13 Etude 4
6:34 Etude 5
7:05 Etude 6
8:45 Etude 7
10:28 Etude 8
11::17 Etude 9
13:32 Etude 10
15:18 Etude 11
16:32 Etude 12
18:11 Etude 13
19:37 Etude 14
21:05 Etude 15
23:06 Etude 16
25:09 Etude 17
26:37 Etude 18
27:26 Etude 19
28:32 Etude 20
30:35 Etude 21
31:49 Etude 22
33:37 Etude 23
34:27 Etude 24
36:03 Etude 25

Jean-Henri Ravina (1818 – 1906) was a French virtuoso pianist, composer and teacher.

Jean-Henri Ravina started his musical studies with his mother, Eugénie Ravina, a famous professor in Bordeaux. He made his first public appearance performing works by Friedrich Kalkbrenner at the age of 8, and the violinist Pierre Rode, who was present at the concert, encouraged him to continue his musical studies.

Ravina then went to Paris, where he attended the private musical school of Alkan Morhange (Charles-Valentin Alkan's father), later he entered the piano class of Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann at the Paris Conservatory.

He also studied counterpoint with Anton Reicha and Aimé Leborne there. In 1834 he received a first prize for piano performance.

The 17-year-old Ravina became assistant to a professor at the Conservatory, but he resigned two years later to devote himself to his career as a virtuoso. He became a touring pianist, with performances in France, Spain and Russia. His whirlwind tours were highly acclaimed, and his compositions were immensely popular with his fans. At the same time he acquired an excellent reputation as a music teacher.

Ravina published several pieces for piano: etudes, concertos, rondos, divertimentos, variations and fantasies. He also made a transcription of Beethoven's symphonies for piano four-hands.

Charles-Valentin Alkan and Antoine François Marmontel, famous French pianists, were his good friends