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Maurice Ravel
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Maurice Ravel

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opéra, musique classique, musique impressionniste
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Maurice Ravel was a French composer born in 1875 in Ciboure and who died in 1937 in Paris. A leading figure of Impressionist music alongside Claude Debussy, his work blends classical, Spanish and jazz influences.

Next date in Barcelona: 12 March 2027 at Sala 1 Pau Casals.

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  1. Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: No. 2 in C Minor "Petit Poucet". Très modéré (Arr. Charlot for Piano)Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60 (Arr. Charlot for Piano)
  2. Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: No. 1 in A Minor "Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant". Lent (Arr. Charlot for Piano)Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60 (Arr. Charlot for Piano)
  3. Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19: Pavane pour une infante defunte (Duo-Art piano roll recording) [Version for piano]Ravel: The Composer As Pianist and Conductor (1913-1930)

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Ravel: Boléro / La Valse / Honegger: Pacific 231 / Dukas: L’Apprenti sorcier (1964)
Born
1875 · Ciboure
Origin
France

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Maurice Ravel was a French composer born in Ciboure on March 7, 1875, and who died in Paris 16e on December 28, 1937.

Along with his elder Claude Debussy, Ravel was the most influential figure in French music at the beginning of the 20th century. His body of work, modest in quantity (eighty-six original works, twenty-five orchestrated or transcribed works), is the result of varied influences ranging from Couperin and Rameau to the colours and rhythms of jazz, including the recurring influence of Spain.

Characterised by its great diversity of genres, Ravel's musical output generally respects classical tradition and spans a creative period of over forty years, making it contemporary with those of Fauré, Debussy, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Bartók, and Gershwin. The vast majority of his works have entered the concert repertoire. Among these, the symphonic ballet Daphnis et Chloé (1909-1912), the Boléro (1928), the two piano concertos for the left hand (1929-1930) and in G major (1929-1931), and the orchestration of Mussorgsky's Tableaux d'une exposition (1922) are those that have most contributed to his international renown. Recognised as a master of orchestration and a perfectionist craftsman, this man of complex personality never lost a sensitivity and expressiveness which, according to Le Robert, allowed him to evoke in his work both “the most subtle games of intelligence” and “the most secret outpourings of the heart”.

Discographie

  • Daphnis et Chloé symphonic suite1930
  • La damoiselle élue / Piano Concerto for the Left Hand1947
  • Ravel: Quartet in F major / Debussy: Quartet in G minor, op. 101953
  • Song Cycles by Ravel and Mussorgsky1953
  • Daphnis et Chloé- Complete Ballet1953
  • Ravel : Boléro - Alborada - Pavane1954
  • Daphnis et Chloé (Complete)1955
  • Ravel: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra / Copland: Sonata for Piano / Bernstein: Seven Anniversaries1955
  • Concerto en sol majeur - Concerto pour la main gauche1955
  • Ravel: La valse, Boléro, Mother Goose Suite / Debussy: Nocturnes: Nuages, fêtes1956
  • Bolero / La Valse1956
  • Ravel: Boléro / Dukas: L’apprenti sorcier1958
  • Bolero1958
  • Debussy: La Mer / Prelude à l’apres-midi d’un faune / Ravel: Rapsodie espagnole1958
  • Debussy: Iberia - Ravel: Alborado Del Gracioso / Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales1958
  • Ravel: Piano Concerto in G / Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 41958
  • Ravel: Bolero / Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice1959
  • Debussy: Quartet / Ravel: Quartet1960
  • Ravel: String Quartet / Prokofiev: String Quartet no. 21960
  • Piano Concertos1960
  • Martha Argerich: Début Recital1961
  • L’Enfant et les sortilèges1961
  • Debussy: Images / Stravinsky: Symphonies of Wind Instruments / Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte1961
  • Ansermet Favourites1961
  • Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune / Nocturnes / Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte / Rapsodie espagnole1962
  • Ma mère l'oye / Pavane pour une infante défunte / Noches en los jardines de España1963
  • Shéhérazade / Nuits d'été1963
  • Complete Orchestral Works1963
  • Bolero / Symphonie Classique Op. 251963
  • Ravel: Boléro / La Valse / Honegger: Pacific 231 / Dukas: L’Apprenti sorcier1964

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