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Maurice Ravel

Birth

1875-03-07 France, Ciboure

Death

1937-12-28 France, Paris
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Biography

Joseph-Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937) was a French composer known especially for his melodies, orchestral and instrumental textures and effects. Along with Claude Debussy, he was one of the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music. Much of his piano music, chamber music, vocal music and orchestral music has entered the standard concert repertoire.Ravel's piano compositions, such as Jeux d'eau, Miroirs, Le tombeau de Couperin and Gaspard de la nuit, demand considerable virtuosity from the performer, and his orchestral music, including Daphnis et Chloé and his arrangement of Modest Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, use a variety of sound and instrumentation. Ravel is perhaps known best for his orchestral work Boléro (1928), which he considered trivial and once described as "a piece for orchestra without music".According to SACEM, Ravel's estate had earned more royalties than that of any other French composer.

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Maurice Ravel

Birth

1875-03-07 France, Ciboure

Death

1937-12-28 France, Paris
Items by Maurice Ravel
  5. Daphnis et Chloé ; Alborada del gracioso ; Boléro

    Daphnis et Chloé ; Alborada del gracioso ; Boléro (1994) | Claudio Abbado; Martin Gatt; Maurice Ravel

    Claudio Abbado; Martin Gatt; Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chloé ; Alborada del gracioso ; Boléro / Maurice Ravel ; London Symphony Orchestra ; [direttore] Claudio Abbado ; [per la 1. opera] Paul Edmund-Davies [solo flute] ; London Symphony Chorus ; [per la 2. opera] Martin Gatt [fagott]. - Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon,...

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    Claudio Abbado; Martin Gatt; Maurice Ravel
  9. Bolero

    Bolero | Maurice Ravel

    Maurice Ravel

    Le Boléro est passé dans le domaine public le 1er mai 2016 (soit 70 ans après la fin de l'année civile du décès de l'auteur, 1937 pour Maurice Ravel, auxquels s'ajoutent 8 ans et 120 jours au titre de prorogations de guerre applicables à toute oeuvre publiée entre le 1er...

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    Maurice Ravel
  10. Daphnis et Chloé ; Boléro ; La valse ; Ma mère l'oye

    Daphnis et Chloé ; Boléro ; La valse ; Ma mère l'oye (2009) | Claude Debussy; Maurice Ravel

    Claude Debussy; Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis et Chloé ; Boléro ; La valse ; Ma mère l'oye / Ravel. Jeux. L'après-midi d'un faune / Debussy ; Orchestre de Paris ; Orchestre national de l'ORTF ; [direttore] Jean Martinon. - [UK] : Emi Classics, 2009. - 2 compact disc (71 min 26 s; 70 min 40 s) : ADD, stereo ; 12...

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    Claude Debussy; Maurice Ravel
  12. Boléro ; Daphnis et Chloé, suite no.2 ; Alborada del gracioso ; Rapsodie espagnole ; Une barque sur l'océan

    Boléro ; Daphnis et Chloé, suite no.2 ; Alborada del gracioso ; Rapsodie espagnole ; Une barque sur l'océan (2011) | Maurice Ravel

    Maurice Ravel

    Boléro ; Daphnis et Chloé, suite no.2 ; Alborada del gracioso ; Rapsodie espagnole ; Une barque sur l'océan / Ravel ; [The Philadelphia Orchestra ; direttore Riccardo Muti]. - [UK] : Emi Classics, 2011. - 1 compact disc (68 min 07 s) : DDD, stereo ; 12 cm + 1 fascicolo (7...

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    Maurice Ravel
  13. Piano concerto in G major ; Valse nobles et sentimentales ; Piano concerto in D major (left hand)

    Piano concerto in G major ; Valse nobles et sentimentales ; Piano concerto in D major (left hand) (1998) | Pierre Boulez; Krystian Zimerman; Maurice Ravel

    Pierre Boulez; Krystian Zimerman; Maurice Ravel

    Piano concerto in G major ; Valse nobles et sentimentales ; Piano concerto in D major (left hand) / Maurice Ravel ; Krystian Zimerman [piano] ; The Cleveland Orchestra ; London Symphony Orchestra ; Pierre Boulez [dir.]. - Hamburg : Deutsche Grammophon, 1998. - 1 compact...

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    Pierre Boulez; Krystian Zimerman; Maurice Ravel
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