At a glance, John Williams’ movie music and Maurice Ravel’s piano music might have little in common — and of course, they don’t. Except that both composers very much reflect their nationalities.

Journalist Simon Heffer presents a chronological profile of the life and music of Maurice Ravel, including his early songs as well as chamber and piano pieces. Show more In the first of two programmes ...

This week's Feature Album, In Search of Lost Dance, presents music by Ravel arranged by the Linos Piano Trio in a fresh, personal, and bright new release. This music by Ravel written at a time of ...

Maurice Ravel said that a Concerto should not aim to be profound and dramatic but lighthearted and sparkling. It was with this idea that he composed his Piano Concerto in G-major that premiered in ...

Maurice Ravel said that a Concerto should not aim to be profound and dramatic but lighthearted and sparkling. It was with this idea that he composed his Piano Concerto in G-major that premiered in ...

Simon Heffer presents a profile of Maurice Ravel, with Le tombeau de Couperin and La valse, plus excerpts from Ravel's two piano concertos and the opera L'enfant et les sortileges. Show more In the ...

This month, many classical music lovers noted Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday. On Monday, March 31, Quatuor Debussy pairs Ravel’s music with the composer whose name it carries in celebration of both ...

Have you ever stood up close to a painting in a museum, as close as you can get? Close enough to get lost in those captivating swoops of paint, so close you forget the very thing those swoops are ...

It gave him a cut that needed several stitches, but it also left Ravel feeling shaken. Friends soon noticed changes — spelling mistakes in letters and an inability to write down music. For five years ...

Ravel’s greatest significance was in establishing, with Debussy, a distinct French school of music, ridding it of Wagnerian influence. One of the greatest orchestrators in musical history, he put it ...