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Joseph Maurice Ravel [n 1] (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In the 1920s and 1930s Ravel was internationally regarded as France's greatest living composer.
6 days ago · Maurice Ravel, French composer of Swiss-Basque descent, noted for his musical craftsmanship and perfection of form and style in such works as Bolero (1928), Pavane pour une infante defunte (1899; Pavane for a Dead Princess), and Rapsodie espagnole (1907).
Apr 2, 2014 · Maurice Ravel was a 19th and early 20th century French composer of classical music. His best known works are 'Bolero' and 'Daphnis et Chloé.'
Maurice Ravel est un compositeur français né à Ciboure le 7 mars 1875 et mort à Paris 16 e le 28 décembre 1937. Avec son aîné Claude Debussy, Ravel fut la figure la plus influente de la musique française de son époque et le principal représentant du courant dit impressionniste au début du XX e siècle.
Feb 26, 2024 · Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) was a French composer of classical music best known for his innovative piano pieces and orchestral works like Bolero and Daphnis et Chloé. Sometimes called an 'impressionist' composer, much was made of a practically non-existent rivalry with Claude Debussy (1862-1918).
Regarded alongside Debussy as the leading French composer of his time, Maurice Ravel was a master of his craft, weaving a child-like wonder and nostalgia for the past into music of exquisite charm and poise.
From Boléro to Daphnis et Chloé, here are Maurice Ravel's greatest works in outstanding recordings from John Wilson, Martha Argerich, François-Xavier Roth, Quatuor Ebène and more
May 29, 2018 · Ravel, (Joseph) Maurice (1875–1937) French composer, a leading exponent of Impressionism. Ravel's piano compositions include Jeux d'eau (1901), Gaspard de la nuit (1908), Le Tombeau de Couperin (1917), and two concertos.
Maurice Ravel is considered one of the early 20th century’s most original composers. Although he was frequently regarded as an outsider to the developments of French music during his lifetime (a position he himself also somewhat cultivated), he was eventually recognized as one of its key figures.
Maurice Ravel. (born Ciborne, Basses Pyrénées 7 March 1875; died Paris 28 December 1937) Ravel's Musical Style. Ravel established his musical style early on in his career and though he suffered in comparison with Debussy, whose opera Pelléas and Mélisande he much admired, the resemblances between them are largely superficial.
