🎼 About a century ago, composer Maurice Ravel wrote his "Boléro", the most performed piece of music to this day. Yet, despite that success, Ravel remains a mysterious artist. He was secretive and introvert, letting his music speak for himself. Fortunately, his music has a lot to say! Let's bring it into our conversations this week on https://www.frenchconversationgroup.com
Related episode: Colette (https://youtu.be/9wtMhXpw04E)
🎬 "LEnfant et les sortilèges", Maurice Ravel & Colette, par l'Opéra de Lyon: https://youtu.be/JbqySviU4YQ?si=jXyL1M9O_wQztzJc
📕 (fr) Classica, n°247, novembre 2022
📕 (fr) “The Cambridge Companion to Ravel”, Deborah Mawer (2000)
📕 (fr) “La belle Époque de la musique française”, François Porcile (1999)
📕 (fr) “Maisons d’Artistes et d’écrivains, Paris et ses alentours”, Hélène Rochette (2019)
🎵 Soundtrack: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6i4JjGSsId4CCCVkJuwLHa?si=K0d8KhxkSqqAPq8_kw5XqQ
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