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ComposerRavel, Maurice (1875-1937)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Work typeInstrumental
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Castelnuovo di FarfaAlessandro Villalva

ArtePiano Masterclasses
Liszt, Ravel, Rachmaninov
Alessandro Villalva, Piano

LondonBoris Giltburg

Wigmore Hall
Bach, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Ravel
Boris Giltburg, Piano

OxfordIsata Kanneh-Mason | Oxford Piano Festival

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Beethoven, Ravel, Tabakova
Isata Kanneh-Mason, Piano
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet plays Ravel’s complete piano works

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A coherent, finely balanced traversal in Alice Tully Hall is shaped by clarity, restraint and expressive poise. 
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Benjamin Grosvenor plays Pictures at an Exhibition at the Southbank

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Benjamin Grosvenor tackles pianistic beasts by Chopin, Ravel and Mussorgsky in his Queen Elizabeth Hall recital. 
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Reflections on Ravel: a three-course piano feast in Ciboure

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At the Festival Ravel, Bertrand Chamayou, Pierre-Laurent Aimard and Hyunji Kim perform all the solo piano works at the Église Saint-Vincent, a stone’s throw from the house where Ravel was born.
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The storyteller: Beatrice Rana

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In a new recital at LAC Lugano, the Italian pianist pairs two reclusive composers, Brahms and Ravel, as unlikely companions. She talks about how musicians are artisans and storytellers.

Bachtrack top ten: Maurice Ravel

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“I've written only one masterpiece. Unfortunately it has no music in it.” To which work was the self-critical Maurice Ravel referring and where does it come in our playlist of the dapper Frenchman’s top ten?