“Le Jardin Féerique,” usually translated as the enchanted or fairy garden, barely breathes into life as the apotheosis of the ...

One of Ravel's most famous works for the piano is a concerto for the left hand, which he wrote for Austrian pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who had lost his right hand during WWI. If you like that work, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Maurice Ravel visited Northeast Ohio in 1928, not everything went according to plan. The French composer had a reputation for being far more brilliant on paper than in person.

Scott Davie does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

Eight years ago, at a Philharmonic-Symphony concert in Manhattan’s Carnegie Hall, Arturo Toscanini introduced to the U. S. an unpretentious composition by a celebrated French composer. The piece was ...

In the tradition of previous Beethoven, Bach, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Webern and Schubert composer focuses, BBC Radio 3 clears its schedule today to explore one of the most successful French composers of ...

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho has been touring Europe and the United States since January with a marathon evening of Maurice Ravel’s works originally written for solo piano. It’s been getting raves everywhere ...

The artist’s self-image is often defined by opposition. That opposition can take the form of censorship, or perhaps a rival master. Art enthusiasts may think of the rivalries between Ghiberti and ...