Before he left for a triumphant tour of North America in January 1928, Maurice Ravel had agreed to write a Spanish-flavoured ballet score for his friend, the Russian dancer and actress Ida Rubinstein ...

MAURICE RAVEL’S “Boléro” is a strange piece of music, consisting of two melodies repeated nine times each. Originally the score to a ballet, it is catchy and keeps running in the listener’s head long ...

These violists decided to make their feelings of boredom during Ravel’s epic Bolero known… Bolero is one of the most iconic orchestral pieces ever written, known for its inventive repetition, its ...

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Some impressionistic structuring, and a calmly charismatic performance from Raphaël Personnaz, elevate Anne Fontaine's absorbing biopic of Maurice Ravel. Indeed Fontaine’s screenplay, co-written with ...

Carolina Ballet’s guest choreographer Lynne Taylor-Corbett created a ballet to Maurice Ravel’s well-known orchestral piece, Boléro. Geoff Wood Photography When Carolina Ballet’s artistic director ...