Jean Echenoz’s novel, latest winner of the French-American and Florence Gould foundations prize for Linda Coverdale’s translation, evokes the last days of French composer Maurice Ravel, as he crosses ...

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.

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 ...

Donald Macleod explores the life and music of Maurice Ravel. Ravel’s music is threaded throughout the week, alongside works by his friends in the artistic group Les Apaches, including Maurice Delage, ...

Torment, rebellion and tragedy are major themes as a rash of new biopics highlight the achievements and challenges of the musically gifted After the recent success of biopics about pop and rock ...

Maurice Rosenthal, a French composer and conductor who was a student of Ravel and a vigorous champion of French composers from Offenbach to Messiaen, died on June 5 at his home in Paris. He was 98. As ...

Maurice Ravel has written 1 shows including Béjart: Ballet of the Twentieth Century (Composer).