Jean-François Monnard

Ravel's ingenious compositional interpretation remains to this day the best-known and most independent orchestration of Pictures at an Exhibition. When the French composer turned to Mussorgsky's piano...

One-hour children's opera with onomatopoeic elements (animal noises). New Urtext edition based on the first prints and autograph sources. New piano reduction to match the performance material. Soli: S...

Daphnis et Chloé 'is certainly not only one of Ravel's best works, but also one of French music's most beautiful creations,' thus, Stravinsky's view of this ballet in his memoirs, published in 1935. C...

'Virtuoso piece in the style of a Hungarian rhapsody” - thus reads Ravel's entry on 'Tzigane” in the so-called 'Autobiographical Sketch”. Composed in 1924, there are three versions of this work: with...

One-hour children's opera with onomatopoeic elements (animal noises). New Urtext edition based on the first prints and autograph sources. Soli: SSSS[S]MezMez[MezMezMez-A]AATTBar[Bar]B[B] - Choir: SSAA...

Daphnis et Chloé 'is certainly not only one of Ravel's best works, but also one of French music's most beautiful creations,' thus, Stravinsky's view of this ballet in his memoirs, published in 1935. C...

Click here for the original version of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition. Ravel's ingenious compositional interpretation is still the best-known and most independent orchestration of Pictures at...

Ravel's multi-layered homage in the 'Breitkopf Urtext' In his homage Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel turns less to Couperin himself than to French music of the 18th century. On the other hand, editor Je...

Jean-François Monnard's new Urtext edition is based for the first time on a scholarly comparison of sources. It is based on Ravel's first draft of the score and his final handwritten score.

Maurice Ravel's fascinating masterpiece "La Valse – Poème Chorégraphique" unleashes an intoxicating orchestral dance between imperial elegance and dramatic ecstasy. With this benchmark Urtext full sco...

A 'firework' in Urtext After 'Boléro' and 'La Valse', a third, much-performed work by Ravel is included in the Breitkopf orchestral program - and this, of course, in a 'Breitkopf Urtext' edition, agai...

Dream Waltz 'À l'exemple de Schubert' - Ravel re-invents the waltz, inspired by Liszt, Chopin, Schumann and Chabrier, transforming the rhapsodic gyrations of the dance and sending it whirling into the...

Ravel's multi-layered Hommage in the 'Breitkopf Urtext' In his Hommage Le Tombeau de Couperin, Ravel addresses not so much Couperin himself as the French music of the 18th century. On the other hand,...

Beyond the Notes is a worthy conclusion of Breitkopf & Härtel's long-standing collaboration with the renowned conductor and Ravel expert, Jean-François Monnard. This slim volume brings together the in...

Derrière les notes constitue la conclusion honorable de la longue collaboration de Breitkopf & Härtel avec le chef d'orchestre renommé et expert de Ravel Jean-François Monnard. Ce mince volume réunit...

Jean-François Monnard's new Urtext edition is based for the first time on a scholarly comparison of sources. It is based on Ravel's first draft of the score and his final handwritten score.

Jean-François Monnard's new Urtext edition is based for the first time on a scholarly comparison of sources. It is based on Ravel's first draft of the score and his final handwritten score.

Jean-François Monnard's new Urtext edition is based for the first time on a scholarly comparison of sources. It is based on Ravel's first draft of the score and his final handwritten score.

Jean-François Monnard's new Urtext edition is based for the first time on a scholarly comparison of sources. It is based on Ravel's first draft of the score and his final handwritten score.

Jean-François Monnard's new Urtext edition is based for the first time on a scholarly comparison of sources. It is based on Ravel's first draft of the score and his final handwritten score.

Jean-François Monnard's new Urtext edition is based for the first time on a scholarly comparison of sources. It is based on Ravel's first draft of the score and his final handwritten score.

Immerse yourself in the intoxicating sonic whirlwind of Maurice Ravel's masterpiece "La Valse" (Poème Chorégraphique). With this benchmark Urtext edition from the prestigious Breitkopf & Härtel publis...

Immerse yourself in the intoxicating whirlwind of Maurice Ravel's masterful “poème chorégraphique”: La Valse is a mesmerizing tribute to the Viennese waltz, balancing between orchestral elegance and d...

Maurice Ravel’s “La Valse (Poème Chorégraphique)” is an intoxicating masterpiece of the orchestral repertoire—a dazzling, almost ecstatic homage to the Viennese waltz that captivates performers and au...

Immerse yourself in the intoxicating sonic whirlwind of Maurice Ravel's masterpiece: "La Valse (Poème Chorégraphique)" continues to captivate musicians and audiences alike with its dramatic intensity,...