Maurice Ravel

Initially only referred to as “Sérénade” in the autograph, and then more precisely as “Sérénade grotesque” in the composer’s later autobiography, the composition is Ravel’s earliest known piano work....

Out of admiration for the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss, Ravel had already planned a waltz composition in 1906, the realisation of which was hindered by other projects and the outbreak of the First Worl...

Out of admiration for the "Waltz King" Johann Strauss, Ravel had already planned a waltz composition in 1906, the realisation of which was hindered by other projects and the outbreak of the First Worl...

One of the world's most lovely melodies now available as a piano duo. This lush arrangement was made from the original orchestral score and lays easily under the hands. The flow of the melody from pia...

This transcription came about in order to make the brilliance, colorfulness and grandeur of the original orchestral version of 'La Valse' (1920) accessible to the piano solo. The main task was to allo...

Maurice Ravel's Gaspard de la nuit is one of the most important piano works of the 20th century and constitutes the height of the extension of the pianistic playing techniques and tonal possibilites w...

Maurice Ravel wrote his 'Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn' in September 1909 to commemorate the Viennese classicist who died 100 years before on 31 May 1809. The piece was published for the first time in con...

Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera is a refined work by Maurice Ravel from 1907. Originally composed as a wordless vocal etude, the piece focuses on the suppleness of the melodic line and the purity...

Vocalise-Étude en forme de Habanera is a refined work by Maurice Ravel from 1907. Originally composed as a wordless vocal etude, the piece focuses on the suppleness of the melodic line and the purity...

Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess) is a well-known piece written for solo piano by Maurice Ravel in 1899 when he was studying composition at the Conservatoire de Paris under...

Maurice Ravel's melancholy popular 'Pavane for a Dead Princess' composed in 1899 was originally written for piano before he arranged it for orchestra in 1910. Though dedicated to a real princess, the...

Maurice Ravel's melancholy popular 'Pavane for a Dead Princess' composed in 1899 was originally written for piano before he arranged it for orchestra in 1910. Though dedicated to a real princess, the...

Ravel's soulful, poignant setting of the Jewish prayer for the dead, arranged for cello and piano.

Arranged by Sol Schoenbach. For Bassoon.

This menuet comes from a suite of 6 17th century forms and dances that pay homage to Couperin. Ravel infuses the stately minuet form with impressionistic melody and harmony, blending with mastery the...