Maurice Ravel

In the 1960s, long after Ravel’s death, the musical text of the then available Durand edition of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major underwent various changes. Although it is unknown who authorised thes...

The soft light of the early morning, the song of the cicadas and the beguiling scent of thyme: "Matinée de Provence" describes a morning in Provence, from the first rays of sunshine to the oppressive...

With his composition "L'Aurore" (Dawn) in 1905, Maurice Ravel started his fifth and last attempt to win the coveted "Prix de Rome" of the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris. His renewed elimination in t...

Definitive full-score edition - unavailable elsewhere - of this great orchestral masterpiece. Ravel's rich musical setting of a Greek fable by Longus is reprinted here from the original French edition...

Additional special parts: Wood I in Bb, Wood II in Bb and Eb, Wood III in C and Eb, Wood IV (1) in high Bb (tenor sax), Wood IV (2) in high Bb (bass clarinet), Brass I in C, Brass II in C, Brass III i...

A five-movement suite originally written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, MIROIRS ("Mirrors") was written between 1904 and 1905, with each movement dedicated to a fellow member of the Fren...

A five-movement suite originally written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) for solo piano, MIROIRS ("Mirrors") was written between 1904 and 1905, with each movement dedicated to a fellow member of the Fren...

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.

Experience chamber music mastery in its purest form: The "Quatuor à Cordes" for classic string quartet – scored for two violins, viola, and cello – unfolds the complete sonic richness of this storied...

In 1920, Maurice Ravel was asked by his publisher Durand to contribute to an issue of the magazine 'La Revue musicale' dedicated to Claude Debussy. A supplement was to contain the first movement of Ra...

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...

This is the first modern edition of this core piece of the string quartet repertoire, correcting many errors and inconsistencies of the first edition. Roger Nichols, one of the world's leading experts...

The immediate model for this first important chamber music work by Ravel was Debussy’s String Quartet from 1892/93. Nevertheless, the composition, written in 1902/03, already contains unmistakable fea...

Veteran orchestral conductor and writer Cliff Colnot has created a unique set of publications featuring scoring especially for student groups with varying skill levels. With challenging parts for a so...

A pavane is a very old, elegant dance form. Ravel's masterwork is notable for its supremely sensitive nuances, and is representative of the school of French composition so much in favor at the turn of...

This Maurice Ravel classic is the third of five Pièces Enfantines (Children's Pieces)from the Mother Goose Suite. The pentatonic character lends itself well to the string orchestra. Tremolandos, subtl...

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 worked on his Sonata for Violin and Piano for four years (1923-1927) which was longer than he took for any other composition. According to the composer, the reason for his difficulties was 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...