69 Best Ravel Books of All Time (Updated for 2026)

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Humans of New York

Brandon Stanton

5.0

A beautiful, heartfelt, funny and inspiring collection of photographs capturing the spirit of a city

In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in an attempt to capture New Yorkers and their sto

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Maurice Ravel: Piano Concerto G Major/G-Dur/Sol Majeur

Maurice Ravel

5.0

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Gaspard de la Nuit

Maurice Ravel and Nancy Bricard

5.0

Considered as one of the masterworks of 20th century piano literature, this critical edition utilizes interpretive clues from such noted French pianists and pedagogues as Casadesus, Perlemuter, and Ciampi, who knew Ravel and studies this piece with him. T

4

A Ravel Reader: Correspondence, Articles, Interviews

Arbie Orenstein

5.0

Maurice Ravel played a decisive role in the history of modern French music. This reader captures the essence of this enigmatic man through his own words, both written and spoken. This compilation of articles by Ravel (who was a brilliant critic) features reviews, interviews, and some 350 letters from Cocteau, Colette, de Falla, Richard Strauss, Stravinsky, and others.

5

Daphnis and Chloe in Full Score

Maurice Ravel

5.0

Often described as Ravel's orchestral masterpiece, Daphnis and Chloe is a 20th-century classic, a rich musical setting of the Greek novel by Langus. Commissioned by Diaghilev for the Ballets Russes, it premiered in Paris in 1912, with Nijinsky in the role of Daphnis, and Anna Pablova and Tamara Karsavina alternating in the role of Chloe.
Ravel's lush scoring for this Greek pastoral dramatically dis

6

The Little Flowers of St. Francis of Assisi

Ungolino di Monte Santa Maria, W. Heywood, Madelein L'Engle

5.0

With a new Preface by the noted writer Madeleine L'Engle, author of nearly fifty books of fiction and non-fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time. St. Francis of Assisi's ecstatic embrace of a life of poverty revolutionized Christianity even as it transformed the ethics of the West. In this luminous and lively book, St. Francis's followers preserved his legend and those of his first disciples, combin

Recommended by Uta Frith.

Uta Frith

This is a collection of legends that provides credible examples of classically autistic behaviour in a follower of St Francis of Assisi. [source]

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Ravel

Roger Nichols

5.0

This new biography of Maurice Ravel (1875–1937), by one of the leading scholars of nineteenth- and twentieth-century French music, is based on a wealth of written and oral evidence, some newly translated and some derived from interviews with the composer’s friends and associates. As well as describing the circumstances in which Ravel composed, the book explores new evidence to present radical view

8

Ravel -- Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales

Maurice Ravel and Maurice Hinson

5.0

Composed by Maurice Ravel in 1911, this set of eight waltzes was inspired conceptually by 19th century waltzes by Franz Schubert and Johann Strauss. The work beautifully reflects Ravel's daring early 20th-century style. It's subtle harmonies caused Debuss

9

The Travel Book: A Journey Through Every Country in the World

Lonely Planet

4.9

Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher

Take a journey through every country in the world. 850 images. 230 countries. One complete picture.

With details of every United Nations-approved country in the world, and a few more principalities and dependencies besides, Lonely Planet's Travel Book is the ultimate introduction to a world of travel and the essential travel reference book fo

10

Le Tombeau de Couperin

Maurice Ravel and Nancy Bricard

4.9

This major 20th-century Neoclassical work is Ravel's last work for piano solo. A tombeau is a lament, and each of the six movements is intended as a musical epitaph to friends lost in the war. The difficulty found here, especially in the "Toccata," is understood when one learns that Ravel studied Liszt's transcendental etudes in preparations for writing the suite. The meticulously researched styli

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Kon-Tiki

Thor Heyerdahl

4.9

Kon-Tiki is the record of an astonishing adventure -- a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean by raft. Intrigued by Polynesian folklore, biologist Thor Heyerdahl suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by an ancient race from thousands of miles to the east, led by a mythical hero, Kon-Tiki. He decided to prove his theory by duplicating the legendary voyage.

On April

Recommended by Ovidiu Drugan.

Ovidiu Drugan

Expedition books from north pole to across the oceans with ships or rafts. [source]

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Journeys of a Lifetime: 500 of the World's Greatest Trips

National Geographic

4.9

No one knows the world like National Geographic—and in this lavish volume, we reveal our picks for the world's most fabulous journeys, along with helpful information for readers who want to try them out.

Compiled from the favorite trips of National Geographic's travel writers, Journeys of a Lifetime spans the globe to highlight the best of the world's most famous and lesser known sojourns. It pres

13

The French Piano Collection - 48 Pieces by Chaminade, Couperin, Debussy, Faure, Ravel, and Satie: Schirmer's Library of Musical Classics Volume 2118

Hal Leonard Corp.

4.9

14

La Valse in Full Score

Maurice Ravel

4.9

Ravel originally conceived of his "choreographic poem" La Valse (The Waltz) as a tribute to Johann Strauss and "a sort of apotheosis of the Viennese waltz." But this is a waltz far removed from the urbane gaiety of old Vienna. A masterpiece of lush and brilliant orchestration, it is a work of considerable emotional depth in which the initial series of elegant waltzes are transformed into what Rave

15

Ravel: Man and Musician

Arbie Orenstein

4.9

"Ravel: Man and Musician is the first book to set the composer's entire oeuvre in its proper perspective … a staggeringly well documented opus … it cannot be matched for the invaluable particulars it provides." — Patrick J. Smith, Editor, High Fidelity/Musical America
The music of Maurice Ravel is performed more today than that of any other French composer. His musical achievements as well as his l

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The Rite of Spring in Full Score

Igor Stravinsky

4.9

Jean Cocteau labeled this revolutionary work "a pastorale of the prehistoric world" at its premiere in Paris in 1913, when interest in primitivism was at its zenith among the avant-garde. These "Scenes of Pagan Russia" did indeed inspire primitive reactions among their opening night audience, who were so vociferous in their protests that the dancers could scarcely hear the music.
Yet this powerful

17

Round Ireland with a Fridge

Tony Hawks

4.9

Have you ever made a drunken bet? Worse still, have you ever tried to win one? In attempting to hitchhike round Ireland with a fridge, Tony Hawks did both, and his foolhardiness led him to one of the best experiences of his life. Joined by his trusty traveling companion-cum-domestic appliance, he made his way from Dublin to Donegal, from Sligo through Mayo, Galway, Clare, Kerry, Cork, Wexford, Wic

18

Ravel: Bolero

Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Joseph Maurice Ravel, Richard Ford

4.9

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The Art of French Piano Music: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Chabrier

Roy Howat

4.9

An essential resource for scholars and performers, this study by a world-renowned specialist illuminates the piano music of four major French composers, in comparative and reciprocal context. Howat explores the musical language and artistic ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. He also relates his four composers historically and stylistical

20

Reflections: The Piano Music of Maurice Ravel

Paul Roberts

4.9

The piano music of Maurice Ravel is among the most thrilling, the most colorful, and, for pianists, the most challenging of the repertoire. This book is about how performers and listeners can discover it and relate to it - how it sounds and feels under the fingers and within the receptive imagination. But to write about those experiences, to explore the background, influences, and impulses behind

21

The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey

Ernesto Che Guevara

4.9

The young Che Guevara’s lively and highly entertaining travel diary, now a popular movie and a New York Times bestseller.

This new, expanded edition features exclusive, unpublished photos taken by the 23-year-old Ernesto on his journey across a continent, and a tender preface by Aleida Guevara, offering an insightful perspective on the man and the icon.

Features of this edition include:

A preface by

22

Paris in Color

Nichole Robertson

4.9

Take a journey through the world's most romantic city, traveling from color to magnificent color with this beguiling book. An orange café chair, bright blue bicycles against a fence, a weathered white door—Nichole Robertson's sumptuous photographs of the distinctive details of Paris, all arranged by color, evoke a sense of serendipitous discovery and celebrate the city as never before. At once a w

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The Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach

Robert Simmons, Naisha Ahsian, et al.

4.9

Often dubbed the "crystals bible," this comprehensive reference guide to the spiritual and healing qualities of 455 sacred stones has become the go-to book for looking up the properties of gems and minerals. Each entry includes vivid color photographs for each stone to aid identification and to showcase its beauty, as well as listing its scientific information, its element and chakra correspondenc

24

Menuet Antique

Maurice Ravel

4.8

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Ravel -- Ma mÃ¨re l'oye (Mother Goose Suite) (Alfred Masterwork Edition) (French Edition)

Maurice Ravel

4.8

Ma m?re l'oye (Mother Goose Suite) is typical of Ravel's style with its modal melodies, use of dance forms and rhythmic precision. For this suite, Ravel selected favorite French fairy tales with references to fantasy, dreams and legends of childhood, and provided simple and delicate settings for piano duet (one piano, four hands). Although featuring childhood themes, Ma m?re l'oye is at the late i

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Stephen Fry in America

Stephen Fry

4.8

Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in this beautifully illustrated book that accompanies his journey for the BBC1 series.

'Stephen Fry is a treasure of the British Empire.' - T

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Piano Masterpieces of Maurice Ravel

Maurice Ravel

4.8

"Ravel is one of the rare French composers who have left so strong an imprint on their art that music after them can never be the same." — Alexis Roland-Manuel.
Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) ranks as one of the most original French composers of his time, a consummate craftsman who continually sought perfection of form and style, and whose unique harmonic language was unmistakably his own. Along with D

28

Gaspard de la Nuit: Schirmer Library of Classics Volume 1965 Piano Solo

Gaby Casadesus and Maurice Ravel

4.8

(Piano Solo). Ravel's greatest piano masterpiece, written in 1908, inspired by three poems by Aloysius Bertrand. In 3 movements: Ondine, Le Gibet, Scarbo. The poems on which the pieces are based are presented in this edition in both French and English. This newly researched edition includes pedaling and fingering by the editor.

29

Miroirs

Pierre Lemaitre and Audioli

4.8

Edition Peters Nr. 7374
Instrumentation: Solo Piano
Category: sheet music
Edition: Urtext
Editor: Roger Nichols

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Pictures at an Exhibition: Orchestrated by Maurice Ravel Eulenburg Audio+score

Maurice Ravel, Arbie Orenstein, et al.

4.8

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Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life

Frances Mayes

4.8

In this sequel to her New York Times bestsellers Under the Tuscan Sun and Bella Tuscany, the celebrated "bard of Tuscany" (New York Times) lyrically chronicles her continuing, two decades-long love affair with Tuscany's people, art, cuisine, and lifestyle.
Frances Mayes offers her readers a deeply personal memoir of her present-day life in Tuscany, encompassing both the changes she has experienced

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Miroirs Piano Solo Paperbound

Maurice Ravel

4.8

Composer: Maurice Ravel.
Arranger: Peter Jost.
Henle Urtext Edition.

Ravel dedicated each of these five piano pieces to a member of the Parisian artistic circle "Les Apaches." This famous cycle is now available in a clear and larger Urtext format with extensive commentary.

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Le Tombeau de Couperin and Other Works for Solo Piano

Maurice Ravel

4.8

The consummate craftsmanship, elegance, and originality of Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) define this collection of masterly compositions for the piano. Here, in one volume are Ma mère l'Oye ("Mother Goose"), Valse nobles et sentimentales, Le Tombeau de Couperin, and three shorter pieces for piano: Prèlude, A la manière de Borodine (Valse,) and A la manière de Emmanuel Chabrier. Ravel's own piano trans

34

An Anthology Of Piano Music Vol. 4: The Twentieth Century (Anthology Of Piano Music, Vol 4)

Bela Bartok

4.8

(Yorktown). Exploration of the language, attitude, dissonance, and drama of the piano music of our century as in the works of Debussy, Bartok, Stravinsky, Piston, Ives, Ravel, Hindemith, and 35 other contemporary composers. Contents: ANTHEIL: Dog-Cat Polka • Winter Lullaby • BARTOK: Bagatelle, Op. 6, No. 2 • Bagatelle, Op. 6, No. 6 • Bear Dance • Dance from For Children, Book II • Dirge from For Children, Book II • Evening in the Country from Ten Easy Pieces • Lament from For Children, Book I • Play Tune from For Children, Book I • Sonatina (Bagpipe-Dance-Finale) • CASELLA: Carillon from Eleven Children's Pieces • Siciliana from Eleven Children's Pieces • COWELL: Sway Dance • CRESTON: Prelude, Op. 38, No. 2 • DEBUSSY: Clair de Lune • First Arabesque • Prelude from Pour le Piano • Sarabande from Pour le Piano • EINEM: Pian Piece No. 4 from Four Piano Pieces • GRANADOS: The Maiden and the Nightingale from Goyescas • GRETCHANINOFF: Little Prelude, Op. 109, No. 1 • On the Harmonica, Op. 123, No. 12 • HAUER: Resonances, Op. 16, Nos. 1, 4, 5 • HINDEMITH: Dance Piece from Op. 27, Part II • IVES: The Alcotts, from Piano Sonata No. 2 • JELINEK: Two-Voice Invention • KABALEVSKY: Prelude, Op. 38, No. 8 • Rondo-Toccata, Op. 60, No. 4 • Seven Variations On A Ukranian Folk Song, Op. 51, No. 4 • Sonatina, Op. 13, No. 1 • KADOSA: Two Pieces, Op. 61, Nos. 4 & 3 • KHATCHATURIAN: Waltz from Adventures of Ivan • KODALY: Moderato, Op. 3, No. 6 • Valsette • KRENEK: Piano Piece, Op. 39, No. 5 • LUTOSLAWSKI: Two Pieces from Bucolics, Nos. 2 & 3 • MARTIN: Prelude No. 2 • MILHAUD: Rag-Caprice • PALMGREN: May Night • PISTON: Passacaglia • PROKOFIEV: Legende, Op. 12, No. 6 • March, Op. 65, No. 10 • Moonlit Meadows, Op. 65, No. 12 • Vision Fugitive, Op. 22, No. 4 • Vision Fugitive, Op. 22, No. 10 • Vision Fugitive, Op. 22, No. 16 • RANKI: African Incantation • Laotian Flute • Polynesian Lullaby • RAVEL: Sonatine • REBIKOFF: Mouvement Plastique • Shepherd Playing His Pipe, Op. 31, No. 8 • RIETI: Elegia • Invenzione • SATIE: Gnossienne No. 1 • Gymnopedie No. 1 • SCHUMAN: Piano Moods: 1. Pensive 2. Dynamic • SCHONBERG: Two Short Piano Pieces, Op. 19, Nos. 2 & 4 • SCOTT: Lotus Land, Op. 47, No. 1 • SHOSTAKOVICH: A Happy Fairy Tale • Prelude, Op. 34, No. 16 • Three Fantastic Dances • SCRIABIN: Poem, Op. 31, No. 2 • Prelude, Op. 11, No. 9 • Prelude, Op. 13, No. 3 • Prelude, Op. 16, No. 4 • STARER: Bright Orange • Shades of Blue • STRAVINSKY: Etude, Op. 7, No. 3 • THE FIVE FINGERS: Allegro • Lento • Vivo • SWANSON: Andante Cantabile from Piano Sonata • TCHEREPNIN: Bagatelle, Op. 5, No. 1 • TOCH: The Prankster, Op. 49, No. 9 • TURINA: Clowns • VILLA-LOBOS: O Polichinelo from Prole de Bebe, No. 1 • WEBERN: Piano Piece, Op. Posth.

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Ravel: Sonatine

Maurice Ravel and Maurice Hinson

4.8

This is Maurice Hinson's edition of "one of the most tightly organized and classically oriented works to come from Ravel's pen." In the presentation of this work, in some cases notes are redistributed between the hands for greater ease of execution, and m

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Sonatina

Maurice Ravel

4.8

This is Maurice Hinson's edition of one of the most tightly organized and classically oriented works to come from Ravel's pen. In the presentation of this work, in some cases notes are redistributed between the hands for greater ease of execution, and many performance suggestions are included. The 3 movements are: 1. Modere, in F-sharp minor, 2. Mouvement de Menuet, in D-flat major, and 3. Anime,

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Music for the Piano

James Friskin

4.8

Seven years in the making, this classic survey of music for the piano is the most comprehensive manual of its kind in English. It achieves a well-rounded treatment of the entire spectrum of the pianistic repertoire, from the pavanes and galliards of Byrd and Gibbons to the bewildering diversity of forms composed today. In a format making for quick and easy reference, it comprises direct and carefu

38

A Week at the Airport: A Heathrow Diary

Alain Botton

4.8

In the summer of 2009, Alain de Botton was installed in the middle of Heathrow's Terminal Five on a raised platform with a laptop connected to screens, enabling passengers to see what he was writing and to come and share their stories. He provides an extraordinary mediation upon the nature of place, time and our daily lives.

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Gaspard de la Nuit

Donald Sidney-Fryer, Aloysius Bertrand, T.E.D. Klein

4.8

Gaspard de la Nuit (originally published in 1842) combines the haunting Gothic imagery of ETA Hoffman with the colorful romantic verve of Victor Hugo. In it, you will meet Scarbo the vampire dwarf, Ondine, the faerie princess of the waters, and an unforgettable assortment of lepers, alchemists, beggars, swordsmen and ghosts. Gaspard de la Nuit inspired Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Mallarmi, the Surrealist

40

String Quartet in F Major

Maurice Ravel

4.8

A string quartet, composed by Maurice Ravel.

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Songs, 1896-1914

Maurice Ravel

4.8

As a young composer in the years preceding World War I, Maurice Ravel brought to the art of the song that distinctive fusion of classicism and the modern spirt that characterized all his musical works and helped earn him a reputation as one of the most important modern French song composers. This superb collection includes many of his most admired and performed songs and song cycles, edited and in

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Gymnopédies, Gnossiennes and Other Works for Piano

Erik Satie

4.8

In his piano works especially, Erik Satie (1866–1925) was a witty musical caricaturist. The eccentric French composer loved to satirize academic rules in general and the impressionistic titles of Debussy's compositions in particular, giving his own works such surrealistic names as Pieces in Pear Form and Dried Embryos, and annotating them with equally bizarre musical directions: "Tres 'neuf heures

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Songs for the Open Road: Poems of Travel and Adventure

The American Poetry & Literacy…

4.8

Most of us, at one time or another, have experienced wanderlust. For many, the desire to explore is almost irresistible. Now for devotees of poetry, and for those who long for the open road, this highly affordable collection contains a rich selection of poems about travel and adventure.
You’ll find more than 90 poems by 50 American and British masters (mainly from the nineteenth and twentieth centu

44

Piano Trio - Study Score

Maurice Ravel

4.8

Composed in 1914, Ravel's sole work for the classical ensemble of piano, violin and cello was first heard in Paris at the Salle Gaveau on January 28, 1915, with Alfredo Casella on the piano, Gabriel Willaume on violin and Louis Feuillard on cello. The work was quickly recognized as a worthy addition to an already wealthy repertoire and remains popular today. The score reproduced here was first iss

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Ravel Remembered

Roger Nichols

4.8

A melange of accounts of Maurice Ravel and his music, by people who knew him, including Stravinsky, Cocteau, Colette, Poulenc and Manuel de Falla. The topics discussed include Ravel's philosophy of orchestration, his passion for curries, his mental illness and his death.

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Piano Notes: The World of the Pianist

Charles Rosen

4.8

Among the world's instruments, the piano stands out as the most versatile, powerful, and misunderstood -- even by those who have spent much of their lives learning to play. In Piano Notes, a finalist for a 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award, Charles Rosen, one of the world's most talented pianists, distills a lifetime of wisdom and lore into an unforgettable tour of the hidden world of piano

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The Cambridge Companion to Ravel

Deborah Mawer

4.8

This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the life, music and compositional aesthetic of French composer Maurice Ravel (1875SH1937). Leading international scholars offer a powerful reassessment of this most private and elusive musician, examining his work in detail within its cultural context. Marking the 125th anniversary of Ravel's birth, the volume explores the full range of his w

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Rapsodie Espagnole, Mother Goose Suite, and Pavane for a Dead Princess in Full Score

Maurice Ravel

4.8

With the premiere in 1908 of Rapsodie Espagnole, Ravel's first entirely orchestral composition, the French composer achieved renown as a highly original and imaginative composer. In 1911, he recast the Mother Goose Suite, his extremely successful music for piano four-hands, as an orchestral work. Based on five fairy tales — among them "Sleeping Beauty," "Tom Thumb," and "Beauty and the Beast" — th

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American Quest

Jack Barth

4.7

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A Surgeon's Knot

William Lynes

4.7

Jackson Cooper. MD will never forget that first day, its stunning conclusion forever etched in his mind. His year as a surgical intern is a story of medical suspense, tragedy, and occasional terror, as a young physician deals with the world of surgery.

The surgeon's knot is a surgical tie used in the operating room which the intern practices ceaselessly. The knot refers, as well, to the tangled wor

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Bolero Ravel Easy Piano Sheet Music

Maurice Ravel

4.7

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Ravel According to Ravel

Vlado Perlemuter

4.7

In 1927, Vlado Perlemuter studied the whole of Ravel's solo piano music with the composer himself. Originating as a series of broadcasts by Radio Francaise, in which Perlemuter played all of Ravel's compositions for solo piano and discussed them with Hélène Jourdan-Morhange, this fascinating look at Ravel's oeuvre discusses numerous examples of Ravel's works and two piano concertos.

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Sonatine

Louis Kohler and Ludwig Klee

4.7

Edition Peters Nr. 7375
Instrumentation: Solo Piano
Category: sheet music
Edition: Urtext
Editor: Roger Nichols

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Ravel the Decadent: Memory, Sublimation, and Desire

Michael J. Puri

4.7

The music of Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), beloved by musicians and audiences since its debut, has been a difficult topic for scholars. The traditional stylistic categories of impressionism, symbolism, and neoclassicism, while relevant, have offered too little purchase on this fascinating but enigmatic work. In Ravel the Decadent, author Michael Puri provides an innovative and productive solution by

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String Quartets by Debussy and Ravel: Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10/Debussy; Quartet in F Major/Ravel

Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel

4.7

Few composers of the 20th century have wielded more influence in the musical world than the two "impressionist" masters represented in this volume. Such composers as Webern, Bartók, Varèse, Messianen, and even John Cage owe a debt to Debussy's innovations in harmony, coloring, and psychological penetration.
Similarly, Ravel's achievements in pianistic style, sophisticated harmonies, and bold experi

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Four Orchestral Works in Full Score: Rapsodie Espagnole, Mother Goose Suite, Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales, and Pavane for a Dead Princess

Maurice Ravel

4.7

Although the moods may vary throughout these evocative works, the elegance and subtly shifting energies of their musical language could only be those of Maurice Ravel. To study them in this full-score edition is to become more fully aware not only of his great originality but also of the constant striving for perfection of form and style that prompted Stravinsky to compare him admiringly to "the m

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Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2

Maurice Ravel

4.7

This 20th-century orchestral masterpiece offers a rich musical setting of a pastoral Greek fable by Longus. Commissioned by Diaghilev for the Ballet Russes, the work premiered in Paris in 1912. The lush scoring dramatically displays the composer's genius for transmuting a traditional musical idiom into a fresh and stirring language of his own, ranging from audacious and driving to softly and haunt

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Tzigane - New Urtext Edition: Violin and Orchestra Study Score (New Edition)

Arbie Orenstein

4.7

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The Everything Knots Book: Step-By-Step Instructions for Tying Any Knot

Randy Penn

4.7

Simple instructions on how to tie over 100 useful and decorative knots

A well-tied knot is at once a practical tool and a work of art. With names like "hangman's noose" and "wagoneer's hitch," knots have a rich history of usefulness and an aesthetic appeal all their own.

From the boat to the backyard, The Everything Knots Book provides simple instructions on how to tie knots for any situation. Writt

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Hayley Westenra: In Her Own Voice

Darren Henley

4.7

Hayley's first performance as 'Little Star' in a Christmas play was perfectly pitched, beautifully sung and enthusiastically received. She was six years old.

Now, at the tender age of twenty, she is the fastest-selling debut classical artist ever. Her string of musical accolades is astonishing and her audiences range from royalty to premiers.

This is her story, from her first performance, through la

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L'Heure Espagnole in Full Score

Maurice Ravel

4.7

Lighthearted musical romp, full of orchestral color and evocative sound effects, concerns a clockmaker and his unfaithful wife. Grove's Dictionary calls it one of Ravel's "most brilliantly successful achievements in a light vein." Reproduced here from an authoritative 1911 French edition. List of Characters. Instrumentation.

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Jacqueline du Pré: Her Life, Her Music, Her Legend

Elizabeth Wilson

4.7

She was beautiful. She was a musical genius. She was married to another prodigious musician, the conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim. Their fairy-tale marriage turned them into a royal musical couple. This definitive biography charts du Pré’s meteoric career from her early twenties, when she became a legend virtually overnight.

For over a decade Jacqueline du Pré performed the cello repertory wi

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DK Eyewitness Southwest USA and National Parks

DK Eyewitness

4.7

The Southwest USA is a state of unmissable national parks, cities and sights.

Whether you want to unleash your inner cowboy on the ranches, take in the truly spectacular sight of the Grand Canyon or test your luck in Las Vegas, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all that the Southwest USA and National Parks have to offer.

Distinguished by its red sandstone mesas, cactus-studde

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Ravel / Jeaux D'Eau

Maurice Ravel

4.7

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Konzert für die linke Hand, D-Dur, Studienpartitur

Maurice Ravel

4.7

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Le Tombeau de Couperin and Valses Nobles et Sentimentales in Full Score

Maurice Ravel

4.6

This volume contains a pair of works originally written for piano by French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937) and later orchestrated by him. Conceived as homage to eighteenth-century French music, Le Tombeau de Couperin (Couperin's Tomb) is a four-piece suite consisting of "Prelude," "Forlane," "Menuet," and "Rigaudon." Written between 1914 and 1917, it was dedicated to the composer's close frien

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Maurice Ravel

Gerald Larner

4.6

Examines Maurice Ravel (1875-1937), composer of works such as Bol�ro and Pavane pour une Infante d�funte, as both a composer and a man

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Asbestos: Medical And Legal Aspects

Barry I. Castleman

4.6

This comprehensive reference for attorneys involved in asbestos litigation includes a complete historical perspective of prior-and ongoing-litigation and covers the evolving knowledge of asbestos hazards, both in open literature and with particular attention to the main defendants in these cases.

The new fourth edition of Asbestos: Medical and Legal Aspects equips the attorney preparing a case wit

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Pavane Pour Une Infante D�funte: Sheet

Maurice Ravel

4.6

This nicely spaced, very readable edition of the beautiful Ravel piece is especially well-notated and comes with historical notes and suggestions for performance by the composer himself.