"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 Debussy, he stands in the front rank of great...