title: Interpreting the Songs of Maurice Ravel (English, French and French Edition)
author:  Robert Gartside 
description: Text: English, French (translation)<br /> Original Language: French
zlib_text: The Cambridge Companion to Ravel
  
  This Companion provides a comprehensive introduction to the life, music and
  compositional aesthetic of the French composer Maurice Ravel (1875–1937).
  Leading international scholars offer a powerful reassessment of this most
  private and elusive musician, examining his work in detail within its cultural
  context. Supported by many music examples, the volume explores the full range
  of Ravel’s work – piano repertory, chamber works, orchestral music, ballets,
  songs and operas – and makes illuminating comparisons with the music of
  Couperin, Gounod, Chabrier and Debussy. The chapters present the latest
  research focusing on topics such as Ravel’s exoticism and Spanishness and
  conclude by analysing the performance and reception of his music, including
  previously untranslated reviews. Marking the 125th anniversary of Ravel’s
  birth, the Companion as a whole aims to secure a solid foundation for Ravel
  studies in the twenty-first century and will appeal to all enthu