Maurice Ravel
- Auteur: Emily Kilpatrick (Engeland)
- Soort boek: biografie, muziekboek
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: Reaktion Books
- Reeks: Critical Lives
- Verschijnt: 1 juli 2025
- Omvang: 192 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback
- Prijs: £ 12,99
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
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Flaptekst van de biografie van de Franse componist Maurice Ravel
The life and music of Maurice Ravel, a fascinating mind in a turbulent age.
Maurice Ravel is one of the twentieth century’s most intriguing and contradictory composers. This timely new biography – published for the 150th anniversary of his birth – describes Ravel’s journey from Parisian apprentice to global musical icon. Drawing on fresh research, Emily Kilpatrick reveals Ravel as both a daring provocateur and a reflective elder, his lifelong quest for originality driven by his deep love of history and literature. Set against a background of profound cultural and political upheaval, Ravel’s story unfolds through his battles with the artistic establishment, his creative resilience after wartime losses and the tragic incapacitation of his final years. The result is an intimate portrait of a composer whose music continues to enchant and challenge audiences worldwide.
Emily Kilpatrick is an Associate Professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London. Her books include French Art Song: History of a New Music, 1870–1914 (2022).