Guest conductor JoAnn Falletta, once a contender for music director of the Sarasota Orchestra, reminded us again of the vast cinematic realms she can mold with an orchestra. Maurice Ravel’s ...
Ludovic Morlot creates a shimmering web around soprano Fleur Barron’s lucid vocals in Trois Poèmes, on an album that also showcases Shéhérazade and Don Quichotte The first disc of Ludovic Morlot’s ...
After the release of their highly acclaimed first Ravel album together, fast-rising Mexican-American conductor Robert Treviño and the Basque National Orchestra are set to release a follow-up - "Ravel ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — When Maurice Ravel visited Northeast Ohio in 1928, not everything went according to plan. The French composer had a reputation for being far more brilliant on paper than in person.
Crowning a parade of highly positive reviews for their first two recent recordings under Music Director Robert Trevino - 'Ravel' and 'Americascapes' - the Basque National Orchestra have been given the ...
Pavane pour une infante défunte Maurice Ravel, Composer Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Stéphane Denève, Conductor Ma Mère l'oye, 'Mother Goose' Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Maurice Ravel, ...
After a very pleasing album to open Ludovic Morlot’s Ravel series with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (9/24), there followed a more mixed second, the highlight being Fleur Barron’s darkly dramatic ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Whoever is hiring guest soloists for the Cleveland Orchestra these days deserves a raise. It’s only the fifth week of the season, but already patrons have heard no fewer than three ...
Maurice Ravel was born in the Basque town of Ciboure, some 18 kilometres from the Spanish border. While he spent most of his adult life in Paris, Ravel was proud of his Basque heritage and the sounds ...