Maurice Ravel, a life / Benjamin Ivry.
| Author/creator | Ivry, Benjamin |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st edition. |
| Publication Info | New York : Welcome Rain Publishers, 2000. |
| Description | ix, 229 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Who was Ravel? -- Birth to conservatory 1875-1899 -- Les Apaches 1900-1907 -- To Daphnis and after 1908-1913 -- Ravel's war 1914-1919 -- Le Boeuf sur le Toit 1920-1925 -- Indian summer 1926-1932 -- Decline and apotheosis 1933-1937. |
| Subject | This book is the first convincing attempt to paint a portrait of the life and work of the hitherto enigmatic composer of Bolero, Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, and L'enfant Et Les Sortileges. Ivry offers here a convincing solution to the much-discussed "mystery" of Ravel's sexuality. More than simply "outing" Ravel as a gay man for the first time among numerous writers on this composer, this book discusses how his secretive sexuality impacted his work. Using unpublished documents, letters, articles and memoirs, many of which were previously unknown even to Arbie Orenstein, universally considered the world's leading scholar of Ravel studies, Ivry presents a more rounded view of Ravel, man and musician. Descriptions of musical works are in non-technical language, friendly to the reader with no specialized knowledge of classical music. Like Ivry's widely acclaimed biography of Poulenc, universally seen as the standard life of this composer in any language, his new Ravel is likely to become a classic of contemporary musical biography. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-203) and index. |
| LCCN | 00040899 |
| ISBN | 1566491525 |
| ISBN | 9781566491525 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.R23 I97 2000 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |