Ravel's musical achievements as well as his life and times are brilliantly recreated in this masterly biography, originally published in 1975.
The standard Ravel biography by the world's foremost authority — brilliantly detailed and documented, filled with quotations from letters, interviews with the composer's friends, an illuminating analysis of each of his works, a study of his musical esthetics and language, a complete catalog of his works, and a discography.
Includes 48 illustrations.