This biography of French composer <strong>Maurice Ravel</strong> places his work in the context of his times. It contains a complete list of works and discograp... » 

This biography of French composer Maurice Ravel places his work in the context of his times. It contains a complete list of works and discography and shows how Ravel tended to reveal most of himself in times of crisis, such as the outbreak of World War I and the death of his beloved mother in 1917. «