The French composer Maurice Ravel was born 150 years ago today. He's one of mine and Nick's favourite composers. Back in March 2014, BBC Radio 3 dedicated a whole day to Ravel's music, which really opened our ears to the wonder and variety of his music - there's so much more than his most famous …
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a short idiosyncratic list to round off 2014
The year is nearly out. Here are a few of my highlights of 2014. Ravel Day on BBC Radio 3 Friday 7th March was dedicated to the music and life of Maurice Ravel. I marked the day on my calendar as soon as I heard about it. His 139th birthday, so not a traditional landmark …
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