RAVEL: THE COMPLETE WORKS

Maurice Ravel s music reflects the cultural and creative ferment of his times as the heady sensuality of the Belle Époque made way for neo-classicism the Jazz Age and modernism. Strikingly diverse in mood and scale his works assert his distinctive identity expressed through craftsmanship of the utmost finesse and beauty: deeply sensitive and balancing sincerity irony and a touch of provocation. There are even contributions from the composer himself as conductor pianist (on piano rolls) and artistic supervisor.