All Ravel articles
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Masterclass: Ravel Violin Sonata no.2, second movement ‘Blues’
Violinist Curtis Stewart looks at how to get the most from the different styles Ravel used, and how questions that arise from their juxtaposition are arguably more important than answers
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Masterclass: Arabella Steinbacher on Ravel’s Tzigane
The German violinist gives advice on how to inject character and charisma into the daunting solo introduction of this much-loved work. From February 2018
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Review
Gautier Capuçon: Destination Paris
Plenty of affection in a cellist’s homage to his home city
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Video
Cellist Gautier Capuçon plays Ravel
Capuçon performs Pavane pour une infante défunte, which features on his upcoming album Destination Paris
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Review
The Strad Recommends: Johan Dalene: Stained Glass
A rising star shows his mettle in chamber music
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Telegraph Quartet: Divergent Paths
Highly contrasted readings of a pair of contemporary quartets
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Review
Concert review: Borletti-Buitoni Trust 20th Anniversary Weekend: Closing Concert
Charlotte Gardner hears a compendium of former winners of the coveted Awards at London’s Wigmore Hall on 11 June 2023
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Review
Concert review: Lawrence Power (viola/violin) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano)
Edward Bhesania hears the performance of Rebecca Clarke, Palestrina, Tallis, Vaughan Williams, Bridge, Ravel, Martinů and Bartók at London’s Wigmore Hall on 31 May 2023
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Review
Concert review: Randall Goosby (violin) Zhu Wang (piano)
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of William Grant Still, Ravel, Boulanger, Beethoven and Heifetz from Philadelphia’s Perelman Theater on 14 December 2022
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Review
Takács Quartet: Dutilleux, Hough, Ravel
An acclaimed pianist turns to France for inspiration in his first quartet
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Review
Masterclass review: Ariel Quartet
Bruce Hodges listens to the foursome pass on tips and hints at the Bowdoin International Music Festival on 5 July 2022
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Review
Ossy Renardy: The Complete Remington Recordings
Final thoughts from a much-lamented violinist
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Christian Ferras: The SWR Recordings
A fitting, if mixed, tribute to one of the great violinists of the 20th century
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Blogs
9 tips on playing the Ravel and Debussy quartets
Franck Chevalier, viola player of the Quatuor Diotima, gives advice on how to approach the most celebrated French additions to the quartet repertoire
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Review
David Nadien: Debussy, Fauré, Franck, Ravel, Schubert
Outstanding Debussy from this much-missed concertmaster
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Concert review: Maxim Vengerov (violin) Simon Trpčeski (piano)
Bruce Hodges hears the performance of Mozart, Franck and Ravel at New York’s Carnegie Hall on 21 January 2022