Donald Macleod dives into the life and music of Maurice Ravel

Music featured:

Jeux d'eauShéhérazade (No 3, L'indifférent)Valses Nobles et SentimentalesMiroirs (No 5, La Vallée des Cloches)Une Barque sur L'océanAlborada del GraciosoAllegretto (incidental music for ‘Antar’)Rapsodie Espagnole (No 3, Habanera & No 4, Feria)Gaspard de la Nuit (No 2 Le gibet)Daphnis et Chloé, Part 2Ma Mère l'OyeLe Tombeau de Couperin (No 1, Prélude)Trois ChansonsLe Tombeau de Couperin (excerpt)La ValseSonata for violin & cello (1st & 2nd mvts)A la manière de BorodineTziganeTrois chansons madécasses (No 1, Nahandove & No 2, Aoua! Aoua!)Piano Concerto in G major (2nd & 3rd mvts)Boléro

Presented by Donald MacleodProduced by Chris Taylor for BBC Audio Wales & West

For full track listings, including artist and recording details, and to listen to the pieces featured in full (for 30 days after broadcast) head to the series page for Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00288rxAnd you can delve into the A-Z of all the composers we’ve featured on Composer of the Week here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3cjHdZlXwL7W41XGB77X3S0/composers-a-to-z