Show overview
Ravel Revealed has published 9 episodes during 2014. That works out to roughly 1 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run under ten minutes — most land between 6 min and 8 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The catalogue appears to be on hiatus or wound down — the most recent episode landed 12.5 years ago, with no new episodes in over a year. Published by BBC.
From the publisher
Maurice Ravel revealed through guides to his work and life. First broadcast on BBC Radio 3's Ravel Day, 7 March 2014.
Latest Episodes
Ravel and Jazz
Ravel's love of jazz revealed from his patronage of the famous Parisian jazz club Le Boeuf sur le Toit to the way he used jazz elements in his music
Ravel's Illness
The end of Ravel's life revealed through his last few years amid declining health and the problems he had getting out the music he still had in his head
Ravel at Home
Ravel specialist Roger Nichols and Sara Mohr-Pietsch explore Ravel's home in Montfort-l'Amaury - 50km outside Paris
Ravel and War
Ravel's thoughts on war revealed through his experiences in World War 1 and how they found expression in his music
Ravel's Wardrobe
Ravel's particular sense of style revealed, from his reputation as a bit of a 'dandy' and love of fine clothes
Ravel and Dance
Ravel's love of dance revealed, from his many ballets and balletic collaborators to the Basque rhythms in his music
Ravel and the Piano
Ravel's relationship with the piano revealed, from his limited ability as a pianist to his fiendishly difficult writing for the instrument.
Ravel and Spain
Ravel's fascination with Spain revealed through his Basque roots and the works in which it manifests itself
Ravel the Man
Ravel's character revealed, from his small stature to his strong moral purpose and his beloved patent leather shoes.