Ravel, La valse We associate the waltz with late 19th-century Vienna and particularly with the many waltzes of Johann Strauss. It was a time of opulence and stability, or so it seemed. But as Professor Carol likes to explain (in Discovering Music and elsewhere) with … Read more

Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin I began learning this piece when I was in the Army. A conductor friend of mine had developed an obsession with Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)–I don’t think that’s overstating it. He played Ravel on the piano and talked on and on about all the things … Read more