MAURICE RAVEL’S “Boléro” is a strange piece of music, consisting of two melodies repeated nine times each. Originally the score to a ballet, it is catchy and keeps running in the listener’s head long ...

Ravel's Bolero is a composition that rose from the depths of nonchalant dismissal by Ravel's contemporaries to being one of the few truly recognizable melodies in classical music. Sadly, you rarely ...

A French court was set to rule on whether “Bolero”, one of the best-known classical music pieces in the world, was written by Ravel alone. Maurice Ravel's 'Bolero ...

Pink Martini in front of their headquarters, a 140-year-old building in Portland A number of years ago, I had a conversation with China Forbes, who sings with Pink Martini. We sat in their Portland ...

It’s no coincidence that pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet’s recital programs often reflect his twin heritage. “People think of me as French,” says Thibaudet, a native of Lyon, France. “But I also have a ...

The radiance of Martinů's output is among its most endearing features, and it's striking that a composer so close to some of 20 th century history's darker moments was able to express himself with ...

When the Sarasota Orchestra performs Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero” at its next Masterworks concert, principal percussionist Marcelina Suchocka will be getting herself into a zone. For nearly 15 straight ...