Ravel’s Boléro: A Timeless Masterpiece Shadowed by Heirs’ Greed
Alain E. Andrea, 23/01 16:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
In 1928, at a time when the artistic world was in full effervescence and musical experimentation was at its peak, Maurice Ravel (1875-1937) composed his Boléro (M.81), a work that would quickly become one of the most famous pieces of Western 20th-century art music. Commissioned by the Russian dancer Ida Rubinstein for a ballet, the piece ...