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Ravel: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2

5/5/2014, 16 Tracks, 1:06:18

Featuring

  • Leonard Slatkin
  • Orchestre National de Lyon
  • Maurice Ravel

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Album & Artwork

The cover painting for this album is 'The Waltz' by Joseph Marius Avy, a French painter who lived from 1871 to 1939.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Ravel's final illness and eventual death in 1937 are attributed to a taxi accident he suffered in 1932.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

The Orchestre National de Lyon, featured on this recording, became a permanent orchestra with 102 musicians in 1969 and was provided with its own concert hall, the Lyon Auditorium, in 1975.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Leonard Slatkin, the conductor of this album, has won seven GRAMMY® Awards and received 64 GRAMMY® Award nominations for his more than 100 recordings.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Leonard Slatkin, the conductor, was born in Los Angeles to parents who were founding members of the Hollywood String Quartet.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Maurice Ravel, the composer, failed to win the prestigious Prix de Rome multiple times, even when he was an established composer, leading to a scandal and changes at the Conservatoire.

Source: Booklet

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