Man And Musician

Ravel's musical achievements as well as his life and times are brilliantly recreated in this masterly biography, originally published in 1975.

The standard Ravel biography by the world's foremost authority —brilliantly detailed and documented, filled with quotations from letters, interviews with the composer's friends, an illuminating analysis of each of his works, a study of his musical esthetics and language, a complete catalog ofhis works, and a discography.

Includes 48 illustrations.