Ravel short story

00:02 Ravel: Bolero
00:55 Ravel: Pavane for a dead princess
01:52 Ravel: Piano suite”Miroirs” ~”Noctuelles”
02:49 Ravel: Piano suite”Gaspard de la nuit” ~ “Ondine”
03:16 Ravel: Piano suite”Le Tombeau de Couperin”~”Forlane”
03:58 Ravel: Bolero

“Maurice Ravel”, what a suave name he has. He was really a gentleman and a patriot. In this short story, I wanted to express his love for his family, for his country, and his elegant lifestyle through his music. Hope you will enjoy it!


Nona / narration, piano, script, Illustration

Ryusei Kogure / editing

Source:
Portrait of Madame Ravel: Édouard Ravel
Portrait of Joseph Ravel: Marcellin Desboutin
Portrait of young Maurice Ravel: Édouard Ravel
Self-portrait by Winnaretta Singer,Princesse de Polignac



References:
The great composers: Life and Works”Maurice Ravel by Satsuki Inoue
Bolero, The life if Maurice Ravel by Madeleine Goss