Ravel Studies
- Editor: Mawer, Deborah
As with the earlier Cambridge Companion [to Ravel], Mawer proves a discriminating editor, this time of a collection focused on targeted aspects of Ravel's achievement. With topics ranging from... — More…
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Contents
- Introduction: the growth of Ravel studies Deborah Mawer;
- 1. Ravel's perfection Steven Huebner;
- 2. Enchantments and illusions: recasting the creation of L'Enfant et les sortileges Emily Kilpatrick;
- 3. Memory, pastiche, and aestheticism in Ravel and Proust Michael J. Puri;
- 4. Erotic ambiguity in Ravel's music Lloyd Whitesell;
- 5. Crossing borders I: the historical context for Ravel's North American tour Nicholas Gebhardt;
- 6. Crossing borders II: Ravel's theory and practice of jazz Deborah Mawer;
- 7. Encountering La Valse: perspectives and pitfalls David Epstein, completed by Deborah Mawer;
- 8. Ravel dances: 'choreomusical' discoveries in Richard Alston's Shimmer Stephanie Jordan;
- 9. The longstanding medical fascination with 'le cas Ravel' Erik Baeck.