Ravel - Boléro

Regardez ce jeudi 19 juin sur STINGRAY BRAVA à 19:40 le programme "Ravel - Boléro" . D'une durée de 20 min ce programme est adapté à tous publics.

Maurice Ravel's Boléro' is by far his most famous piece. Famous because it contains the longest ever crescendo in an orchestral piece, famous because it features all instruments, famous because of the repeated motifs and famous because all of this fits into about 15 minutes. Legendary ballet dancer Ida Rubinstein was the one to give the assignment. In 1928, she requested a piece with Spanish character, and Ravel composed this mini ballet as a practice composition. That it would become such a success he had never envisioned. At the premiere that same year, the audience even called out for it to be played again. Ravel himself was less impressed with his most popular piece: he called it a piece for orchestra without music'. Jos van Immerseel, Anima Eterna