Boléro has attracted interpreters ranging from Pierre Boulez to James Last. Philip Clark seeks out the finest moments of an 80-year recording history I don’t know about you, but I love losing myself ...

Claimants, backed by composer’s estate, lose claim of co-authorship, described as ‘historical fiction’ A French court has ruled that Boléro, one of the best-known works of classical music in the world ...

Ever experimental, and a real pioneer of asking questions of form in music, Ravel had long toyed with the idea of building a composition from a single theme which would grow simply through harmonic ...

Ravel's Bolero is a composition that rose from the depths of nonchalant dismissal by Ravel's contemporaries to being one of the few truly recognizable melodies in classical music. Sadly, you rarely ...

Composed in 1928, Ravel's rhythmic piece will be forever synonymous with ice-skating stars Torvill and Dean. On Valentine’s Day in 1984, Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean became the highest-scoring ...

l'Orchestre national de France (The National Orchestra of France) took to YouTube to post a socially-distanced performance of 'Le Boléro de Ravel' while the members are apart. The arrangement was ...

51 musicians all over France filmed a short presentation of themselves at home, before playing the Ravel’s Boléro. The short pieces were then collected and edited by Radio France to form a four-minute ...

De Bolero van Maurice Ravel behoort tot de populairste muziekstukken ter wereld. Naar het schijnt wordt er gemiddeld ieder kwartier door iemand naar geluisterd, een bewering die te mooi is om te ...