Pictures from a funeral: the burial of Maurice Ravel
NewsThe Ravel Edition has unearthed precious footage and stills from the funeral procession for Maurice Ravel on December 31, 1937.
You see the video here first.
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I first saw the exact same footage here a couple of years ago…..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0jgdUkO2nA
Great images and a fitting finale unravelled.
Thank you Norman – this is amazing.
Very interesting. So many outstanding French composers died in just a few years: Debussy 1918, Lili Boulanger, Saint-Saens, 1921, Faure 1924, Satie 1925, Duparc 1933, Dukas 1935, d’Indy 1931, Vierne 1937, Roussel 1937, Ravel 1937.
What are the great living classical music composers in 2023?
Classical is no more to be used…contemporary art is the new motive….
Meaning:RUBBISH