Pictures from a funeral: the burial of Maurice Ravel

Pictures from a funeral: the burial of Maurice Ravel

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norman lebrecht

May 20, 2023

The 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.

Comments

  • Rob Keeley says:
    May 20, 2023 at 9:05 am

    Is there a link?

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  • Jonathon says:
    May 20, 2023 at 10:17 am

    I first saw the exact same footage here a couple of years ago…..
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0jgdUkO2nA

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  • Eduardo says:
    May 20, 2023 at 10:58 am

    Great images and a fitting finale unravelled.

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  • Rob Keeley says:
    May 20, 2023 at 12:20 pm

    Thank you Norman – this is amazing.

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  • Minnesota says:
    May 20, 2023 at 3:33 pm

    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.

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  • zandonai says:
    May 21, 2023 at 7:28 am

    What are the great living classical music composers in 2023?

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