Ravel & Shostakovich
National Arts Centre 1 Elgin Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaComposed as the First World War raged across Europe, Maurice Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin reaches across time to honour the popular dances of 18th-century composer François Couperin. Although Ravel originally intended for the work to be a celebration of French musical traditions, his music of wistful melancholy and glittering colours ultimately blossomed into a heartfelt tribute to the […]