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Béla Bartók
(1881-1945)
Ravel and Béla Bartók got to know each other in 1922 in London and met again in 1928 in New York.
Claude Debussy
(1862-1918)
Ravel was the pianist for several world premieres of Debussy’s works. He also arranged works by Debussy for piano or orchestra. Nevertheless, their friendship was mostly distant.
Manuel de Falla
(1876-1946)
Falla and Ravel were members of “Les Apaches”, a Parisian artist group formed around 1900. Ravel was one of its central figures.
Gabriel Fauré
(1845-1924)
Fauré was Ravel’s composition teacher at the Paris Conservatoire from 1898.
George Gershwin
(1898-1937)
Like Gershwin’s music, Ravel’s works also reflect the influence of jazz. The two got to know each other in New York in 1928 and Gershwin regretted not having been Ravel’s pupil.
Sergei Prokofiev
(1891-1953)
Prokofiev admired Ravel. On the latter’s death, he wrote: “With Maurice Ravel, one of the last great composers of our time has passed away.”
Erik Satie
(1866-1925)
Ravel’s early encounters with Satie, dating back to his Student years, left a lasting impression on him. He described Satie as an extremist and innovator and admired him as a composer.
Arnold Schönberg
(1874-1951)
Ravel got to know Schönberg in 1920 in Vienna. He invited the Austrian to visit the Société musicale indépendante (SMI) in Paris, which had been co-founded by Ravel. In 1927, Schönberg presented several of his works in concerts there.