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RAVEL

103 minutes/Grades 9-Adult Stereo Sound (16mm film on 3 reels for
schools)

Produced by Rhombus Media/ A film by Larry Weinstein

A beautifully made homage to the great French composer Maurice
Ravel. Many of Ravel's foremost interpreters, Charles Dutoit and
the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Alicia de Larrocha, Victoria de
los Angeles, Jean-Phillipe Collard, Augustin Dumay and others,
capture the sensuality, sweetness and power of Ravel's works. Also
rare home movie footage, photographs, and unpublished letters give
the film deep insight into Ravel's elusive life.

Awards: Crystal Apple, National Educational Film & Video Festival--
Golden Gate Award, San Francisco International Film Festival; Red
Ribbon, American Film & Video Festival; Best Performing Arts,
Gemini Awards, Toronto; Best Canadian Television Program, Banff

• "This sumptuously beautiful documentary... combines rare film
  of the composer, interviews with people who knew him, voice-over
  readings from Ravel's diary and spectacular performances of his
  music... Rich in production values, exhaustive in its examination
  of the composer's life and adoring in its representations of his
  work... . you'll love RAVEL regardless of whether you are familiar
  with the composer's music." The Gazette (Montreal).
  

• "An outstanding example of what an entertaining musical
  biography should be... The performances are astonishing...
  brilliant rhythmic editing... weds the video's images to the
  music. It is a genuine work of art in itself... There is a large
  audience for RAVEL ranging from high school and college students
  to adults who enjoy voice, opera, dance, and music. It is highly
  recommended for anyone who loves the finer things in life." *****
  Video Rating Guide for Libraries
  

Subject Areas: MUSIC, BIOGRAPHY, DANCE, ARTS, HUMANITIES,
COMPOSERS, ROMANTIC

VHS ISBN: 1-56029-118-4

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