59. Ravel liked to have his own way, his younger brother noted, but he wanted others to agree with him in considering it the best way – ‘otherwise his pleasure was spoiled’. #Ravel150 - ThreadSky

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59. Ravel liked to have his own way, his younger brother noted, but he wanted others to agree with him in considering it the best way – ‘otherwise his pleasure was spoiled’. #Ravel150

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ekilpatrick.bsky.social•21 days ago

60. Ravel’s friends loved him dearly: he ‘was the surest, most faithful and most profoundly affectionate of friends’, Roland-Manuel wrote. #Ravel150

ekilpatrick.bsky.social•21 days ago

61. Another friend, the poet Léon-Paul #Fargue, wrote simply that #Ravel was ‘a profoundly sensitive and good man’. #Ravel150

ekilpatrick.bsky.social•21 days ago

62. Late in life Ravel reflected, ‘My object . . . is technical perfection. I can strive unceasingly towards this end, as I am certain that I will never attain it. The important thing is to get closer all the time.’ #Ravel150

ekilpatrick.bsky.social•21 days ago

So happy birthday #Ravel, and thankyou. #Ravel150 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEESwVDRwG4

ekilpatrick.bsky.social•21 days ago

My biography of #Ravel will be published shortly by
@reaktionbooks.bsky.social, and is available for pre-order now! #Ravel150 https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/maurice-ravel

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