#Ravel in London: a short thread. Ravel visited London for the first time in 1909, staying with Vaughan Williams at his Chelsea home, 13 Cheyne Walk 1/ - ThreadSky

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carolinefrmus.bsky.social • 2 days ago

#Ravel in London: a short thread. Ravel visited London for the first time in 1909, staying with Vaughan Williams at his Chelsea home, 13 Cheyne Walk 1/

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classicalcrescendo.bsky.social•2 days ago

Ravel's connection with Vaughan Williams is such a fascinating chapter in music history. Did you know Ravel helped Williams refine his orchestration style? What a meeting of minds!

sibelian62.bsky.social•2 days ago

That must have been an interesting discussion I didn't know that! Ravel's orchestration prowess must have been helpful to RVW.

carolinefrmus.bsky.social•2 days ago

Many places associated with Ravel have changed hugely since the early 20th century. The Aeolian Hall, location of concerts he attended, is a posh clothes shop; the Grafton Galleries (8 Grafton St) are sadly a building site, though no 7a survives

carolinefrmus.bsky.social•2 days ago

But the @wigmore-hall.org.uk (Bechstein Hall in Ravel’s time) is fortunately thriving. Ravel attended performances and played his easier pieces (e.g. La vallée des cloches) on the stage

carolinefrmus.bsky.social•2 days ago

All that remains of Queen’s Hall is a plaque near the current BBC building. Henry Wood championed Ravel’s music, giving British premieres of several orchestral works in Queen’s Hall for the Proms

carolinefrmus.bsky.social•2 days ago

Finally, 14 Holland Park, where Ravel often stayed with his friends the soprano Louise Alvar, her husband Charles Harding and their two children /end

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