Ravel Revealed

Ravel's love of jazz revealed from his patronage of the famous Parisian jazz club Le Boeuf sur le Toit to the way he used jazz elements in his music

The end of Ravel's life revealed through his last few years amid declining health and the problems he had getting out the music he still had in his head

Ravel specialist Roger Nichols and Sara Mohr-Pietsch explore Ravel's home in Montfort-l'Amaury - 50km outside Paris

Ravel's thoughts on war revealed through his experiences in World War 1 and how they found expression in his music

Ravel's particular sense of style revealed, from his reputation as a bit of a 'dandy' and love of fine clothes

Ravel's love of dance revealed, from his many ballets and balletic collaborators to the Basque rhythms in his music

Ravel's relationship with the piano revealed, from his limited ability as a pianist to his fiendishly difficult writing for the instrument.

Ravel's fascination with Spain revealed through his Basque roots and the works in which it manifests itself

Ravel's character revealed, from his small stature to his strong moral purpose and his beloved patent leather shoes.