A melange of accounts of Maurice Ravel and his music, by people who knew him, including Stravinsky, Cocteau, Colette, Poulenc and Manuel de Falla. The topics discussed include Ravel's philosophy of orchestration, his passion for curries, his mental illness and his death.
- ISBN10 0393307042
- ISBN13 9780393307047
- Publish Date 1 November 1990 (first published 23 November 1987)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 October 2013
- Publish Country US
- Imprint W. W. Norton & Company
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Language English