Classical music meets the machine. Episode 23

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A steady beat and a catchy tune are unremarkable these days, but when Ravel wrote Boléro, repetition was radical. Did Ravel predict the future of popular music in a brilliant lightbulb moment? Or was he just being, well, a bit lazy? Is it deceptively complex or outrageously simple? Or both? What does Boléro tell us about how this eccentric French composer ticked? Let’s find out…
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Composer: Maurice Ravel
Work: Boléro
Performer: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Pierre Boulez
Year: 2010
Label: Sony