One of this composer's two piano concertos was commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein, and the other begins with a whipcrack. One of his piano pieces features movements like "Scarbo" and "Ondine" and was intended to be harder to play than Balakirev's Islamey. He wrote a ballet based on a Greek tale about (*) two orphans brought up by shepherds on Lesbos. In addition to composin
One of this composer's two piano concertos was commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein, and the other begins with a whipcrack. One of his piano pieces features movements like "Scarbo" and "Ondine" and was intended to be harder to play than Balakirev's Islamey. He wrote a ballet based on a Greek tale about (*) two orphans brought up by shepherds on Lesbos. In addition to composing Gaspard de la Nuit and Daphnis et Chloé, he created a work in which snare drums play triplets while the other instruments repeat the main theme, getting louder for fifteen minutes before abruptly switching keys. For 10 points, name this composer of Boléro.
One of this composer's two piano concertos was commissioned by Paul Wittgenstein, and the other begins with a whipcrack.
Maurice {Ravel} [or {Joseph}-{Maurice Ravel}]