Today Donald Macleod explores the stories behind some of Ravel's most famous chamber works, including his struggles with the reactionary forces of the Paris Conservatoire, a summer spent on the yacht of a newspaper editor, and the evening he heard the first ever recording of his string quartet.

ntroduction and Allegro - Vanessa McKeand (harp), Carol Wincenc (flute), David Campbell (clarinet), Allegri Quartet, conductor Edmon Colomer

Three Poems by Stephane Mallarme - Felicity Lott (soprano), Ensemble de l'Orchestre de Paris, conductor Michel Plasson

String Quartet - Ysaye Quartet