# Maurice Ravel — Every Record We Rank

Maurice Ravel appears 2 times in our Impressionism list, placing as high as No. 5. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Impressionism
- **Years:** 1899–1928
- **Highest placing:** No. 5 in Impressionism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/maurice-ravel/

## Appears on

### [Boléro](https://waxonia.com/track/maurice-ravel--bolero/)

*1928 · No. 5 in [Impressionism](https://waxonia.com/genre/impressionism/)*

One melody, one rhythm, fifteen minutes, one crescendo, no development whatsoever. Ravel called it a piece without music in it; a lot of this site is downstream of that description.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Maurice%20Ravel%20Bol%C3%A9ro) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LwLABSm0yYc)

### [Pavane pour une infante défunte](https://waxonia.com/track/maurice-ravel--pavane-pour-une-infante-defunte/)

*1899 · No. 8 in [Impressionism](https://waxonia.com/genre/impressionism/)*

Ravel later dismissed it as poorly written and remarkably indebted to Chabrier. He was wrong, and the horn entry is one of the loveliest moments in French music.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Maurice%20Ravel%20Pavane%20pour%20une%20infante%20d%C3%A9funte) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=q9tcHoD6r0c)

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