The Automaton and the Magic Spell

L’automate et les sortilèges

Also known as The Great Composers: Maurice Ravel, Chamber Music Collection: The Automaton and the Magic Spell, Collection Musique de Chambre: L’automate et les sortilèges, L’automate et les sortilèges (Ravel)

An introduction to the world of French composer Maurice Ravel through The String Quartet in F major, performed by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur Leblanc. The four movements of the quartet are presented on screen by dance segments recreating key elements of the composer's life interspersed with documentary vignettes.