Ravel Integral

I am excited to let you know about Ravel Intégral, my next recording project of the complete works for solo piano by Maurice Ravel. 

His piano works—among the most beloved in the literature—became a magnificent obsession for me as a child. Upon hearing his Sonatine at 9 years old, I found the score in a collection of piano works at home and began learning this very challenging work behind my piano teacher’s back. In my teens, I was obsessed with Gaspard de la Nuit, his most difficult composition. A few years ago, I decided to take on the challenge of recording all of Ravel’s music for solo piano.

The spending plan for this recording project is roughly $15K - $20K. This includes costs of recording engineer and producer, plus all of the graphic design work and production of the actual CD. The total recording time comes to roughly 150 minutes of music or 2 full CDs. An essential part of any professional pianists’ development is practicing, performing and recording.  Today I’m reaching out to all of those who have shown great generosity in the past toward my musical projects, in the hope of raising some money to defray the considerable costs involved in the successful realization of this ambitious project. 

You can donate to Ravel Integral by credit card online at the link below:

You can also donate by check. Please send contributions to:

Paul Leavitt 

11404 Turnmill Lane

Reston, VA 20191

Checks should be made payable to Fractured Atlas, with “Ravel Integral” in the memo line. 

Ravel Integral is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts services organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of “Ravel Integral” must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. 

I’m happy to report that my Requiem, also a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas,  has been gaining a wider audience. Thanks to the generous support of donors, we were able to make a first recording that has opened doors to performances in New York, Paris, Hamburg and most recently Vilnius, Lithuania, where it was performed by the Lithuanian National Ballet and Opera Orchestra under the direction of Robertas Servenikas. Discussions are currently underway for future performances in Helsinki, Dresden, Toulouse and possibly at the Amalfi Music Festival. 

Thank you in advance for your generous support.