„Gaspard de la nuit: Trois poèmes pour piano d’après Aloysius Bertrand“ is a suite of pieces for solo piano, composed in 1908 by Maurice Ravel. It has three movements, each based on a poem by Aloysius Bertrand, and it was premiered on January 9, 1909, in Paris by Ricardo Viñes. The name „Gaspard“ is derived from its original Persian form, denoting „the man in charge of the royal treasures“: „Gaspard of the Night“ or the treasurer of the night thus creates allusions to someone in charge of all that is jewel-like, dark, mysterious, perhaps even morose. „Gaspard de la nuit“ is an old French expression for the Devil.
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