Is it justified to listen to, perform, play publish and record Ravel's 'Serenade

[Special E]

Grotesque'? For those who do not know why this migh be contentious:

"Chronologically, Ravel's first piano piece that has survived was the "Serenade grotesque" from 1893. Incidentally, I have never played this one, as Ravel was very explicit that he never wanted it to be published. Alas, it was published by Salabert around 1973 despite his wishes."

I was wondering what everyone's opinion on the matter is; here are the main arguments I can think of:

- The piece is written by a master who wrote fairly little, so it is only reasonable to try to expand his output.

-Ravel is dead now- it would have no impact on his career to perform a slightly sub-standard piece by him (whether it is sub-standard is also debatable)

-Out of respect for Ravel's wish we should not

-It could damage Ravel's name despite his being dead if someone was put off Ravel after hearing the piece.

[Wayne T]

He probably did not want it published because he thought it wasn't very good. I think it is illogical to say we should not perform or publish it.