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Work: La Valse

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ComposerRavel, Maurice (1875-1937)
PeriodEarly 20th century
Year1919
Work typeOrchestral
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ParisTiffany Poon • Nature

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Ravel, Rameau, Alkan, Debussy
Tiffany Poon, Piano

PragueCzech Philharmonic • Thomas Adès

Czech Philharmonic
Kurtág, Boulez, Adès, Busoni, Ravel
Czech Philharmonic; Thomas Adès; Josef Špaček Jr; Václav Petr

LondonJunyan Chen

Wigmore Hall
Couperin, Messiaen, Ravel
Junyan Chen, Piano
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Top drawer French music from Ott, Bloch and the LSO

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Debussy and Ravel frame a performance of Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra as Alexandre Bloch guests with the London Symphony Orchestra. 
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Matthias Pintscher: a triple threat comes to Disney Hall

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Los Angeles Philharmonic audiences got a taste of Pintscher as conductor, concerto partner, and composer.
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Simone Lamsma dazzles in Britten with the Liverpool Phil

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In a programme very much rooted in the spirit dance, Britten’s Violin Concerto shines through in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall. 
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StockholmRavel's La Valse

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Ravel: La Valse
Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Nathalie Stutzmann

UnknownRavel en mille éclats

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Orchestre de Paris; Klaus Mäkelä; Bertrand Chamayou; Sabine Devieilhe; Modigliani Quartet; Amaury Coeytaux

ParisBeatrice Rana / Cristian Măcelaru

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Orchestre National de France; Cristian Măcelaru; Beatrice Rana
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The storyteller: Beatrice Rana

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In a new recital at LAC Lugano, the Italian pianist pairs two reclusive composers, Brahms and Ravel, as unlikely companions. She talks about how musicians are artisans and storytellers.

Bachtrack top ten: Maurice Ravel

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“I've written only one masterpiece. Unfortunately it has no music in it.” To which work was the self-critical Maurice Ravel referring and where does it come in our playlist of the dapper Frenchman’s top ten?

Why Ravel’s La Valse is the most performed work in the world

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Our statistics for 2022 show that the French composer's work has dethroned the great hits of classical music. Is this a one-off triumph or the start of a lasting dominance? We explain...