Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)
Nationality:
French
Born: March 7, 1875, Ciboure, Basses-Pyrénées Died: December 28, 1937, Paris (age 62)
La valse
(for 2 pianos)
Duration: 12 minutes (approximately)
Composed:
1920 (age 44-45)
2 recordings,
2 videos
11:14
Martha Argerich, Nelson Freire
11:08
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Vovka Ashkenazy
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glossary
- chamber music, Kammermusik [G], musique de chambre [F], musica da camera [I], musica cameralis [L]—"Classical Music" for a small ensemble, generally 8 or fewer players with a canonical emphasis on 3-6 players. explore
- duo, duet, dueto [S], duetto [I], duett [G]—a work for two instruments; the ensemble itself
- waltz, valse, walzer, alla valse—a popular dance introduced in Vienna in the 1780s usually in 3/4 time. wiki