Valse, La

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Valse, La (The Waltz). Poème choréographique for orch. by Ravel. Begun 1906–14, completed 1919–20. F.p. Paris 1920. Also prod. as 1-act ballet, Paris 1928, Monte Carlo 1929, choreog. by Nijinskaya for Ida Rubinstein. Other versions by Balanchine 1951, Ashton 1958. Versions for solo pf. and 2 pf. by Ravel, for 4 hands by L. Garban.

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