Friday, 05 November 2021

La valse

La valse, poème chorégraphique pour orchestre (a choreographic poem for orchestra), is a work written by Maurice Ravel between February 1919 and 1920 (premiered in Paris on 12 December 1920). It was conceived as a ballet but is now more often heard as a concert work. The work has been described as a tribute to the waltz, and the composer George Benjamin, in his analysis of La valse, summarized the ethos of the work:

Ravel himself, however, denied that it is a reflection of post-World War I Europe, saying:

He also commented, in 1922, that "It doesn't have anything to do with the present situation in Vienna, and it also doesn't have any symbolic meaning in that regard. In the course of La Valse, I did not envision a dance of death or a struggle between life and death. (The year of the choreographic argument, 1855, repudiates such an assumption.)"

In his tribute to Ravel after the composer's death in 1937, Paul Landormy described the work as follows:

Creation and meaning

The idea of La valse began first with the title "Vienne", then Wien (French and German for "Vienna", respectively) as early as 1906, where Ravel intended to orchestrate a piece in tribute to the waltz form and to Johann Strauss II. An earlier influence from another composer was the waltz from Emmanuel Chabrier's opera Le roi malgré lui. In Ravel's own compositional output, a precursor to La valse was his 1911 Valses nobles et sentimentales, which contains a motif that Ravel reused in the later work. After his service in the French Army, Ravel returned to his original idea of the symphonic poem Wien. Ravel described his own attraction to waltz rhythm as follows, to Jean Marnold, whilst writing La valse:

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Concert review: Renee Fleming, Columbus Symphony provide evening of wonderful music

The Columbus Dispatch 26 Sep 2021

They opened the season with Ravel’s richly harmonic "La valse." ... As an answer to "La valse," Fleming countered with Johann Strauss’s "Vier letzte Lieder" ("Four Last Songs") ... "Musetta svaria sulla bocca" from "La Boheme" is much lesser known than Mimí’s other ...

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Sinfonia of London/Wilson/ Chiejina review – a remarkable debut for Vertigo orchestra

The Observer 05 Sep 2021

Their debut Prom was also their first live concert. it was a remarkable occasion in so many ways ... Photograph. Chris Christodoulou/BBC ... Then there was Ravel’s La Valse, with its depiction of a world whirling uncontrollably to its own destruction, done with a combination of almost lethal glamour (in those suggestive strings) and cataclysmic violence ... .

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CBSO/Gražinytė-Tyla review – Adès’ ghostly Buñuel showpiece sees the light

The Observer 05 Aug 2021

Tristram Kenton/The Guardian ... Its four movements more or less follow the structure of the stage work ... Only the finale ranges right across the opera, weaving together the fragments of waltzes that flit through the score to create a sinuous, threatening waltz that runs amok, rather like Ravel’s La Valse ... Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla ... Read more ... .

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Les Salvetoises - Der Walzer aus La Salvetat (La valse de la Salvetat) - Deutsch

Bitchute 12 Jul 2021

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Bravo! Vail says goodbye to Dallas, welcomes The Philadelphia Orchestra

Vail Daily 11 Jul 2021

The Philadelphia Orchestra began their week-long residency this past Friday. Bravo! Vail ... On Tuesday evening at 7 p.m., the Naughton sisters will demonstrate their signature two-piano repertoire at the Vilar Performing Arts Center featuring rollicking tunes from Bernstein, a tour de force by Brahms, and Ravel’s extraordinary La Valse ... .

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Philharmonic Society of Orange County announces full season of indoor concerts

Orange County Register 06 Jul 2021

“We look forward to an abundance of opportunities to hear world-class music — live and in person — in our 2021-22 season,” Phillips said ... Sir Simon Rattle will lead the London Symphony Orchestra through a program of Ravel’s “La Valse,” Bartók’s “The Miraculous Mandarin Suite” and Sibelius’ Symphony No.

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Raimund Hoghe, Choreographer of Strength and Frailty, Dies at 72

The Scranton Times-Tribune 01 Jun 2021

In the 2000s, Hoghe began to draw on dance history, too, revisiting important works such as “Rite of Spring” (2004), “Swan Lake, 4 Acts” (2005), “Boléro Variations” (2007), “L’Après-midi d’un faune” (2008) and “La Valse” (2016).

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La valse des infr�quentables - Robert Faurisson

Bitchute 20 May 2021

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Dance review: Sarasota Ballet treats home viewers to all-Ashton program

Sarasota Herald-Tribune 25 Apr 2021

The choreographer Frederick Ashton, who died in 1988, was British; his most famous ballet, “La Fille Mal Gardée,” was a celebration of the English countryside ... Just four years later, Balanchine would use the same suite to much darker effect in his own ballet “La Valse.”.

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Utah Symphony’s 2021-22 season, starting in September, to feature nature-inspired music and violinist Hilary Hahn

The Salt Lake Tribune 23 Mar 2021

The Utah Symphony has ambitious plans for its first full season back after the COVID-19 pandemic ... 6 ... Verdi’s Overture to “La forza del destino,” Rota’s Suite from “La Strada,” Brahms’ Symphony No. 4 ... 1, Ravel’s “Une Barque sur l’océan,” “Valses nobles et sentimentales” and “La Valse.” ... • April 22-23, 2022 • Cirque de la Symphonie (Entertainment Series).

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Sarasota Concert Association launches virtual series

Sarasota Herald-Tribune 07 Feb 2021

All have been canceled and the organization said it will work to reschedule as many of the performances as possible in the future. Ticket Newsletter ... More. Interview ... Feb ... They will perform two-piano arrangements of favorite orchestral works including Rachmoninoff’s “Symphonic Dances” and Ravel’s “La Valse.”. At 7 p.m.

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La Valse De La Belle - Shirley Bergeron

Bitchute 23 Jan 2021

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Weekend shows at concert hall

Shenzhen Daily 11 Jan 2021

The programs will cover the works of Beethoven, Mozart, Bartok, Chopin, Debussy and others. SZSO ... 5 in E-flat Major, Op ... Time. 8 p.m., Jan. 15 ... 1,” Debussy’s “Images” and “In Black and White,” Ravel’s “La Valse,” Chinese music “Clouds Chasing the Moon” as well as Rzewski’s “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues” and a piece by French composer Olivier Messiaen ... 17 ... .

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Top pianists to grace town

Shenzhen Daily 30 Dec 2020

Two Central Conservatory of Music professors, Sheng Yuan and Zou Xiang, and pianist Yuan Fang, will present a night of solo-piano, double-piano and three-piano pieces ... 48, No. 1,” Debussy’s “Estampes” and “En Blanc et Noir,” Ravel’s “La Valse,” Messiaen’s “Regard de L’Esprit de Joie” and Rzewski’s “Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues.” ... Time. 8 p.m., Jan ... .

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Bay Area arts roundup: Aerial dances, Scrooge with puppets, piano greatness

East Bay Times 17 Dec 2020

Whether you are looking for a jolt of holiday cheer or just killer aerial dance moves, Bay Area arts groups have a lot to offer this weekend. Here’s a look.. Hershey Felder ... Details ... 5 p.m ... On his program is Ravel’s “La Valse,” works by Monteverdi, Falconieri and Rameau plus his own transcriptions of pieces by Bach, Beethoven, Mahler and Debussy.