La valse, M.72 (Ravel, Maurice)

Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Mouvement de valse viennoise (D major)
Composition Year 1919–20
Genre Categories Waltzes; Dances; For orchestra; Scores featuring the orchestra; For piano (arr); For 1 player (arr); Scores featuring the piano (arr); For 2 pianos (arr); For 2 players (arr); For piano 4 hands (arr); Scores featuring the piano 4 hands (arr)

Contents

Performances

Recordings

 Complete Performance (EU)
#720611 - 13.64MB - 11:47 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 849×⇩ - MP3 - Lucas-coelho

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Lucas-coelho (2021/7/30)

Performer Pages Detroit Symphony Orchestra (orchestra)
Paul Paray (conductor)
Publisher Info. Mercury, 1963. MG 50313.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Source: Internet Archive
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 Complete Performance (EU)
#571340 - 28.96MB - 12:39 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/67/V - 1061×⇩ - MP3 - Vangi

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Vangi (2019/5/5)

Performer Pages Philadelphia Orchestra (orchestra)
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
Publisher Info. Sony Classical - enregistrement original, 1963.
Copyright
Public Domain - Non-PD US [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Collection personnelle
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For 2 Pianos (Ravel)

 Complete Performance
#66548 - 12.85MB - 11:13 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11288×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/6/7)

Performer Pages Neal O'Doan (Piano)
Nancy O'Doan (Piano)
Publisher Info. Pandora Records/Al Goldstein Archive
Copyright
EFF Open Audio License [tag/del]
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For Piano (Ravel)

 Complete Performance
#85755 - 11.08MB - 12:05 -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 11477×⇩ - MP3 - Carolus

MP3 file (audio)
Carolus (2010/11/24)

Publisher Info. Boston: Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Performers Jean-Frédéric Neuburger, piano
Copyright
Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial No Derivatives 3.0 [tag/del]
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Naxos

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Sheet Music

Full Scores

 Complete Score
#923399 - 16.76MB, 134 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 122×⇩ - Pnorcks

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Pnorcks (2024/7/19)

Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1921. Plate D. & F. 9885.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#04568 - 11.06MB, 135 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 38955×⇩ - Nerd011235

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Nerd011235 (2007/3/25)

⇒ 4 more: Complete Score (High Res) • Segment 1 • Segment 2 • Segment 3

 Complete Score (High Res)
#937597 - 20.14MB, 134 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10×⇩ - Zhengjc

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Zhengjc (2024/10/19)

 Segment 1
#05239 - 3.46MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 6388×⇩ - Nerd011235

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Nerd011235 (2007/4/12)

 Segment 2
#05240 - 3.59MB, 45 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2196×⇩ - Nerd011235

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Nerd011235 (2007/4/12)

 Segment 3
#05241 - 4.24MB, 47 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2278×⇩ - Nerd011235

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Nerd011235 (2007/4/12)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1921. Plate D. & F. 10080.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes Likely a reissued first edition from Durand in miniature score format, as evidenced from several scores available on Hathitrust with this plate number.
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 Complete Score
#920651 - 98.24MB, 136 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C*/C*/V* - 21×⇩ - Zhengxinhao

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Zhengxinhao (2024/6/27)

Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, n.d.[1964]. Plate М. 31348 Г.
Reprinted China: Guānghuá Chūbǎnshè, n.d.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Preface by Yulian Krein (1913–1996) removed. Bad scan quality.
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Parts

 Flute 1/2, 3 (doubles Piccolo)
#47875 - 1.69MB, 14, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4306×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

⇒ 13 more: Oboe 1/2, 3 (doubles English Horn) • Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet (A, B♭) • Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon • Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F) • Trumpet 1/2, 3 (C) • Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba • Timpani, Cymbals/Triangle/Bass Drum, / Basque Drum/Drum/Castanets/Tam-Tam, Crotales/Drum • Harp 1, 2 • Violins I • Violins II • Violas • Cellos • Basses

 Oboe 1/2, 3 (doubles English Horn)
#47876 - 1.73MB, 13, 5 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3900×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Clarinet 1/2, Bass Clarinet (A, B♭)
#47877 - 2.20MB, 15, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5644×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Bassoon 1/2, Contrabassoon
#47878 - 1.82MB, 14, 6 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3010×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Horn 1/2, 3/4 (F)
#47879 - 1.98MB, 12, 10 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3225×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Trumpet 1/2, 3 (C)
#47880 - 1.02MB, 8, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3511×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Trombone 1/2, 3, Tuba
#47881 - 1.22MB, 7, 3, 4 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3179×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Timpani, Cymbals/Triangle/Bass Drum,
Basque Drum/Drum/Castanets/Tam-Tam, Crotales/Drum
#23423 - 3.97MB, 4, 6, 5, 1 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 4273×⇩ - Romanov76110

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Romanov76110 (2008/10/22)

 Harp 1, 2
#47882 - 1.45MB, 10, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2638×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Violins I
#47883 - 1.18MB, 12 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 5054×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Violins II
#47884 - 1.26MB, 13 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2622×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Violas
#47885 - 1.33MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3031×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

 Cellos
#27979 - 1.26MB, 14 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 3273×⇩ - Generoso

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Generoso (2009/2/7)

 Basses
#47886 - 0.96MB, 11 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2541×⇩ - Ottaviano

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Ottaviano (2009/12/2)

Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1921. Plate D. & F. 10080.
Reprinted Boca Raton: Edwin F. Kalmus, n.d.(1997).
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del/mrg]
Misc. Notes These files are part of the Orchestra Parts Project.
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 Bass Clarinet (B♭)
#811747 - 0.19MB, 7 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 724×⇩ - Justus

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Justus (2022/9/22)

Editor H. Justus Rozemond (b. 1965)
Publisher. Info. H. Justus Rozemond, 2022.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Rewritten for Bb bass clarinet only. Key signature was preserved for sections originally for bass clarinet in Bb, but respelt without key-signature for the sections originally for Bass Clarinet in A, for better readability (key-changes in the original are marked with double bars).
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Arrangements and Transcriptions

For 2 Pianos

 Complete Score
#06112 - 1.86MB, 43 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 10724×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2007/5/20)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1920. Plate D. & F. 9897.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes Dover reprint.
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 Complete Score
#163680 - 4.44MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 2607×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2011/12/12)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1920. Plate D. & F. 9897.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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 Complete Score
#604415 - 6.65MB, 47 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 41×⇩ - Zhengxinhao

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Zhengxinhao (2020/1/7)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Moscow: Muzgiz, 1963. Plate М. 29728 Г.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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For Piano 4 Hands (Garban)

 Complete Score
#25712 - 2.41MB, 44 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/30 - 4767×⇩ - Ludovsky

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Ludovsky (2008/12/22)

Arranger Lucien Garban (1877-1959)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1920. Plate D. & F. 9895.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#154973 - 4.17MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/30 - 1535×⇩ - Morel

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Morel (2011/11/23)

Arranger Lucien Garban (1877-1959)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Fils, 1920. Plate D. & F. 9895.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Sibley Mirroring Project.
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For Piano

 Complete Score
#741445 - 25.53MB, 29 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 179×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2021/10/29)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Holograph manuscript, 1920.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes This file is part of the Submission Project.
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 Complete Score
#919224 - 2.78MB, 26 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 73×⇩ - Pnorcks

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Pnorcks (2024/6/15)

Arranger Composer
Editor First edition
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1920. Plate D. & F. 9871.
Copyright
Public Domain [tag/del]
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 Complete Score
#06506 - 1.34MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 27122×⇩ - Daphnis

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Daphnis (2007/5/27)

Arranger Composer
Editor First edition (reprint)
Publisher. Info. Paris: Durand & Cie., 1920. Plate D. & F. 9871.
Reprinted Le Tombeau de Couperin and Other Works for Solo Piano
Mineola: Dover Publications, 1997.
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 Complete Score
#591325 - 33.07MB, 24 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - V/V/V - 94×⇩ - IgorCello

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IgorCello (2019/9/28)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Kiev: Musytschna Ukraina, n.d. Plate К. М. П. 294.
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 Complete Score
#604411 - 3.26MB, 28 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - C/C/C - 124×⇩ - Zhengxinhao

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Zhengxinhao (2020/1/7)

Arranger Composer
Publisher. Info. Moskow: Muzgiz, 1962. Plate 28767.
Copyright
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 Complete Score
#573454 - 1.99MB, 46 pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 5656×⇩ - Raybird

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Raybird (2019/5/19)

Arranger Composer
Editor Ray Alston
Publisher. Info. Ray Alston, 2019.
Copyright
Creative Commons Zero 1.0 [tag/del]
Misc. Notes This revision is based upon Ravel’s original published solo version
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Braille Scores

For Piano

 Complete Score
#893714 - 0.04MB, ? pp. -  0.0/10 2 4 6 8 10 (-) - !N/!N/!N - 237×⇩ - Feduol

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Feduol (2024/1/10)

Arranger Composer
Editor Hu Haipeng (b. 1984)
Publisher. Info. Hu Haipeng, 2020.
Copyright
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Misc. Notes Braille score in bar-over-bar format, 40 cells per line.
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General Information

Work Title La valse
Alternative. Title Poème chorégraphique
Name Translations La Valse; ラ・ヴァルス; El Vals; 라 발스; 圓舞曲; 圆舞曲; Valsul
Name Aliases 拉瓦尔斯
Authorities WorldCat; Wikipedia; VIAF: 183881641; LCCN: n81131942; GND: 300125836; BNF: 13917777j; NLA: 35263131
Composer Ravel, Maurice
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. M.72
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. IMR 53
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's Mouvement de valse viennoise (D major)
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. 1919–20
First Performance. 1920/12/12 in Paris
First Publication. 1921 (full score), 1920 (piano arrangements)
Dedication Misia Sert
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period Early 20th century
Piece Style Early 20th century
Instrumentation orchestra
InstrDetail
3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets,
bass clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon
4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba
timpani, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals, triangle, tambourine,
tam-tam, guiro, glockenspiel, 2 harps, strings
External Links Maurice-Ravel.net
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