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Ravel - La Valse (piano duet)

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Arranged for piano duet (one piano, four hands)

​Ravel composed 'La Valse' as a tribute to Johann Strauss II, and it was intended to be a ballet for Diaghilev's 'Ballet Russes'. Consisting of a sequence of contrasting waltzes in a Straussian vein, the atmosphere is often dark, opening with sinister rumblings and ending in violent tragedy. Vienna is depicted through the waltz as a city in decay, a golden era ending in catastrophe. This arrangement by Iain Farrington for piano duet follows Ravel's orchestral version closely, capturing the power and brilliance of the original work.
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