Maurice Ravel - Valses nobles et sentimentales (1911)

Composer: Joseph Maurice Ravel (March 7, 1875 – December 28, 1937)
Pianist: Louis Lortie

00:00 I - Modéré, très franc
01:19 II - Assez lent, avec une expression intense
03:40 III - Modéré
04:57 IV - Assez animé
06:04 V - Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
07:39 VI - Vif
08:19 VII - Moins vif
10:59 VIII - Lent

Score is in French.

[Cmaj]

00:01 Waltz I - Modéré, très franc
01:19 Waltz II - Assez lent, avec une expression intense
03:40 Waltz III - Modéré
04:57 Waltz IV - Assez animé
06:04 Waltz V - Presque lent, dans un sentiment intime
07:39 Waltz VI - Vif
08:19 Waltz VII - Moins vif
10:59 Waltz VIII - Lent

[양우중-oj]

9:11 melody and structure definitely affected his La Valse! especially 9:23!
What a luxurious, elegant, and genius moment in classical music history!!
Ravel is one of the best composers of all time!

[looney]

No. 7 is one of Ravel's finest moments. Just a perfect little piece of compositional ingenuity.

[chibbothy]

dude this was the most fun analysis assignment ive done all year

[alanblackwood]

I believe that when this piece was first played some people couldn't recognise the composer. I'd say it's got Ravel stamped through every bar like a piece of rock. Superb!

[superlinkbros]

I love how valse 8 is just a slower amalgamation of all of the previous 7 valses. It’s like Ravel is saying: “Alright kids. Let’s review everything that we’ve learned today.” *plays piano slowly and carefully*

Either that or he just knew someone would try to write a medley of all of his valses after his death and he said, “No. F*** that! I’m going to write MY OWN medley for these valses! Let’s call it...valse 8!”

[Smin-fh]

9:10 this part tho... so dreamy and lightly

[mariaelkhaled]

Великолепно!!! Мистика, красота, изящество, иллюзорность, погружение в потаённое! Люблю ♥

[harrybmichell]

No. 4 (4:57) is so incredible - just listen how Lortie highlights the descending inner voice at 5:01 and forward

[DAVEDIKIAN]

I am moved to tears hearing that. So much beauty !

[lanekarabani]

La Valse is one of my favourite pieces ever && I'm just finding this && I love it cause its like every phrase of La Valse was stretched into entire pieces!

[Dylonely_]

Ravel’s music doesn’t ceases fascinating me. I noticed that some part in these waltzes sounds like some parts in La Valse (the long orchestral waltz).

[mohhingman]

Assez Anime does it for me. The way those chords repeat but evolve and have nuance is simply genius. Almost sounds bluesy.

[Bampaloudu]

J'ai mit beaucoup de temps à apprécier Ravel, me limitant à son Boléro qui au final n'est pas du tout représentatif de son esprit.
Je vais écouter cette valse accompagnée de deux autres oeuvres, ce soir, en concert. ça va être génial !

[Shaan_Suri]

No. 4 and No. 7 are my favourite. Such lush harmonies!

[futurists]

C'est la version la plus naturelle et la plus prodigieuse que j'ai entendue de cette oeuvre. Mille bravos à Louis Lortie!

[MingledLOL]

amazing performer - understands the pieces well ❤

[tfpp]

I'd say this is my favorite solo piano piece he's done. I've performed it many times and it never gets old. Deceptively way more difficult than first blush, especially nos. 3, 5, and 6.

[kennethkelley]

Have been reading a study on form of music and time relevance applicable to note duration withing the form, It gets a lot more complicated needless to say, so wonderful to watch the notation as one is listening. Thank you for the effort gone into putting this up for all to enjoy.

[danielceccaldi]

La meilleure interprétation que j'ai jamais entendue. Son integrale Ravel est actuellement la meilleure selon mon goût.