Valse

And then he was doing classical works, such as a tune called "Valse," which was lost for many years ...

Billy Strayhorn: Jazz Composer Gets His Due 2007

Altschul was kind enough last winter to play me his version in thirds and sixths of Chopin's "Valse" (in D-flat major); the other, questionable, version by Joseffy I do not know.

Letters Liszt, Franz 1893

The frantic conclusion of Maurice Ravel's "La Valse" can be heard playing in the background.

Things Fall Apart Modris Eksteins 2011

The waltz is a dance form we generally associate with peoples east of the Rhine but it reached its ultimate incarnation in Ravel's "La Valse," composed in 1919-20.

Howard Kissel: Ravel et al. at the Philharmonic Howard Kissel 2011

Where they do have the edge over the Deutsche Grammophon disc is in the generous French fillers – there's Debussy's Fantaisie, and a selection of Massenet's piano pieces, which Bavouzet judges perfectly and dispatches with great panache, especially the rather remarkable and unexpected Valse Folle from 1898.

Ravel: The Piano Concertos; Debussy: Fantaisie; etc – review Andrew Clements 2010

On opening it I found it to be manuscript piano music, the Hora Tranquila Valse, or

NOTHING THAT EVER CAME TO ANYTHING 2010

The waltz is a dance form we generally associate with peoples east of the Rhine but it reached its ultimate incarnation in Ravel's "La Valse," composed in 1919-20.

Howard Kissel: Ravel et al. at the Philharmonic Howard Kissel 2011

Again, "La Valse" demands a virtuoso orchestra, and the Philharmonic played with a rapturous power and impressive discipline -- this is a difficult combination but Gilbert brought it off splendidly.

Howard Kissel: Ravel et al. at the Philharmonic Howard Kissel 2011

But whereas Franck's austere yet sexy Prelude, Chorale and Fugue emerged as genuinely neglected, Chamayou didn't quite convince me that Saint-Saëns's airy Les Cloches de las Palmas or his Etude en Forme de Valse are of great substance, despite the extraordinary brilliance and panache of his performances.

Betrand Chamayou – review 2011

Again, "La Valse" demands a virtuoso orchestra, and the Philharmonic played with a rapturous power and impressive discipline -- this is a difficult combination but Gilbert brought it off splendidly.

Howard Kissel: Ravel et al. at the Philharmonic Howard Kissel 2011