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Ravel's La Valse (extract) celebrates 150th birthday of Proms founder/conductor (Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Proms 2019)

Proms founder/conductor Henry Wood programmed the UK premiere of Maurice Ravel's La Valse in 1921.
It's performed here by the Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Concert Orchestra conducted by Bramwell Tovey during 2019's Prom 56 celebrating Sir Henry Wood's 150th birthday.

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You can read details of the 1921 Prom at which this work was premiered in the Proms performance archive
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Credits

Composer Maurice Ravel
Performer Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Concert Orchestra
Conductor Bramwell Tovey

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