We have a collection of 2 arrangements for Maurice Ravel - Valses nobles et sentimentales
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"Valses nobles et sentimentales" is a suite of waltzes for piano by Maurice Ravel, composed in 1911. The work is a homage to Franz Schubert's collections of Valses nobles and Valses sentimentales. Characteristic of Ravel's style, the waltzes combine a Viennese lilt with French impressionist harmony, featuring chromaticism, subtle rubato, and unexpected harmonic shifts. The suite is known for its sophisticated, spirited, and at times sensuous character, culminating in a dreamlike epilogue that revisits fragments of each waltz.