Bolero

Album by Maurice Ravel

Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by French composer Maurice Ravel, composed in 1928. The work is built on a persistent rhythmic ostinato and a single melody that is passed among varying instrumental colours while the dynamics gradually intensify, exemplifying Ravel's late-period exploration of orchestration, rhythm and timbre within the orchestral repertoire.
First released: 1991

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Bolero
    14:57
  2. 2.
    Rhapsodie espagnole: Prelude a la nuit
    4:22
  3. 3.
    Rhapsodie espagnole: Malaguena
    2:10
  4. 4.
    Rhapsodie espagnole: Habanera
    2:32
  5. 5.
    Rhapsodie espagnole: Feria
    6:46
  6. 6.
    'Daphnis et Chloe' - Suti No. 2: Lever du jour
    5:49
  7. 7.
    'Daphnis et Chloe' - Suti No. 2: Pantomime
    6:41
  8. 8.
    'Daphnis et Chloe' - Suti No. 2: Danse generale
    3:32
  9. 9.
    Pavane pour une infante defunte
    6:40

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