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Ravel's La Valse (extract) celebrates 150th birthday of Proms founder/conductor (BBC 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 BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Bramwell Tovey during 2019's Prom 56 celebrating Sir Henry Wood's 150th birthday.
Watch on iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m00084zf
Listen on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/collection:p07hbtcr/m00084c3
You can read details of the 1921 Prom at which this work was premiered in the Proms performance archive
https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e6r4wh
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Composer | Maurice Ravel |
| Performer | BBC Concert Orchestra |
| Conductor | Bramwell Tovey |
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