The solo piano version of La Valse is well worthy of
study and performance, but it has often been
unjustly neglected in reviews of Ravel s
piano music. La Valse was originally written as a
choreographic poem for a ballet performance. It was
only later transcribed for two pianos and for solo
piano. This book, therefore, discusses the thematic,
harmonic, and rhythmic aspects in the piece in light
of Ravel s compositional principles. In the chain of
waltzes, ten ...