Maurice Ravel - Boléro

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Boléro is a one-movement orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel. Originally composed as a ballet, the piece, which premiered in 1928, is considered Ravel's most famous musical composition.

Before Boléro, Ravel had composed large scale ballets (such as Daphnis et Chloé, composed for the Ballets Russes 1909–1912), suites for the ballet (such as the second orchestral version of Ma Mère l'Oye, 1912), and one-movement dance pieces (such as La Valse, 1906-1920). Apart from such compositions intended for a staged dance performance, Ravel had demonstrated an interest in composing re-styled dances, from his earliest successes (the 1895 Menuet and the 1899 Pavane) to his more mature works like Le Tombeau de Couperin (which takes the format of a dance suite).

Boléro epitomises Ravel's preoccupation with restyling and reinventing dance movements. It was also one of the last pieces he composed before illness forced him into retirement: the two piano concertos and the Don Quichotte à Dulcinée song cycle were the only compositions that followed Boléro. On April 8, 2008, the New York Times published an article saying Ravel may have been in the early stages of frontotemporal dementia in 1928, and this might account for the repetitive nature of Boléro.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%A9ro

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Maurice Ravel - Boléro [conductor: Andre Rieu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4J5j74VPw


Βασίλη, δικαιούμαι να βάλω κι εγώ κάτι, ε;

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Maurice Ravel - Bolero, Part 1 [conductor: Herbert von Karajan, 1985]

Με τη φιλαρμονική ορχήστρα του Βερολίνου.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3J2_EOHBI4

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Maurice Ravel - Bolero, Part 2 [conductor: Herbert von Karajan, 1985]

Με τη φιλαρμονική ορχήστρα του Βερολίνου.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggsCw4i0S-U

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2zbbN4OL98

Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean

British ice dancers and British, European, Olympic and World champions. At the 1984 Winter Olympics the pair became the highest scoring figure skaters of all time (for a single programme) receiving 12 perfect 6.0s, including artistic impression scores of 6.0 from every judge.

The pair turned professional following the 1984 Olympics, regaining amateur status briefly ten years later in 1994 to compete in the Olympics once again. The pair retired from competitive skating for good in 1998 when they toured one last time with their own show Ice Adventures, before rejoining Stars on Ice for one more season. Their final routine was performed to Paul Simon's "Still Crazy", a routine they'd devised a few years' earlier for competition.

Upon retirement from professional skating, Chris moved to Colorado Springs (USA) where he continues to live with his wife and two children. Jayne made her home in Surrey (UK), living with her husband and two children. Although remaining close friends, the pair did not skate together again until they were enticed out of retirement to take part in ITV's Dancing on Ice.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torvill_and_Dean

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Ναι, ναι, ναι... μπράβο, Λινόπαιδο!