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Ravel: Boléro

Starring Valery Gergiev

Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in this live concert recording of one of Ravel’s final works, Boléro, a fiery showpiece highlighting the Spanish influences and passion that pervade so many of his works.
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  • Duration: 17 min 38 sec
  • Age guidance: All ages
Valery Gergiev
Ravel: Boléro Full Cast
  • Valery Gergiev Conductor
  • London Symphony Orchestra Orchestra
Gergiev generates a frisson in everything he conducts.
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