Raoul Laparra: Valse Lente (1911)

Very beautiful romantic waltz, which is distinct from the Chopin tradition and similar. Often I find pieces that look nice, but are admittedly very much crafted along known paths. I always like pieces which try something new, it doesn't have to be much, but still appeal. This piece feels quite low-key and a little bit impressionistic to me. There are a lot of "dolce" and "espressivo" markings, and a big part of the piece is in piano. The harmonic flavours are elegantly chosen and the whole piece shows a lot of attention to details, for example some hand-crossings in the execution.
Raoul Laparra (13 May 1876 - 4 April 1943) was a French composer.
Born in Bordeaux, Laparra studied at the Conservatoire de Paris with André Gedalge, Jules Massenet, Gabriel Fauré and Albert Lavignac. In 1903 he won the Premier Grand Prix de Rome with his cantata Alyssa.
Laparra worked as a music critic for the magazines Le Ménestrel and Le Matin and taught at the Conservatoire de Paris. Among his students were Claude Champagne and Cemal Reşit Rey. His compositions are often influenced by Spanish and Basque folk music.
He remains one of the masters of French Hispanism without remaining locked up in this speciality.
He was the brother of the painter William Laparra. He died during the bombing of Boulogne-Billancourt in 1943 and is buried in Chézy-sur-Marne.

[@Varooooooom]

Waltzes in C-sharp minor seem to just unlock a special compartment deep within my heart. Still, despite this key being so familiar to me, this piece has a very refreshing air of mystery to it. And your performance is absolutely perfect imo!! Love the very small but effective textural flairs you added here and there ☺️

[@olga_piano]

A very unusual waltz. I like your rubato. You improvise so romantically!

[@mttt4750]

Something reminiscent of V. Rebikov's style. It's a pleasure to listen to your interpretation.

[@deolindapinhogarciabertolo707]

Linda valsa!Obrigada por compartilhar!❤❤❤👏👏👏👏

[@alimorad3919]

Wow! What a piece and what a performance!

[@mrsnegy6001]

Very romantic and dreamy. Lovely. Thank you.

[@myriaml4624]

so beautiful!

[@didierbertrand5031]

Very nice. Will you give a try to some of his interesting Spanish-inspired piano pieces ?

[@deodatdechampignac]

Can you grant us the 7 pieces of rythmes espagnols ?

[@engineergaming3]

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[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Give credit to the performer!!!

[@PianoScoreVids]

credits to my self?

[@r.j4449]

I cant find this sheet music 😢

[@PianoScoreVids]

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[@r.j4449]

@@PianoScoreVids thanks!