La valse, poème chorégraphique pour orchestre (a choreographic poem for orchestra), is a work written by Maurice Ravel between February 1919 and 1920; it was first performed on 12 December 1920 in Paris. It was conceived as a ballet but is now more often heard as a concert work. The work has been described as a tribute to the waltz, and the composer George Benjamin, in his analysis of La valse, summarized the ethos of the work:
| Date of composition | 1920 (1919-1920) |
| Premiered | 1920, December 12th in Paris, France |
| First published | 1921 |
| Type | Choreographic Poem |
| Tonality | D Major |
| Catalogue | M. 72 |
| Approx. duration | 13 minutes |
| Instruments | Orchestra |
| Autotranslations beta |
Maurice Ravel: La valse en ré majeur, M. 72 Maurice Ravel: La valse in re maggiore, M. 72 Maurice Ravel: La valse D-dur, M. 72 |