"A masterpiece of French impressionist music. Ravel described it as a "symphonie choréographique". Ravel began work on the score in 1909 after a commission from Sergei Diaghilev. It was premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris by his Ballets Russes on June 8, 1912. The orchestra was conducted by Pierre Monteux." (Relaxing video by wagnerian1979.)
