# Maurice Ravel — Boléro

Maurice Ravel’s Boléro (1928) is No. 5 in our Impressionism ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1928
- **On one list:** Impressionism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Maurice Ravel](https://waxonia.com/artist/maurice-ravel/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/maurice-ravel--bolero/

## What we say

### No. 5 in [Impressionism](https://waxonia.com/genre/impressionism/)

One melody, one rhythm, fifteen minutes, one crescendo, no development whatsoever. Ravel called it a piece without music in it; a lot of this site is downstream of that description.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Maurice%20Ravel%20Bol%C3%A9ro) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=LwLABSm0yYc)

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