# Maurice Ravel — Pavane pour une infante défunte

Maurice Ravel’s Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) is No. 8 in our Impressionism ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1899
- **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--pavane-pour-une-infante-defunte/

## What we say

### No. 8 in [Impressionism](https://waxonia.com/genre/impressionism/)

Ravel later dismissed it as poorly written and remarkably indebted to Chabrier. He was wrong, and the horn entry is one of the loveliest moments in French music.

## Listen

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