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Ravel doesn’t seem to take the same approach, to pursue the same creative aim as his Russian counterparts. Although it’s frequently performed in concert, the music of Stravinsky and Prokofiev is fully-fledged ballet music, in the great tradition of neo-classical Russian ballet, which continues on the stage today. But there were only two performances of Adélaïde ou le langage des fleurs , and Diaghilev finally refused to choreograph La Valse . What did he have against it? This time Ravel had gone beyond his brief, beyond the scenario. His imagination got the better of him, and the ballet became an idea for him, a succession of reflections in a mirror!