Daphnis et Chloé/Boléro/Pavane pour une infante
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra
LSO 0693 - 0822231169321
Music for the theatre has always formed a central part of Valery Gergiev's concert repertoire. His recent recordings have included an acclaimed performance of Prokofiev's Romeo & Juliet and in November LSO Live releases a new recording of Ravel's score for the ballet Daphnis et Chloé.
Ravel was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev in 1909 to write the music for Daphnis et Chloé. Although he subsequently prepared orchestral suites of the score, the complete work is a magnificent orchestral showpiece in its own right. Ravel described it as a symphonie choréographique and it is essentially an extended tone poem. Luscious orchestral colours run throughout the work, portraying the passion of the two protagonists for each other. By contrast, Pavane pour une infante défunte, composed by Ravel whilst he was still a student of Gabriel Fauré, harks back to the simplicity of the eighteenth-century music of Rameau. Boléro, one of his final works, highlights the Spanish influ
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1Daphnis et Chloé: I. Introduction et Danse Religieuse07:58
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2Daphnis et Chloé: II. Les Jeunes Filles Attirent Daphnis03:35
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3Daphnis et Chloé: III. Danse Grotesque de Dorcon01:46
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4Daphnis et Chloé: IV. Danse Légère et Gracieuse de Daphnis07:56
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5Daphnis et Chloé: V. Une Lumière Irréelle Enveloppe le Paysage05:18
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6Daphnis et Chloé: VI. Daphnis Se Prosterne Suppliant - Voix, Très Lointaines07:11
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7Daphnis et Chloé: VII. Danse Suppliante de Chloé06:03
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8Daphnis et Chloé: VIII. Lever Du Jour07:10
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9Daphnis et Chloé: IX. Chloé Réapparaît04:47
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10Daphnis et Chloé: X. Animé - Danse Générale - Danse Finale (Bacchanale)04:07
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11Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte07:00
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12Boléro15:48
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13Boléro17:35