Daphnis and Chloe

by Maurice Ravel / Boston Symphony Orchestra / Charles Munch

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1955
  • Label: RCA Victor
  • Country: France
  • Length: 8:22
  • Community rating: 3.86/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Showcasing the legendary conductor's unparalleled mastery of the French repertoire, this majestic RCA 'Living Stereo' recording presents the complete, unabridged ballet score. The Boston Symphony Orchestra, augmented by a sweeping wordless chorus, vividly renders the composer's shimmering, densely orchestrated impressionistic textures with breathtaking tonal clarity. The profoundly sensual, dynamically rich release stands as one of the most historically revered orchestral recordings of the era.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, orchestral

Tracklist

  1. Daphnis et Chloé: Invocation to the Nymphs (6:24)
  2. Daphnis et Chloé: Entrance of Daphnis and Chloe (0:50)
  3. Daphnis et Chloé: Dance of the Young Girls Around Daphnis (0:59)
  4. Daphnis et Chloé: Dorcon's Advance to Chloe (2:13)
  5. Daphnis et Chloé: Daphnis Reasserts His Love for Chloe; The Dorcon-Daphnis Dance Contest for a Kiss from Chloe (0:33)
  6. Daphnis et Chloé: Dorcon's Grotesque Dance (1:37)
  7. Daphnis et Chloé: The Gracious Dance of Daphnis (2:32)
  8. Daphnis et Chloé: The Triumph of Daphnis and the Ecstatic Union with Chloe (0:57)
  9. Daphnis et Chloé: Entrance of the Temptress Lyceion and Dance of Veils (2:01)
  10. Daphnis et Chloé: The Invasion of the Pirates and Daphnis's Unsuccessful Efforts to Save Chloe (1:41)
  11. Daphnis et Chloé: Invocation to Pan by the Nymphs and the Prayer of Daphnis (5:04)
  12. Daphnis et Chloé: Interlude (3:14)
  13. Daphnis et Chloé: The Orgiastic Dance of the Pirates (4:01)
  14. Daphnis et Chloé: Bryaxis Orders Chloe to Be Brought Forward and to Dance (0:29)
  15. Daphnis et Chloé: Chloé's Dance of Supplication (4:15)
  16. Daphnis et Chloé: Creatures of Pan Appear and Frighten the Pirates, Who Flee in Terror, Leaving Chloe Alone with a Shining Crown (1:12)
  17. Daphnis et Chloé: Sunrise; Daphnis Prostrate at the Grotto of the Nymphs (3:48)
  18. Daphnis et Chloé: Daphnis and Chloe Are Reunited (1:49)
  19. Daphnis et Chloé: Lammon Tells How Pan Saved Chloe in Memory of His Love for the Nymph Syrinx; Daphnis and Chloe Act Out the Story (2:02)
  20. Daphnis et Chloé: Pan (Daphnis) Fashions a Flute from Some Reeds, on Which He Declares His Love for Syrinx (Chloe) (2:28)
  21. Daphnis et Chloé: Abandoning Their Roles, the Lovers Embrace and Kneel at the Altar of the Nymphs (2:06)
  22. Daphnis et Chloé: Girls Dressed as Bacchantes Enter with Tambourines (0:14)
  23. Daphnis et Chloé: Young Men Invade the Scene, and Joyous Tumult Prevails in Tribute to the Triumph of the Lovers (3:57)

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