IDAGIO | Dukas: L'apprenti sorcier - Ravel: Ma mere l'oye - Koechlin: Les bandar-log, Op. 176 8720604703368

Featuring

Marc Albrecht
Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
Paul Dukas
Charles Koechlin
Maurice Ravel

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Composition History

Sergei Diaghilev, an enterprising impresario from Russia who founded Les Ballets Russes, asked Ravel to rewrite his "Mother Goose" piano pieces for a large orchestra to create ballet music.

Composition History

Paul Dukas's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" is a musical adaptation of the ballade "Der Zauberlehrling" by Wolfgang von Goethe, a famous German author.

Composer Biography

Maurice Ravel, a French composer, filled his rooms with enchanting objects like colorful statues, holiday souvenirs, and music-boxes to inspire him.

Composer Biography

Charles Koechlin, a French composer, spent 50 years working on his "Jungle Book" compositions, inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book.

Composer Biography

Paul Dukas, a French composer, was very self-critical, once throwing half of his compositions into a fire because he no longer considered them good enough.

Performer Biography

Marc Albrecht, the conductor, is acclaimed for his interpretations of Wagner and Strauss, and for his commitment to contemporary music.

Composition History

Maurice Ravel originally composed his "Ma mère l'oye" (Mother Goose) as five piano pieces for Mimi and Jean Godebski, children of good friends, who were taking piano lessons.