Laurent Petitgirard and Sonia Petrovna aimed to create a backdrop of music and dance for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's text, allowing the audience to be carried away by its poetic grace.
Recording & Production
The Hungarian Symphony Orchestra Budapest, whose origins date back to 1907, is one of the few orchestras that regularly records music for CD and film.
Performer Biography
Sonia Petrovna, who conceived and staged the ballet, began her career as a dancer at the Paris Opera School and later became an actress in film and television.
Composition History
Laurent Petitgirard's ballet suite, 'The Little Prince', was originally composed for Sonia Petrovna's stage production at the Avignon Opera House.
Compositional Technique
Most of the choir writing in 'The Little Prince' is onomatopoeic, but some key phrases from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's original book are also included.
Performer Biography
The Honvéd Male Choir, founded in Budapest in 1949, is known for combining the power of Slavonic choirs with the emotional sensitivity of Central European choral culture.
Compositional Technique
The suite for 'The Little Prince' uses a mixed choir in opposition to a percussion section, with a harp and clarinet duo linking these elements.
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