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Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe

5/21/2007, 11 Tracks, 59:14

Featuring

  • Laurent Petitgirard
  • Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine
  • Chœur de l'Opéra National De Bordeaux
  • Maurice Ravel

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Performer Biography

Laurent Petitgirard, the conductor, combines a career as a composer of symphonic and film music with conducting, appearing internationally with many orchestras.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Daphnis et Chloé is Ravel's longest work, lasting almost an hour, and features lush harmonies and intricate orchestration characteristic of the impressionist movement.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Daphnis et Chloé was commissioned by Sergey Dyagilev, a famous ballet impresario, for his Paris-based troupe, the Ballets Russes.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé is based on a Greco-Roman pastoral romance by Longus, a second-century A.D. writer, and was conceived by Russian choreographer Michel Fokine.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Ravel described Daphnis et Chloé as a 'vast musical fresco' that was 'faithful to the Greece of my dreams', reflecting his artistic vision for the work.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Maurice Ravel, the composer, repeatedly failed to win the prestigious Prix de Rome, even after becoming an established composer, which led to a scandal and changes at the Conservatoire.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording of Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé was made in Franklin Hall, Bordeaux, France, from January 3rd to 5th, 2006.

Source: Booklet

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