Ravel: Daphnis & Chloé/Franck: Psyché Suite

On this CD:

1. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra
Composed by Maurice Ravel
Performed by Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra
Conducted by Andre Cluytens

2. Psyché, symphonic poem for chorus & orchestra (also arr. for piano 4-hands), M. 47
Composed by Cesar Franck
Performed by Conservatory Concert Society Orchestra
Conducted by Andre Cluytens

Tracks:

Bolero
Alborada del gracioso
Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): Prelude
Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 1 Tableau: Andse du rouet et Scene
Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 2 Tableau: Pavane de la Belle du bois dormant
Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 3 Tableau: Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete
Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 4 Tableau: Petit Poucet
Ma Mere I'Oye (Complete Ballet): 5 Tableau: Laideronette, Imperatrice des pagodes
Une Barque sur l'ocean
Rapsodie espagnole: Prelude a la nuit - Malaguena - Habanera - Feria

Tracks:

La Valse
Pavane pour une infante defunte
Le tombeau de Couperin: Prelude
Le tombeau de Couperin: Forlane
Le tombeau de Couperin: Menuet
Le tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon
Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere - Assez lent
Valses nobles et sentimentales: Modere - Assez anime
Valses nobles et sentimentales: Presque lent - Azzez vif
Valses nobles et sentimentales: Moins vif - Epilogue
Menuet antique
Fanfare pour 'L'Eventail de Jeanne
Daphnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2): Lever du jour
Daphnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2): Pantomime
Dapnis et Chloe (Suite No. 2): Danse generale

Customer Reviews:

Simply wonderful!.......2007-01-09

If you are a music buff like myself ( and I do like all kinds of music ), than what's not to like about The Boléro, by Ravel? And I don't buy into that hog-wash of a story that Ravel wrote this piece in the beginning of dementia...gimmie a break and give that man credit where credit is due.....The Boléro is a master piece! Ok...my review: It was a pleasure to shop for this Cd on Amazon ( after a disappointing search in a main music store )I found what I was looking for, ordered it and anxiously waited it's delivery, which was only about 5 days. The Cd was delivered in tip-top shape and I have enjoyed repeated plays of The Boléro! ( if it were an LP, the grooves would have been worn down by now! ) Today...it's back to classic rock for me. I would surely order from Amazon again!

quiet time reorganization of the mind.......2007-01-05

Have listened to this over the years from a teen who couldn't understand why anyone would write something so slow and repetitive, to a young married who now understood a vehicle for passion in a world filled with disraction, to a person who hears the joy and passion and struggles of a composer and appreciates the pain as a growth process for humans. Tenderly,hot,good stuff.More please.

Sumptuous.......2007-01-04

To heck with arguments about Elvis, Chuck Berry, Bill Haley, etc. Ravel's Bolero was the first ever piece of rock music, so there. This version by Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony totally nails it, always been my favorite version. The trick is to not let things get over the top as the intensity heightens. Flawless readings of the Rapsodie Espagnole and La Valse to boot makes this an essential disc. This is all the evidence you need that Charles Dutoit is the greatest living Ravel interpreter.

You never have enough Ravel - just never........2006-01-15

This two disk set is one of those that you should add to your collection because it is wonderful music, sounds great, and is extremely affordable. Everyone knows and loves "Boléro". Commissioned by Ida Rubinstein as a ballet and premiered in 1928 was not a musical success. At another performance, led by Toscanini, Ravel complained that the tempo was too fast. Toscanini replied that it was the only way to save the work. But it soon became a mass success to Ravel's surprise and consternation. He felt they loved it for all the wrong reasons. The violinist Hélène Jourdan-Morhange relates this interesting story of one incident involving the work:

"Ravel was extremely surprised at the mass success of "Boléro" `They're going to turn it into another "Madelon", he said, rather crossly; and deep down he felt that the obsessive, musico-sexual element in the piece was probably behind its enormous popularity. But one old lady was proof against the contagion. Ravel's brother Edouard saw her, at the first performance, wedged tightly in her seat shouting above the applause `Rubbish! Rubbish!' Maurice, when informed by his brother, replied mysteriously: `That Old Lady got the message!'" from Ravel et nous 1945 page 166.

The other works on this disk are more substantive than the 15-minute crescendo and its constantly changing orchestral colors. The entire "Mother Goose" ballet - who doesn't love this? Although you usually here it performed as the suite. The "Rhapsodie Espagnol" is a favorite and delivers that wonderful Spanish flavor with a French sauce.

"Le tombeau de Couperin" and "Valses nobles et sentimentale" are orchestrations of major piano works (with some alterations in the tombeau) (there are other pieces on these disks that also began as piano works) that are probably more well known to the general public as orchestral works. However, they are very essential works in the pianist's repertoire, and I encourage you to get to know them in that form as well.

"La Valse" is really two things. There is a tribute to Johann Strauss. Ravel admitted that every composer wanted to write a very good waltz, but that it was very difficult. So, he wrote this symphonic waltz as a tribute. However, the second half is something else, is it not? There is decadence and a madness to it that seems like a nightmare to me. As if we are all trapped in this thing until everything falls apart with pain and loss into nothing. A fascinating piece.

There are other small and popular pieces on this disk that are all done well.

Recommended!

The Best of Ravel By Master Conductor And Orchestra.......2005-11-10

French-Canadian conductor Charles Dutoit and the Motneral Symphony Orchestra deliver what is the most musically satisfying collection of Ravel Bolero's French music. At a fine price, this is a fine jewel, with moments that sparkle and burn with a beautiful fire. The first track is of course the famous Bolero, with its hypnotic, singular theme that is expanded into a climatic crescendo which is overtly sexual, primal and sensuous. It was originally a ballet about a Spanish dancer (dancing the bolero of course) in a bawdy cafe. She is spurred on to dance even more erotically by the lusty men until we can assume the men can take no more. The Rhapsody Espagnole is an evocative portrait of Spain, with lyrical passages and tonal beauty. The Valse is another classic of French music of the early 20th century. Ravel's mother had died prior to the premiere. It is a slow, romantic waltz that escalates into a frenzied dance of death. In musical terms, there is nothing too different from La Valse and Bolero. They are both basically one motif that is repeated but changes in volume and pacing. The Pavane For A Dead Princess is my favorite work of his. It is possibly the most gorgeous funeral music one will ever hear. Far from being a melancholy piece, it is a stately, Renaissance-like work that pays homage to exoticism of the East and Romanticism of the West. The Dead Princess we assume is either Moorish or Spanish and the music is lilting and spiritual without ever reaching the heights of frustration or despair that Bolero or Valse take on. The Tomb of Couperin is also a funereal piece but its beauty lies in its imitation of Baroque music. Couperin was a Baroque composer of keyboard works. The music is aptly called neo-baroque or neoclassical since it was composed in the 20th century. This same style is embedded in Valses Nobles Et Sentimentales and Minuet Antique- all works that reflect the music of the Baroque and classical eras, an homage to Handel and Gluck. Daphne Et Cloe is perhaps his most ambitious work, as it expands on the Baroque classic and makes it more operatic and orchestrally grander. All fans of Ravel will want to own this recording. Dutoit knows this music down to a T and the orchestra captures nuance and subtlety in a variety of both light and dark textures. The music is brimming with life and the sound is crisp and beautifully remastered.

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Tracks:

Brandenbutg Concerto No.3 In G First Movement
Overture No.3 In D Second Movement
Violin Concerto In E First Movement
Prelude In C minor
Jesu Bleibet Meine Freude (Chorus From Cantata No.147)
Overture No.2 In B minor Minuet And Badinerie
Oboe Concerto In D minor Second Movement
Brandenburg Concerto No.4 In G Third Movement
Musical Offering - Fuga canonica
Easter Oratorio - Overture
Minuet In D minor
Kommst Du Nun, Jesu, Vom Himmel herunter(From Choral Prelude BWV 650
Brandenburg Concerto No.1 In F Second Movement
Art Of The Fugue - Contrapunctus 9
Concerto For Flute, Violin, Harpsichord And Strings. Triple Concerto - Third Movement
Overture No.4 In D - Réjouissance
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 1 in E: Spring
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 2 in G minor: Summer
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 3 in F: Autumn
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto No. 4 in F minor: Winter
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto for Flute, Strings & Basso Continuo in G minor, Op. 10, no.2
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Concerto Grosso in A minor, Op. 3, no. 8
Water Music - Alla Hornpipe
Xerxes - Ombra Mai Fu (Largo)
Messiah - And The Glory Of The Lord
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4 - Larghetto Affettuoso
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 4 Allegro
Water Music - Air
Messiah - For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Concerto Grosso In B flat, Op. 3, No. 2 - Largo
Salomon - Sinfonia, Act 3
The Choice Of Hercules - While For Thy Arms
Water Music - Allegro (Suite No. 1)
Suite No. 5 In E - Air With Variations
Jephtha - How Dark, O Lord
Organ Concerto In F, Op. 4, No. 5 Alla Siciliana - Presto
Mi Palpita Il Cor (Solo Cantata) S'un Di M'adora
Water Music - Andante Allegro Da Capo
Concerto for Trumpet & Orchestra in E-flat: First Movement
Symphony No. 94 in G: Surprise Symphony-second movement
Concerto for Violin No. 2 in D: Third Movement
Flute Trio No. 31 in G: Second Movement
Symphony No. 31 in D: Hornsignal-First Movement
String Quartet No. 17 in F, Op. 3, no. 5: Serenade Quartet-Second Movement
Sinfonia Concertante in B-flat for Violin, Cello, Oboe, Bassoon and Orchestra-Third Movement
Concerto for 2 Horns & Orchestra in E-flat: Second Movement
Symphony No. 88 in G: Fourth Movement
String Quartet No. 77 in C: Kaiser Quartet-Poco adagio cantabile
Notturno No. 1 in C: Second Movement
Symphony No. 98 in B: Londoner No. 4-Fourth Movement
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik - first movement
Piano Concerto in A - second movement
Flute Concerto in D - Rondeau
Serenade - Minuet
Violin Concerto - first movement
Symphony No. 40 in G minor - first movement
Clarinet Concerto - second movement
Turkish March
Divertimento - Minuet
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat - first movement
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67-First Movement
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2: Moonlight Sonata-First Movement
Overture
O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)
Ha, welch ein Augenblick (Pizarros's Aria)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Second Movement
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 61: Third Movement
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13: Pathétique-Second Movement
Sympony No. 6 in F, Op. 68: Pastorale-First Movement
Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80: Choral Fantasy - Finale
German Dance No. 1 In C
Impromptu Op. 90, No. 3 In G-Flat
Heidenroslein
Ave Maria
Der Lindenbaum
Quintet In A 'Trout Quintet' - Andante
Mass No. 6 In E-Flat - Kyrie
Die Schone Mullerin Des Mullers Blumen
German Dance No. 2 In G
Piano Sonata In B-Flat
Nachtgesang Im Walde
Winterreise - No. 15: Die Krahe
German Mass - Zum Sanctus (Heilit, Heilig Ist Der Herr)
Symphony No. 8 In B Minor 'Unfinished' - Second Movement
Waltz No. 1 in E-flat, Op. 18 Grande Valse brillante
Nocturne in E-flat, Op. 9, no. 2
Etude in G-flat, Op. 10, no. 5
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21-Second Movement
Mazurka in D minor, Op. 33, no. 2
Prelude in D-flat, Op. 28, no. 15 Raindrop
Etude in C, Op. 10, no. 1
Nocturne in D-flat, Op. 27, no. 2
Impromptu No. 4 in C-sharp minor, Op. 66 Fantasy Impromptu
Scherzo in B minor, Op. 20
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 35-Third Movement
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor - first movement 113.String Seranade - Waltz
Violin Concerto - second movement
The Sleeping Beauty - Waltz
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
Swan Lake - Waltz
Eugene Onegin - Polonaise
The Nutcracker - Waltz of the Flowers
Orchestral Suite No. 4 - Mozartiana - Third Movement
Swan Lake - Dance of the Swans
Symphony No. 6 in B minor - Pathétique - Third Movement
Hungarian Dance No.5
Lullaby
Symphony No.1 in C minor, Op. 68 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in E-flat, Op.117, no. 1
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, Op. 77 - Third Movement
Waltz, Op. 39, no. 15
Concert for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B-flat, Op. 83 - Second Movement
String Quintet in G, Op. 111 - Second Movement
Symphony No.4 in E minor, Op. 98 - Third Movement
Intermezzo in A minor, Op. 76, no. 7
Hungarian Dance No.1 in G minor
German Requiem Selig sind die Toten (Final Chorus)
Die Fledermaus - Overture
Kaiser Waltz, Op.437
Thunder And Lightning Polka, Op. 324
Roses From The South Waltz, Op. 388
AnnenPolka, Op. 117
Vienna Blood Waltz, Op. 354
Eljen A Magyar Polka, Op. 332
Wine, Women and Song Waltz, Op. 333
On The Beautiful Blue Danube Waltz, Op. 134
Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg - Overture
Tannhauser - Die Pilger sind's (Pilgims' Chorus)
Tannhauser - O du mein holder Abendstern (Wolfram's Aria)
Lohengrin - Act 3 Prelude and Bridal Chorus
The Flying Dutchman - Jo-ho-he Traft ihr das Schiff (Senta's Ballad)
The Flying Dutchman - Steuermann, lass die Wacht (Sailors' Chorus)
Die Walkure - Wintersturme wichen dem Wonnemond (Siegmund's Aria)
Die Walkure - Ride of the Valkyries
Siegfried Hoho! Hoho! Hohei! Schmiede mein Hammer (Siegfried's Forging Song)
Tristan und Isolde - Liebestod
Thus sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30 (excerpt)
Don Juan, Op. 20
Eine Alpensinfonie, Op. 64, I.Nacht
Don Quixote, Op.35, first movement: Introduction
Salome, Op. 54, Dance Of The Seven Veils
Der Rosenkavalier, Op. 59, Finale: Hab' mir's gelobt ihn lieb zu haben
Piano Concerto 2 In C minor, Op. 18 - First Movement
Vocalise, Op.34, No. 14
Prelude In G Sharp minor, Op. 32, No. 12
Piano Concerto No. 4 In G minor, Op. 40 - Third Movement
Symphony No. 2 In E minor, Op. 27 - Third Movement
Piano Concerto No. 1 In F sharp minor, Op. 1 - Second Movement
Rhapsody, Op. 43 On A Theme By Paganini
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
Liebestraum No.3 in A-flat
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat - third movement
Angelus
Mephisto Waltz No.1 (Dance in a Village Tavern)
Prelude and Fugue on B-A-C-H
Dante Symphony - Finale. - Purgatorio - Magnificat
Les Préludes
Boléro
Daphnis et Chloé first movement: Nocturne
Rhapsodie Espagnole
Shéhérazade - first movement: Asie
Ma Mère l'Oye - fourth movement: La Belle et la Bête
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet, and String Quartet
La Valse
Slavic Dance No. 1 in C, Op. 46, no.1
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 'From the New World' - second movement
Humoresque, Op. 101
Slavic Dance No. 8 in G minor, Op. 46, no. 8
Serenade for String Orchestra, Op. 22 - second movement
Romance for Violin and Orchestra In F minor, Op. 11
Symphony No. 7 in D minor - third movement
Melodie (Songs My Mother Taught Me)
Carneval Overture, Op. 92
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in B minor, Op. 104 - third movement
Symphony No.4 In A, Op. 90. Italian - First Movement
Frühlingslied In A, Op. 62, No. 6
Wedding March (From A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op.61)
Duetto In F, Op.30, No.6 (From Songs Without Words)
String Symphony No.9 In C. Schweitzer Symphony - Third Movement
Concerto For Violin, Piano And String Orchestra No. 1 In D minor - Second Movement
Symphony No.3 In A minor, Op.56 Scottish - Third Movement"
Notturno (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Rondo Capriccioso, Op.14
String Symphony No. 12 In G minor - First Movement
Venetian Gondola Song In F Sharp minor, Op.30, No.6
Scherzo (From A Midsumment Night's Dream, Op. 61)
Violin Concerto In E minor, Op.64 - Third Movement
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op. 46 - Morgenstimmung
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - I. Prelude. Allegro vivace
Holberg Suite, Op. 40 - IV. Air. Andante religioso
Arietta, Op. 12, no. 1
Homage March from Sigurd Jorsalfar, Op. 56
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Solveig's Song
Wedding Day at Troldhauen, Op. 65, no. 6
The Last Spring, Op. 34, no. 2
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 1, Op 46 - Anitra's Dance
Nordic Melody Op. 63
Notturno, Op. 54, no. 4
Elegie, Op. 47, no. 5
Peer Gynt - Suite No. 2, Op. 55 - Arabic Dance
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 - Allegro
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 97 - Rhenish - first movement
Traumerai (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)
Mondnacht (from Eichendorff-Liederkreis, Op. 39)
Aufschwung (from Fantasietucke, Op. 12)
Triolett, Op. 114, no. 2
Tanzlied (No. 1 from Duets, Op. 78)
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 - second movement
Frühlingsgruss
Abschied (from Waldszenen Op. 82)
Dichterliebe, Op. 48 - Im wunderschonen Monat Mai
Manfred Overture, Op. 115
Romance in F sharp, Op. 28, no. 2
Die Rose stand im Tau
Liebesgarten (from Four Duets, Op. 34)
Warum? (from Fantasiestucke, Op. 12)
Kennst du das Land, Op.79, no. 29 (from Lieder der Mignon, Op. 98a)
Von fremden Landern und Menschen (from Kinderszenen, Op. 15)

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Mill. Classical review.......2007-05-13

This is a great set of recordings for the money, the only problem was I've had to clean some of the CD's before they played correctly.

classical music for the unitiated.......2007-04-01

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Although I studied classical music at school, I had all but forgotten it until I bought this set. I heard several tracks I haven't heard for over 30 years, and I had been humming Brahms's 'Hungarian Dance no. 5' for years without ever knowing what it was and it was on the disc, so that was nice.

I found it to be a very good selection overall, but I felt too much had already been heard on TV, which of course is what lots of newcomers to classical music might appreciate. I managed to find about 2 hours of tracks that I wanted to keep, which works out quite expensive per disc, but I did find some wonderful music I had completely forgotten about, so it was worth it. All in all, it represents good value, and I have only knocked one star off as so much of it had been used in adverts.

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A very helpful collection.......2007-03-24

I define this set as an excellent way to find out who you like, and who you don't, among 20 of the important composers. It opens the door to purchasing more complete pieces by composers you do like, and can save a lot of time and money in the process.
To criticize the set for not containing more composers, or more than just snippets of those who are in the set, is missing the point: it is a helpful introduction to finding your way in the huge maze of classical music. It succeeds admirably in this.
Sound quality is uniformly very good on an audiophile system.
Highly recommended.

Excellent!.......2007-03-08

A great way to start a classical music collection. It's nice to have a full CD of each composer. It makes it easy to keep track of selections/composers I already have and what composers I still need to puchase to complete my collection.

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This is the one to beat!
Classic Recording of Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe Remains Unsurpassed
Munch is the best interpretor for Ravel!
One of the legendary Ravel recordings.
Great recording, but not for ipod

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe [Hybrid SACD]
Maurice Ravel , Bso , and Charles Munch
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ASIN: B0002TKFHW
Release Date: 2004-09-14

Tracks:

Invocation To The Nymphs
Entrance Of Daphnis And Chloe
Dance Of The Young Girls Around Daphnis
Dorcon's Advance To Chloe
Daphnis Reasserts His Love For Chloe/The Dorcon-Daphnis Dance Contest For A Kiss From Chloe
Dorcon's Grotesque Dance
The Gracious Dance Of Daphnis
The Triumph Of Daphnis And The Ecstatic Union With Chloe
Entrance Of The Temptress Lyceion And Dance Of Veils
The Invasion Of The Pirates And Daphnis's Unsuccessful Efforts To Save Chloe
Invocation To Pan By The Nymphs And The Prayer Of Daphnis
Interlude
The Orgiastic Dance Of The Pirates
Bryaxis Orders Chloe To Be Brought Forward And To Dance
Chloe's Dance Of Supplication
Creatures Of Pan Appear And Frighten The Pirates, Who Flee In Terror, Leaving Chloe Alone With A Shining Crown
Sunrise. Daphnis Prostrate At The Grotto Of The Nymphs
Daphnis And Chloe Are Reunited
Lammon Tells How Pan Saved Chloe In Memory Of His Love For The Nymph Syrinx. Daphnis And Chloe Act Out The Story
pan (Daphnis) Fashions A Flute From Some Reeds, On Which He Declares His Love For Syrinx (Chloe)
Abandoning Their Roles, The Lovers Embrace And Kneel At The Altar Of The Nymphs
Girls Dressed As Bacchantes Enter With Tambourines
Young Men Invade The Scene, And Joyous Tumult Prevails In Tribute To The Triumph Of The Lovers

Customer Reviews:

This is the one to beat!.......2007-04-02

awesome sound, even after 50 years. This is the recording that has yet to be beat.

Classic Recording of Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe Remains Unsurpassed.......2007-02-21

This classic recording should not be missed by any fan of Maurice Ravel's masterpiece, Daphnis et Chloe. A superb performance by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under conductor Charles Munch. Munch brings out more feeling, more romance, and more beauty out of Daphnis et Chloe - my favorite Ravel work - than any other conductor I have ever heard.

Munch is the best interpretor for Ravel!.......2005-09-05

Ravel is my favorite composer, and Charles Munch has to be my favorite conducter. This interpretation of Daphnis is outstanding, follows the score perfectly as Ravel would have wanted. I was amazed how clean this c.d. sounded, this was my first Living Stereo SACD in my collection along with Reiner's Bartok Concerto for orchestra and Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, along with Munch's Betthovan Symphonies and Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony. I love how the chorus blends in with the orchestra, but it didn't sound as though it was behind the stage according to the score. The wind machine at the end of Act 1 is amazing. I've listened to samples on other recordings of Daphnis and none can compare to Munch's. Munch's interpretation is full of emotion (especially in the lover's theme), which is required for performing Ravel's masterpiece. I'm happy that I'm finding great old recordings at great prices becuase I'm not impressed with today's orchestras.

One of the legendary Ravel recordings........2005-08-11

One of the all-time greatest Ravel discs now comes in even superior sound quality. Fifty years after date, Charles Munch's 1955 reading remains nothing less than ideal by its totally spontaneous drive, its unerring sense of colour and atmosphere, while the virtuosic playing of the Boston Symphony is quite simply outstanding. The beautifully balanced sound (always a great asset of these early RCA stereo recordings) is most impressively rendered by the DSD technology.

A true gem of the classical catalogue, a clear first-choice for Daphnis and Chloe - not to be missed by any serious collector.

Great recording, but not for ipod.......2005-06-04

I agree with others about the quality of the performance. But be forwarned that this hybrid CD DOES NOT PLAY ON ANY PC OR MAC. My wife and I share a music collection, I play music in my studio on my computer or ipod. But any computer which reads both CD and DVD format will be confused by this hybrid SACD. That spells the end of that technology, it seems to me. I got the slightly older version on regular CD. Sounds perhaps slightly 'thinner' on my HiFi than this version, but at least it plays on my Mac.

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Ravel: Greatest Hits

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ASIN: B000002A27
Release Date: 1994-08-09

Tracks:

Bolero
Pavane For A Dead Princess
Alborada Del Gracioso
Rapsodie espagnole: Feria
Le tombeau de Couperin: Rigaudon
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Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / La Valse - Berliner Philharmoniker / Pierre Boulez

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Demonstration class CD
Complete "Daphnis", And Completely Brilliant
a beautiful recording
Ravel's exotic, passionate, sensuous complete ballet score
Excellent, and a bit unnatural

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé / La Valse - Berliner Philharmoniker / Pierre Boulez

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Daphnis and Chloe in Full Score
Ravel: The Piano Concertos; Valses nobles et sentimentales

ASIN: B000001GPI
Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

Daphins Et Cloe: Premiere Partie - Introduction
Daphins Et Cloe: Premiere Partie - Religious Dance
Daphins Et Cloe: Premiere Partie - General Dance
Daphins Et Cloe: Premiere Partie - Dorcon's Grotesque Dance
Daphins Et Cloe: Premiere Partie - The Light And Graceful DAnce Of Daphnis
Daphins Et Cloe: Premiere Partie
Daphins Et Cloe: Premiere Partie
Daphins Et Cloe: Deuxieme Partie
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Daphins Et Cloe: Deuxieme Partie - Chloe's Dance Of Supplication
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Daphins Et Cloe: Troisieme Partie
Daphins Et Cloe: Troiseme Partie
La Valse: Mouvement De Valse Viennoise

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There may be sexier complete D&Cs on disc, but few are as well recorded, clearly balanced, expertly paced, and shaded with the suppleness that Boulez and the Berlin Philharmonic bring to this rendition of Ravel's sumptuous ballet. If that's not enough, Boulez's dazzling La Valse caps things off with a bang. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

Demonstration class CD.......2006-01-30

The French impressionist composer, Maurice Ravel, did enjoy writing for the medium of dance. His Spanish influenced works exemplify that. This CD includes two works written for the Ballet Russe: the complete ballet of Daphnis et Chloe and the single movement La Valse.

Daphnis and Chloe is a love story surrounded by Greek mythology. Set in three parts (totaling about 57 minutes), the first part deals with the meeting and courtship of the couple. Eventually, there is a dance-off between Chloe's two suitors, a vile peasant, and the charming Daphnis. A humorous episode shows the farmer dance and the crowd laughing him off the stage. In time, a band of pirates invade and capture Chloe, ending Part One. Part Two takes place at the pirate camp, where a rugged and rollicking dance introduces the pirates. Chloe is forced to dance for the pirate king; she pleads to be let go. After Daphnis prays to the God Pan, Pan and his creatures set upon the pirate camp and the couple reunite to begin Part Three. The last section retells the lengthy story of Pan and Syrinx, and all ends in jubilation. The music is Ravel at his most impressionistic, but also showing his vivid orchestral writing. There is such dramatic and Romantic sweep to the music; lush string and wind writing, exciting and varied dances, and creative themes and colors. Much of the music is also virtuosic, with exceptional writing for flute, oboe, clarinet, and bassoon. An air of mysticism is also added by including wordless chorus throughout the work, and a few exciting moments which include a wind-machine. The love story is amply told with Ravel's lush and vivid colors, as well as an interesting story line.

The ballet is coupled with La Valse, subtitled Poeme choreographique. It is a sort of nightmarish, grotesque Viennese Waltz. The beginning is filled with low tessitura sounds, and the music rises and falls until the end, when the waltz is thrown in your face. Much like other works of Ravel's impressionism, the colors are vivid, not fuzzy, and perhaps in this case, a bit expressionistic and dark. It is a great ride and a unique work.

Pierre Boulez is a consummate master of Claude Debussy interpretations, and it helps him in this disk. Boulez makes the ballet shimmer, always following very closely to the score, observing all of Ravel's tempo, dynamic, and articulation markings to a "T". The Berlin Philharmonic surprisingly tackles this French music with much gusto. They have a fullness and weight that is required from the music and gives the music a deep sheen. This is aided by DG's 4-dimension recording, giving the ensemble warmth and remarkable unity and ensemble. I do not suggest this CD as a starting point of experiencing Ravel; but it certainly has its high merits and great for any fan of Ravel. Beautiful and ravishing music. TT: 70:46

Complete "Daphnis", And Completely Brilliant.......2006-01-01

Having had such success in their interpretations of five of Maurice Ravel's best-loved pieces, including "Bolero", in 1993, conductor Pierre Boulez came back to lead Karajan's Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra the following year with this brilliant recording of the composer's so-called "choreographic poem" "Daphnis And Chloe."

But instead of breaking it up into the two suites as had long been custom to do, Boulez decided to do the whole thing unabridged in all its powerful and even sensual glory. The result is perhaps the single greatest complete recording of this massive 57 minute-long work, complete with Ravel's vivid orchestral colours, wind machine, and a wordless chorus (this one being the Berlin Radio Chorus). As in their previous Ravel sojourn, Boulez and the Berlin Philharmonic bring Ravel's musical vision to life with extreme brilliance. Their performance of "La Valse", Ravel's masterful 20th century tribute to the waltz form laid down by Vienna's Strauss dynasty, to conclude the recording is also top-notch.

Boulez is still considered something of a controversial conductor in some quarters despite having been associated with many of the world's greatest orchestras for decades now, but recordings like these also ensure that he is one of the best there is around, particularly with respect to the 20th century repertoire.

a beautiful recording.......2005-10-08

These are great works and the sound here is nearly perfect. The dynamics on this recording can be truly shocking so be careful when you turn it up to hear the quieter details!
I think this is a great version of these pieces and recommend it highly.

Ravel's exotic, passionate, sensuous complete ballet score.......2005-05-28

While there are numerous performances of the Suite 1 and Suite 2 extracted from Maurice Ravel's magnificently and passionately orchestral work 'Daphnis Et Chloé', there are far too few performances or recordings of this important ballet score. Scored for huge orchestra and large wordless chorus, the impact of hearing this work in a live performance is truly overwhelming, the sort of experience that still exhumes the old Victorian 'swoon' effect. Having just returned from the wonders of Disney Hall in Los Angeles where Esa-Pekka Salonen and the LA Phil with the Pacific Chorale performed the entire work in the finest, most intricately detailed yet wholly sensuous sound reverberating throughout the complete spectrum and ambience of that great hall this listener has ever experienced, the need for an encore brought this CD with Pierre Boulez and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus off the shelf and into the machine.

Boulez also works magic with this score, revealing the entire seemingly capricious rhythmic changes and dynamics spectrum like the master conductor he is. The orchestra is sensitive to his every thought and the addition of the choral color is kept in perfect balance with the orchestral fabric, treating the chorus as simply additional orchestral members just as Ravel wanted. It is a glorious recording.

The one reservation with this CD is the 'encore' of tacking 'La Valse' on at the end. As if the passion of the Daphnis Et Chloé weren't enough, this popular blockbuster by Ravel, gorgeous though it is, seems to take away from the climax of the ballet. It simply isn't necessary to include it on the disc and while it is brilliantly played, it detracts from the beauty of the ballet performance. Knowing when to stop is really important when programming music both in the hall and on CD. Grady Harp, May 05

Excellent, and a bit unnatural.......2005-04-01

I read somewhere that this was a "Daphnis and Chloe" for the 21st Century. And that certainly seems to be what the makers of this album were aiming for. The details and the sound are eerily clear, crisp, and, often shockingly, loud. It sounds as though each individual instrument had its own microphone for this recording. This gives the recording an unrealistic, nearly modern rock sound which may be making Ravel do cartwheels in his grave.

Still, this is my favorite piece of music, and I'm glad it was chosen for such an overblown treatment. I often think that this is a good way to get semi-fans of classical music (the ones who just like the big loud things) more interested in better music. Plus, it is a great performance overall, and the absurdly detailed sound has allowed me to hear previously hidden instrument's parts.

For something that MAY be truer to Ravel's vision (but, who knows for sure, eh?) listen to Charles Munch or, of course, Charles Dutoit.

As for La Valse, I think it's always a foolish idea when CD companies put a smaller work after a major one -- it spoils the effect. Still, it's a fine performance of a great piece (but, Charles Munch's version is still my favorite, and apparently the favorite of the other people who reviewed it, too).

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, etc / Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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magnificent
Inevitable
Essential
Landmark recording
A shimmering haze of sound

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, etc / Dutoit, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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ASIN: B00001IVOS
Release Date: 1999-09-14

Tracks:

Daphnis et Chloe: Daphnis et Chlo Introduction er Danse religieuse
Daphnis et Chloe: Sc - Danse grale
Daphnis et Chloe: Danse grotesque de Dorcon - Sc
Daphnis et Chloe: Danse lreed gracieuse de Daphnis
Daphnis et Chloe: Sc - Danse de Lycn - Sc (les pirates)
Daphnis et Chloe: Sc - Danse lente et mysteuse
Daphnis et Chloe: Introduction
Daphnis et Chloe: Danse guerri
Daphnis et Chloe: Sc - Danse suppliante de Chlo
Daphnis et Chloe: Lever du jour - Sc
Daphnis et Chloe: Daphnis et Chloiment l'aventure de Pan et de Syrinx
Daphnis et Chloe: Danse grale
Pavane pur une infante dnte
La Valse

Customer Reviews:

magnificent.......2007-03-05

This is one of the most beautiful recordings ever made. Daphnis and Chloe is one of Ravel's greatest orchestral pieces (and his longest overall), and Charles Dutoit gives it the treatment it deserves. There is a quality in the music that even Monteux and Munch cannot replicate - maybe it's the brilliant 1980 Decca sound, but who knows. The best word to describe it is "heavenly". The strings in Lever du Jour are incomparable. Dutoit certainly knows how to get the best out of an orchestra, and it's no accident that he stayed with the Montreal Symphony for 25 years.

The two shorter pieces are quite good as well, especially the Pavane pour une infante defunte.

In my humble opinion, the news that Dutoit is coming to Philadelphia in 2008 is simply fantastic - he says he will conduct a Ravel cycle, and I would not miss Daphnis and Chloe for the world.

Inevitable.......2006-06-23

Before I even listened to this remarkable moment in recording history, I pretty much knew what to expect. Which is not a bad thing.

Mr. Dutoit, who is without question one of the greatest men to ever grasp the baton, pours his usual magic, color, flair, excitement, passion, and energy. He is truly unbeatable in french music. Oh yea, he's also French himself.

I witnessed his magic for the first time at his annual expedition with the Philadelphia up in Saratoga in the summer. The most memorable? - La Mer, Bolero, Daphnis and Chloe.

Here on this disc, is literally perfection, unless something's wrong with your sick head. Everything, from the playing is amazing. The brass is very brilliant, but very precise and clean. Which is ideal for this kind of piece. And the colors that Dutoit gets out of the Montreal is stunning: it changes from transparent, to dark, light, ghostly, bright, vague, lurching, palpable..

Simply put, this famous incident is pure musical magic slapped on a disc, played by one of the greatest orchestras and one of the greatest conductors to ever touch this piece. The chorus is equally powerful and joyous.

Very sweet.

Essential.......2003-06-17

I typically enjoy film music, but I also enjoy classical that has the same grand orchestral scale. This recording of Daphnis et Chloe hits the mark. If you like the work of Bernstein, Karajan, or Slatkin, then Dutoit's work will more than satisfy. Several sources I referenced regarded this as "The" recording of Ravel's beautiful ballet.

Landmark recording.......2003-05-24

As another reviewer mentioned, this 1980 recording was a landmark digital recording of a major orchestral work. But more than that, it was and still is an amazing interpretation of this often shortened and over performed work. Yes, Charles Munch and Pierre Monteux were masters of interpreting Ravel's work, but Dutoit and his forces took great advantage of the digital recording technology of the time, and brought out the diaphanous and intricate orchestration that is in the score. The playing is impeccable, and the rousing Pirate Dance is thrilling. Along with the other Ravel recordings that the Montreal Symphony did at that time (including the 2 piano concertos), any lover of Impressionistic music and Ravel should have these recordings.

A shimmering haze of sound.......2002-04-26

This "Daphnis," now an unbelievable 20 years old, was a landmark recording in the short history of compact discs, and still holds its own among many fine versions available. The magic appears in the opening bars and never stops throughout this ravishingly beautiful disc. The score's intricacy and colors are exactly suited to Dutoit's strengths, as well as those of the glittering Orchestre Symphonique de Montreal. The end of the ballet also showcases the outstanding Montreal chorus, surging forward with power and precision.

The "Pavane" and "La Valse" are equally impressive, the latter building to a shatteringly satisfying conclusion. To my ears, Dutoit and Montreal are virtually unsurpassed in this repertoire, notwithstanding outstanding versions over the years by Andre Cluytens, Charles Munch, Claudio Abbado and others.

A technical note: Decca has improved on the original issue of "Daphnis" by helpfully dividing the piece into twelve tracks. (The original CD was, amazingly, a single track.)

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe/Pavanne For A Dead Princess

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Very nice quality
Deceptively Sinful

Maurice Ravel: Daphnis & Chloe/Pavanne For A Dead Princess

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ASIN: B000003CZR
Release Date: 1993-11-16

Tracks:

Scene 1
Scene 2
Scene 3
Pavane Pour Une Infante Dnte

Customer Reviews:

Very nice quality.......2002-11-20

My high-end system (Denon, Martin-Logan) is unforgiving. This CD sounds great.

Deceptively Sinful.......2001-10-15

Ravel's Daphnis & Chloe is a masterpiece of orchestration. It is pure magic as it builds from etherial nothings layering in the choir and then bursting into orgiastic splendor in the opening minutes. The Atlanta Symphony & Chorus are perfectly matched and recorded with incredible depth. The sound feels intensly lush and lost in its meandering score. The dynamics on this disc will bowl you over. A great Ravel disc if you want a clean departure from Bolero.

Decca Recordings, 1965-1972 (Limited Edition)

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Stokowski in Phase 4 land, Vol. 1
Stupendous Stokowski

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Release Date: 2003-11-25

Customer Reviews:

Stokowski in Phase 4 land, Vol. 1.......2006-09-22

Decca has pulled a lot of Stokowski's gaudy Phase 4 recordings off the market so that they can reappear in this box set, but the company had already licensed many out to another label, Cala, that specializes in all things Stokowski. So if you pick and choose, you can buy your favorites recordings individually with a little effort. Of the two volumes in the Original Masters series, this one is the more interesting musically.

For one thing, it features two of the conductor's great strengths: his incomparable Bach transcriptions (no one else performs them with the same total commitment) and his Debussy and Ravel. Admittedly, this La Mer and Daphnis and Chloes have been multi-miked within an inch of their lives, and neither represents Stokowski as wonderuflly as his EMI Debussy collection, but if you love the old magician, you'll love these readings.

Aslo very appealing are the Enigma Variations, which Stokowski recorded only once, and the Franck D minor Sym., though don't expect world-class execution in either case. Stokowski championed early Messiaen in l'Ascension, and here is his last version, along with a swooning and seductive Scriabin Poeme d'Extase.

You have to adore recorded excess to swallow this Symphonie fantastique and Firebird, both gorgeous in a kind of Las Vegas neon billboard sort of way. But for geneations of listeners, that's what Stokowski is all about. What he's not about, sadly, is the wretchedly eccentric and nearly unlistenable Tchaikovsky Fifth Sym., the only performance in this whole set that made me hold my nose.

In all, thee are enough goodie here to justify buying the whole box, unless you want to pick and choose, in which case turn to Cala's excellent reissues.

Stupendous Stokowski.......2004-03-30

This five disc box set featuring the Decca Recordings (1965-72) of conductor Leopold Stokowski is among the latest batch of releases in the limited edition "Original Masters" series. While parts of this particular collection have been available on CD in the past (in the old "Phase 4" and "Weekend Classics" series), some of this material is being made available for the first time internationally. Those performances include Franck's Symphony (Hilversium RPO, 1970), Elgar's Enigma Variations (Czech PO, 1972), Ravel's "Fanfare" (Hilversium, 1970) and Messiaen's "L'Ascension" (London SO, 1970). Other highlights include an entire disc (CD1) of Stokowski's Transcriptions, and a delightful reading of Berlioz's "Symphonie Fantastique" with the New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1968. In all, another great set in the "Original Masters" series.

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Salon music at its best.

Complete Orchestral Works
Ravel , London Symphony Orchestra , and Claudio Abbado
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Release Date: 2002-06-11

Customer Reviews:

Salon music at its best........2004-07-28

What a perfect match! Ravel, a composer who can produce nothing serious but salon music, Abbado, a conductor who almost brought the once venerable Berliner Philharmoniker to a salon band, and the LSO, though still performing respectable works, a regular feature in salon music production.

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