Ravel / Shokhakimov, Aziz / Orchestre Philharmoniqu – Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloe [CD]

Description

The spectacular score for Daphnis et Chlo is Ravel’s most ambitiously scaled work. First performed in 1912 and designated a ‘symphonie chorgraphique’, it runs for about an hour and calls for a large orchestra (including miniature bronze cymbals, castanets and a wind machine) and a wordless chorus as it portrays the adventures of a pair of young pastoral lovers in ancient Greece. When the Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, conducted by Aziz Shokakhimov, performed Daphnis et Chlo in concert in 2024, Rsonances Lyriques admired “a euphoric soundscape”, citing the “opalescent timbres… captivating unity and legato in the upper strings; controlled, noble amplitude in the lower strings; impeccable, often seemingly weightless woodwind; brass that was not so much keen-edged as embracing; multicoloured percussion… and harps that were both intense and aristocratic.”

Tracklist:

1. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Introduction
2. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Danse religieuse
3. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Danse gnrale
4. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Danse grotesque de Dorcon
5. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Danse lgre et gracieuse de Daphnis
6. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Devant le groupe radieux que forment Daphnis et Chlo enlacs
7. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Danse de Lycion
8. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Les pirates
9. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Une lumire irrelle enveloppe le paysage
10. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Danse lente et mystrieuse des Nymphes
11. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 1: Interlude
12. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 2: Danse guerrire
13. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 2: Danse suppliante de Chlo
14. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 2: Soudain l’atmosphre semble charge d’lments insolites
15. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 3: Lever du jour
16. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 3: Daphnis et Chlo miment l’aventure de Pan et de Syrinx
17. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 3: Chlo figure par sa danse les accents de la flte
18. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 3: Chlo tombe dans les bras de Daphnis
19. Daphnis et Chlo, M. 57, Pt. 3: Danse gnrale

UPC: 5021732628237
Label: Erato
Release Date: 7.18.25
Format: CD