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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé [Special Edition] – LSO Live

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé [Special Edition]

  • Catalogue Number LSO0696
    UPC 822231169628

    James Mallinson producer
    Jonathan Stokes and Neil Hutchinson for Classic Sound Ltd balance engineers

    Recorded September - December 2009, Barbican, London
    DSD (Direct Stream Digital) recording

    Formats

    SACD Hybrid
    Audio - 2.0 stereo + 5.0 surround mixes
    Total playing time 78m 36s

    DVD
    Region 0, PAL [Please note, PAL may not be compatible in all territories]
    Aspect ratio: 16:9
    Total playing time 17m

    Two discs in jewel case with 20pp booklet
    Notes and synopsis in English / en français / auf Deutsch

  • Fono Forum’s Disc of the Month
    *****

    '[Daphnis and Chloe] is in the orchestra's blood. Valery Gergiev's combination of attention to detail and grasp of long-term architecture allied to a splendid surround sound recording make this a very enticing prospect. The strings sweep and swoon magnificently, the numerous woodwind solos are rarely less than sublime, while the brass manage both statuesque mobility in the panoramic vistas, and bracing punch in the general dances, ably supported by crackling percussion.'
    BBC Music Magazine

    'Gergiev generates a frisson in everything he conducts ... This Daphnis with the London Symphony Orchestra has everything one could want – atmosphere, languor, superb wind playing. Gergiev generates more high-voltage drama than rival versions.'
    Financial Times

    'Gergiev certainly adds to his laurels with a fantastic conducting job here - bringing out the colour and dynamics while highlighting every small detail. With his control of the orchestra he makes every bar a real event.'
    Audiophile Audition

    'The most striking thing about these fine performances is their seductive combination of tonal warmth and sparkling virtuoso finesse ... Gergiev conjures up an intoxicatingly languorous soundworld.'
    Classic FM Magazine

    ‘There is mystery and wonder in almost every bar ... This release is a triumph for Gergiev and the incomparable London Symphony. Bravo!’
    American Record Guide

    'Those like me who enjoyed this conductor's Romeo & Juliet will not be disappointed with this new recording ... the orchestral detail is impressive throughout ... highly recommended.'
    Fanfare

£9.99

Valery Gergiev
London Symphony Orchestra


2011 saw the release of Ravel Daphnis et Chloé, Pavane pour une infante défunte & Boléro on SACD Hybrid. Now, available for the first time internationally, LSO Live present a special bonus edition with the addition of a DVD, containing video concert footage of Valery Gergiev conducting Boléro.

Ravel was commissioned by Serge Diaghilev in 1909 to write the music for Daphnis et Chloé. Although he subsequently prepared orchestral suites of the score, the complete work is a magnificent orchestral showpiece in its own right. Ravel described it as a symphonie choréographique although it is essentially an extended tone poem. Luscious orchestral colours run throughout the work, portraying the passion of the two protagonists for each other. 

By contrast, Pavane pour une infante défunte, composed whilst Ravel was still a student of Gabriel Fauré, harks back to the simplicity of the eighteenth-century music of Rameau. 

Boléro, available in this package on DVD as well as on SACD Hybrid, is one of his final works, and is a fiery showpiece, highlighting the Spanish influences and passion that pervade so many of his works.

[Please note, PAL DVD may not be playable in all territories]


Composer   Prokofiev
Conductor   Valery Gergiev
Performers   London Symphony Orchestra

Track list
Disc 1
1. Daphnis et Chloé: I. Introduction et Danse Religieuse
2. Daphnis et Chloé: II. Les Jeunes Filles Attirent Daphnis
3. Daphnis et Chloé: III. Danse Grotesque de Dorcon
4. Daphnis et Chloé: IV. Danse Légère et Gracieuse de Daphnis
5. Daphnis et Chloé: V. Une Lumière Irréelle Enveloppe le Paysage
6. Daphnis et Chloé: VI. Daphnis Se Prosterne Suppliant - Voix, Très Lointaines
7. Daphnis et Chloé: VII. Danse Suppliante de Chloé
8. Daphnis et Chloé: VIII. Lever Du Jour
9. Daphnis et Chloé: IX. Chloé Réapparaît
10. Daphnis et Chloé: X. Animé - Danse Générale - Danse Finale (Bacchanale)
11. Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte
12. Boléro

Disc 2 [DVD]
1. Boléro


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