In turn-of-the-century Paris, Ravel composed a ballet about ancient Greece for a Russian dance company. The result was music of fluid, diaphanous beauty, a languid drama of danger and desire. Confronting its strange, modern rhythms, the dancers are said to have chanted the name of Ballet Russes impresario ‘Ser-gei Dia-ghi-lev’ to stay on beat.

On this digital EP, Rattle lavishes care and attention on every note of Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No 2, which the composer described as a symphonie choreographique.

Composer Maurice Ravel
Conductor Sir Simon Rattle
Performers London Symphony Orchestra

Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

1. Lever du jour
2. Pantomime
3. Danse générale

Release Date 29 September 2023
LSO5114-D | 0822231511465Producer Nicholas Parker

Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded 13 January 2016, Barbican, London

ALAC - 24bit 96kHz - Compatible with Apple devices (MacOS and iOS)
FLAC - 24bit 96kHz - Compatible with Windows and Android devices
MP3 - 320kbps - Universal compatibility