Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé

Album by Maurice Ravel & Chœur de la Suisse Romande & Orchestre de la Suisse Romande & Ernest Ansermet

Daphnis et Chloé is a ballet by French composer Maurice Ravel, completed and premiered in 1912. The score employs a very large orchestra and chorus to produce rich, impressionistic textures, modal harmonies and luminous orchestration that exemplify Ravel's advances in orchestral colour and his contribution to early 20th-century ballet music.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Daphnis et Chloé, Part 1
  2. 2.
    Daphnis et Chloé, Part 2 (Beginning)
  3. 3.
    Daphnis et Chloé, Part 2 (Conclusion)
  4. 4.
    Daphnis et Chloé, Part 3

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