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Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch - Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (1993)

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch - Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (1993)
  • Title: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (1993)
  • Year Of Release: 1993
  • Label: RCA Red Seal
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,scans)
  • Total Time: 54:27
  • Total Size: 288 Mb
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Tracklist:

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Scene 1
1. Invocation To The Nymphs 6:25
2. Entrance Of Daphnis And Chloé 0:49
3. Dance Of The Young Girls Around Daphnis 0:59
4. Dorcon's Advance To Chloé 2:12
5. Daphnis Reasserts His Love For Chloé / The Dorcon-Daphnis Dance Contest For A Kiss From Chloé 0:32
6. Dorcon's Grotesque Dance 1:37
7. The Gracious Dance Of Daphnis 2:31
8. The Triumph Of Daphnis And The Ecstatic Union With Chloé 0:57
9. Entrance Of The Temptress Lyceion And Dance Of Veils 2:00
10. The Invasion Of The Pirates And Daphnis's Unsuccessful Efforts To Save Chloé 1:41
11. Invocation To Pan By The Nymphs And The Prayer Of Daphnis 5:03
Scene 2
12. Interlude 3:14
13. The Orgiastic Dance Of The Pirates 3:59
14. Bryaxis Orders Chloé To Be Brought Forward And To Dance 0:29
15. Chloé's Dance Of Supplication 4:15
16. Creatures Of Pan Appear And Frighten The Pirates, Who Flee In Terror, Leaving Chloé Alone With A Shining Crown 1:11
Scene 3
17. Sunrise. Daphnis Prostrate At The Grotto Of The Nymphs 3:47
18. Daphnis And Chloé Are Reunited 1:49
19. Lammon Tells How Pan Saved Chloé In Memory Of His Love For The Nymph Syrinx. Daphnis And Chloé Act Out The Story 2:02
20. Pan (Daphnis) Fashions A Flute From Some Reeds, On Which He Declares His Love For Syrinx (Chloé) 2:27
21. Abandoning Their Roles, The Lovers Embrace And Kneel At The Altar Of The Nymphs 2:06
22. Girls Dressed As Bacchantes Enter With Tambourines 0:13
23. Young Men Invade The Scene, And Joyous Tumult Prevails In Tribute To The Triumph Of The Lovers 3:57

Performers:
New England Conservatory Chorus and Alumni Chorus
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch - conductor

I may be alone in preferring Charles Munch's later recording of Daphnis, from the 1960s, to this classic 1955 version. The remake (last available on Japanese RCA) has even better playing, as well as more modern sound--not that this disc is all that much inferior. In fact, it's still a terrific feat of audio engineering, and Munch's interpretation is just as powerful and committed (and perhaps a bit swifter in the Bacchanal) as it would be later. Given the unavailability of his second effort, you certainly can purchase this with total confidence, and the two-channel SACD brings a touch more vividness to what already was a very fine remastering job. Let's face it: Munch was well nigh unbeatable in this music, and there's no point in quibbling over tiny details. If you don't have this, then by all means don't hesitate. If you do own it, I don't think this latest remastering offers enough obvious differences to warrant trading in the previous release. -- David Hurwitz


Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch - Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (1993)




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