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Daphnis & Chloe / Meditation on Orpheus
Artist:
Gerard Schwarz
Format: CD
New: Available $19.99
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Formats and Editions
1. Daphnis Et Chloe: Part I
2. Daphnis Et Chloe: Part II
3. Daphnis Et Chloe: Part III
4. Meditation On Orpheus, Op. 155
More Info:
Sergey Dyagilev commissioned Ravel to write music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloe with choreography by Michel Fokine: Daphnis was danced by Nijinsky. This 'choreographic symphony', in Ravel's words, is a pastoral romance that drew from the composer a succession of beguiling scenes paying tribute as much to the France of the late eighteenth century as to any Greek setting. The score is masterly, ranging from the luminous to a Bacchanale, in a musical fresco of unrivalled beauty. Alan Hovhaness's Meditation on Orpheus evokes the mystery and charged energy of ancient Greece.
