Album US 2001 on EMI Classics label
Classical
City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus (Chorus Master: Simon Halsey) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Simon Rattle Recorded XII.1990, Butterworth Hall, University of Warwick
Maurice Ravel p, 1875-1937 FR album by | |
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus , chorus, album by | |
City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra , GB album by | |
Sir Simon Rattle , *1955 GB conductor, album by | |
Kevin Gowland flute | |
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra orchestra |
Simon Halsey chorus master |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Introduction - Sacred Dance | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 8:21 | |
2 | The Young Girls Attract Daphnis's Attention And Surround Him With Their Dancing - General Dance | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 3:15 | |
3 | Grotesque Dance (Dorcon) | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 1:45 | |
4 | Light And Graceful Dance (Daphnis) | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 2:57 | |
5 | All Invite Daphnis To Receive The Prize - Lyceion's Dance | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 3:29 | |
6 | The Clash Of Arms Is Heard, Warlike Cries Draw Nearer... Women Cross The Stage, Pursued By Pirates... Mad With Despair, Daphnis Curses The Gods Who Have Failed To Protect The Young Girl Chloe, And Falls Fainting At The Entrance To The Grotto. | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 1:45 | |
7 | A Strange Light Envelops The Countryside... Slow, Mysterious Dance... The Three Nymphs Invoke The God Pan... Daphnis Bows Down In Supplication. The Light Grows Dim. | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 5:29 | |
8 | Interlude. The Pirate Camp | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 6:19 | |
9 | Bryaxis Calls For The Captured Girl To Be Brought Forward. Chloe, Her Hadns Tied Is Dragged In By Two Pirates. Chloe Dances Beseechingly. | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 4:02 | |
10 | Bryaxis Tries To Bear Her Away... But The Pirate Chief Carries Her Off In Triumph... Suddenly The Air Seems Charged With Strange Forces... The Earth Opens Up... The Fearsome Shadow Of Pan Is Silhouetted Against The Mountains. They All Flee In Panic. | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 2:42 | |
11 | Daybreak | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 5:25 | |
12 | The Old Shepherd Lammon Explains That, If Pan Has Saved Chloe, It Is In Memory Of The Nymph Syrinx, Once Beloved Of The God. Their Story Is Mimed By Daphnis And Chloe. | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 6:51 | |
13 | Before The Altar Of The Nymphs He Swears Eternal Fidelity Over Two Ewes... Enter A Group Of Girls Dressed As Bachantes... Daphnis And Chloe Embrace Tenderly... Tumultuous Joy - General Dance | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 5:05 | |
14 | Boléro | Maurice Ravel / City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus & City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle | 16:15 |