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Ravel's Daphnis et Chloe

Friday 24 June 2011, 7pm
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC National Chorus of Wales
Recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast on 27 June 2011.
Conductor - Thierry Fischer, Violin - Olivier Charlier

St David's Hall, The Hayes, Cardiff
part of the 2010/11 St David's Hall series

From the spectacular dawn opening through to its wild and abandoned closing pages, there are few pieces to match Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé for sheer beauty of sensual orchestral sound. Written for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, Ravel created an Arcadian dreamworld, populated by nymphs and shepards and the story of Daphnis, Chloé and the god, Pan. This all-French programme, conducted by Thierry Fischer, includes the choral version of Fauré's Pavane and Henri Dutilleux's L'arbre des songes in celebration of the composer's 95th birthday.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/events/254