MakarovaFan Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 Is there a CD of the complete Daphnis & Chloe available and, if so, how would you rate the recording? Thank you! Link to comment
PhiladelphiaOrchestra Posted April 5, 2008 Share Posted April 5, 2008 There were two, and I am not sure if they are still available, although you might try AMAZON. One was conducted by Andre Previn and the other by Pierre Monteux. I asked some of my fellow musicians and they did not know of any other recording. If you are new to DAPHNIS AND CHLOE, it might be best to start with a DAPHNIS AND CHLOE suite. I am not fond of this music; others are. I will leave it to you to decide for yourself. Link to comment
phenby Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 At least 36 commercial recordings of the complete Daphnis et Chloé have appeared in the last 55 years. All but 2 have been issued on Compact Disc. Antal Dorati & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra [lp only] mono Ernest Ansermet & l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (1st recording) mono Désiré-Emil Inghelbrecht & l'Orchestre du Théâtre des Champs-Elysées mono Charles Munch & Boston Symphony Orchestra (1st recording) Pierre Monteux & London Symphony Manuel Rosenthal & l'Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Charles Munch & Boston Symphony Orchestra (2nd recording) Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic André Cluytens & l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Ernest Ansermet & l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (2nd recording) Pierre Monteux & Concertgebouw Orchestra Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos & New Philharmonia Orchestra [lp only] Lorin Maazel & Cleveland Orchestra Seiji Ozawa & Boston Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit & Montreal Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez & New York Philharmonic Jean Martinon & l'Orchestre de Paris Eduardo Mata & Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gennady Rozhdestvensky & Moscow Radio Symphony André Previn & London Symphomy Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado & London Symphony Bernard Haitink & Boston Symphony Eliahu Inbal & l'Orchestre National de France Yan Pascal Tortelier & Ulser Orchester Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez & Berliner Philharmoniker Yoël Levi & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Ricardo Chailly & Concertgebouw Orchestra Kent Nagano & London Symphony Michael Gielen & SWR Symphony Orchestra Michael Schønwandt & Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester Myung-Whun Chung & l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France Laurent Petitgirard & l'Orchestre-National Bordeaux Aquitaine Two further pendants: Ravel himself prepared the requisite piano score of Daphnis to be used for rehearsals. This has been recorded complete by the pianist Clair-Marie Le Guay. A version of Daphnis rearranged for synthesizer (!) has been recorded by the artist Tomita. As for recommendations. I don't know the Levi, Gielen, Schønwandt, and Tomita performances. For the remainder I would stay away from Bernstein, Rozhdestvensky, and Schwarz. The others I would rate from good to excellent. Monteux is a frequent recommendation: he premiered the work with the Diaghilev Ballets Russes and knew its measure better than any, but his two recordings, though good, are sonically dated. For a new listener I would go with two of the more recent: Chung on DGG or Petitgirard on Naxos if you're on a tighter budget. The difference in sound makes an appreciable difference. PHENBY Link to comment
MakarovaFan Posted April 9, 2008 Author Share Posted April 9, 2008 Thank you, Phenby, for this information. I'm looking for a performance of the complete D&C that is lush, opulent and with a virtuosic orchestra. Which recording would you suggest that has all these qualities? Last Fall I heard Levine and the Boston Symphony perform this piece at Carnegie Hall and it was so stunningly beautiful that it still rings in my ears. Thank you! At least 36 commercial recordings of the complete Daphnis et Chloé have appeared in the last 55 years. All but 2 have been issued on Compact Disc.Antal Dorati & Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra [lp only] mono Ernest Ansermet & l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (1st recording) mono Désiré-Emil Inghelbrecht & l'Orchestre du Théâtre des Champs-Elysées mono Charles Munch & Boston Symphony Orchestra (1st recording) Pierre Monteux & London Symphony Manuel Rosenthal & l'Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris Charles Munch & Boston Symphony Orchestra (2nd recording) Leonard Bernstein & New York Philharmonic André Cluytens & l'Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire Ernest Ansermet & l'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (2nd recording) Pierre Monteux & Concertgebouw Orchestra Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos & New Philharmonia Orchestra [lp only] Lorin Maazel & Cleveland Orchestra Seiji Ozawa & Boston Symphony Orchestra Charles Dutoit & Montreal Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez & New York Philharmonic Jean Martinon & l'Orchestre de Paris Eduardo Mata & Dallas Symphony Orchestra Gennady Rozhdestvensky & Moscow Radio Symphony André Previn & London Symphomy Simon Rattle & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Claudio Abbado & London Symphony Bernard Haitink & Boston Symphony Eliahu Inbal & l'Orchestre National de France Yan Pascal Tortelier & Ulser Orchester Gerard Schwarz & Seattle Symphony Orchestra Pierre Boulez & Berliner Philharmoniker Yoël Levi & Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Ricardo Chailly & Concertgebouw Orchestra Kent Nagano & London Symphony Michael Gielen & SWR Symphony Orchestra Michael Schønwandt & Berliner Sinfonie-Orchester Myung-Whun Chung & l'Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France Laurent Petitgirard & l'Orchestre-National Bordeaux Aquitaine Two further pendants: Ravel himself prepared the requisite piano score of Daphnis to be used for rehearsals. This has been recorded complete by the pianist Clair-Marie Le Guay. A version of Daphnis rearranged for synthesizer (!) has been recorded by the artist Tomita. As for recommendations. I don't know the Levi, Gielen, Schønwandt, and Tomita performances. For the remainder I would stay away from Bernstein, Rozhdestvensky, and Schwarz. The others I would rate from good to excellent. Monteux is a frequent recommendation: he premiered the work with the Diaghilev Ballets Russes and knew its measure better than any, but his two recordings, though good, are sonically dated. For a new listener I would go with two of the more recent: Chung on DGG or Petitgirard on Naxos if you're on a tighter budget. The difference in sound makes an appreciable difference. PHENBY Link to comment
phenby Posted April 9, 2008 Share Posted April 9, 2008 The Chung recording on DGG label. Link to comment
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