Track Listing

1. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Invocation to the nymphs
2. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Entrance of Daphnis and Chloé
3. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Dance of the young girls around Daphnis
4. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Dorcon's advance to Chloé
5. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Daphnis reasserts his love for Chloé; The Dorcon-Daphnis dance contest for a kiss fr
6. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Dorcon's grotesque dance
7. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. The gracious dance of Daphnis
8. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. The triumph of Daphnis and the ecstatic union with Chloé
9. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Entrance of the temptress Lyceion and dance of veils
10. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. The invasion of the pirates and Daphnis's unsuccessful efforts to save Chloé
11. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 1. Invocation to Pan by the nymphs and the prayer of Daphnis
12. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 2. Interlude
13. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 2. The orgiastic dance of the pirates
14. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 2. Bryaxis orders Chloé to be brought forward and to dance
15. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 2. Chloé's dance of supplication
16. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 2. Creatures of Pan appear and frighten the pirates, who flee in terror, leaving Chloé
17. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 3. Sunrise. Daphnis prostrate at the grotto of the nymphs
18. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 3. Daphnis and Chloé are reunited
19. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 3. Lammon tells how Pan saved Chloé in memory of his love for the nymph Syrinx. Daphnis
20. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 3. Pan (Daphnis) fashions a flute from some reeds, on which he declares his love for Sy
21. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 3. Abandoning their roles, the lovers embrace and kneel at the altar of the nymphs
22. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 3. Girls dressed as bacchantes enter with tambourines
23. Daphnis et Chloé, ballet for orchestra: Scene 3. Young men invade the scene, and joyous tumult prevails in tribute to the triumph of

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10093 in Music
• Brand: RCA
• Released on: 2004-09-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
• Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

An absolutely stunning recording
This is one of two near-definitive recordings of Daphnis Et Chloe, the other being Ernest Ansermet's on Decca/London. The Munch recording offers a little more elan and a far better sound than Ansermet; ideally the music collector will want both.

Munch's recording is part of the legendary RCA Living Stereo series of recordings that date from the fifties, and this one has always been regarded as one demonstrating state-of-the-art sound. Indeed, many of the original recordings are highly prized by collectors today. This reissue in the new SACD medium offers excellent sound from its recent transfer of the original master tapes, and is available in three-channel sound (as well as conventional stereo) for those who own multi-channel SACD-compatible equipment.

One of the legendary Ravel recordings.
One of the all-time greatest Ravel discs now comes in even superior sound quality. Fifty years after date, Charles Munch's 1955 reading remains nothing less than ideal by its totally spontaneous drive, its unerring sense of colour and atmosphere, while the virtuosic playing of the Boston Symphony is quite simply outstanding. The beautifully balanced sound (always a great asset of these early RCA stereo recordings) is most impressively rendered by the DSD technology.

A true gem of the classical catalogue, a clear first-choice for Daphnis and Chloe - not to be missed by any serious collector.

Munch is the best interpretor for Ravel!
Ravel is my favorite composer, and Charles Munch has to be my favorite conducter. This interpretation of Daphnis is outstanding, follows the score perfectly as Ravel would have wanted. I was amazed how clean this c.d. sounded, this was my first Living Stereo SACD in my collection along with Reiner's Bartok Concerto for orchestra and Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, along with Munch's Betthovan Symphonies and Saint-Saens's Organ Symphony. I love how the chorus blends in with the orchestra, but it didn't sound as though it was behind the stage according to the score. The wind machine at the end of Act 1 is amazing. I've listened to samples on other recordings of Daphnis and none can compare to Munch's. Munch's interpretation is full of emotion (especially in the lover's theme), which is required for performing Ravel's masterpiece. I'm happy that I'm finding great old recordings at great prices becuase I'm not impressed with today's orchestras.