112. Dancing on Love Island? Ravel, Daphnis & Chloé

Bursting full of life, Ravel’s music for this everyday love story of shepherd meets goatherd meets Greek god of nature is dreamy, sensual, and downright thrilling, all delivered in glorious orchestral technicolor. Meet Daphnis & Chloé! Listening time: 25 mins (podcast 9′, music 16′)

Complete performance here played by the Orchestra Philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Myung-Whun Chung:

Start at Track 16 on Apple Music.

Or on video played by the London Symphony Orchestra with conductor Simon Rattle (but no choir):

There is a video of a great performance with choir conducted by Mr Chung, but the sound is a bit dodgy. It’s on Youtube here

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