Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé Choir Orchestral & Concertos CHANDOS SACD

Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé

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CHSA 5327

Ravel: Daphnis Et Chloé

CD UPC: 0095115532720

Release Date: November 2023
Originally recorded in December 2022

Composer
Maurice Ravel

Choral
Sinfonia of London Chorus

Orchestra
Sinfonia of London

Solo Flute
Adam Walker

Conductor
John Wilson

Producer
Brian Pidgeon

Engineer
Ralph Couzens

Assistant Engineer
Alexander James

Venue 7-9 December 2022
Church of St Augustine, Kilburn, London

Genre:
Choir
Orchestral & Concertos

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MAURICE RAVEL

Daphnis et Chloé, M57

54:09

Symphonie chorégraphique

(Choreographic Symphony)

Edited by John Wilson

Première Partie. Une prairie à la lisière d''un bois sacré: 25:23

Introudction et Danse reliqieusde. Lent -

2:56

Animez progressivement jusqu''au très modéré - Très modéré -

Danse religieuse. Modéré - Un peu plus lent -

4:36

Mouvement du début -

Vif -

2:08

Danse générale. [Vif] - Beaucoup moins vif - Vif - Moins vif - Plus modéré -

1:35

Danse grotesque de Dorcon. Trés modéré - Pesant - Plus animé -

1:46

Danse légère et gracieuse de Daphnis. Assez lent -

4:23

Plus animé (sans décomposer) - Premier Mouvement - Animé -

Vif - Lent - Moins lent - Très libre - Plus animé -

Danse de Lycéion. Très modéré - Plus lent - Revenez au mouvement -

4:36

Premier Mouvement - Plus lent - Encore plus lent -

Modérément animé - Animez un peu - Un peu plus animé -

Très animé - Lent - Très agité - Modéré - Très libre - Plus lent -

Nocturne. Danse lente et mystérieuse des Nymphes.

3:19

Lent et très souple de mesure - Encore plus lent -

Premier Mouvement - Plus lent - Premier Mouvement -

Deuxième Partie. Camp des pirates: 12:42

Introudction. Même mouvement -

3:02

10.

Danse guerrière. Animé et très rude - Animez peu à peu -

4:33

Plus animé - Encore plus animé - Un peu moins animé -

Animez peu à peu - Un peu moins animé - Animez peu à peu -

11.

Danse suppliante de Chloé. Modéré - Animé - Assez lent -

5:06

Premier Mouvement - Animé - Lent -

Assez animé - Moins animé - Assez animé - Moins animé - Pressez -

Troisième Partie. Paysage du premier tableau, à la fin de la nuit: 16:03

12.

Lever du jour. Lent - [Un peu plus fort] -

5:54

13.

Pantomime (Les Amours de Pan et Syrinx). Lent - Très lent -

6:40

Vif - Un peu plus animé - En animant toujours davantage -

14.

Danse générale (Bacchanale). [Animé]

3:28

Total time: 54:02

Choral: Sinfonia of London Chorus

Simon Halsey chorus master

David Clegg choral consultant

Orchestra: Sinfonia of London

John Mills leader

Conductor: John Wilson

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Reviews

Shortlisted for Orchestral Award

Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2024 – Nominee

“…The performance is stunning and the recording itself is immaculate, with a dynamic range that has to be heard to be believed. “

David Old –thewholenote.com – 13 April 2024

Crescendo Joker

“… The success of this new recording is undeniable. First of all, we must salute the performance of the incredible Sinfonia of London whose commitment is flawless: power and brilliance in the tuttis, richness of colors and finesse and elegance in the soloists. The Sinfonia of London Chorus is ideally homogeneous with just the right amount of flexibility both in the transparency of the timbres and in the power of the projection…”

Pierre-Jean Tribot – Crescendo – 4 April 2024

“…this recording is a must-have for existing Ravelians, or the Ravel-curious.”

Bernard Hughes – theartsdesk.com – 10 February 2024

***** Coup de cœur

Gérard Belvire – Classica magazine (France) – February 2024

Recommended

“…Warmly recommended.”

Stephen Barber – Musicwebinternational.com – 9 January 2024

Recommended

“…this recording is one to be listened to again and again.”

David McDade – Musicwebinternational.com – 19 December 2023

Best Classical Albums of 2023

“… Sumptuously recorded, and using a new edition by Wilson, it is an album that promises to set the standard for a generation.”

Richard Fairman – The Financial Times – 14 December 2023

“… Highly recommended …”

Paul Corfield Godfrey – Musicwebinternational.com – 6 December 2023

“… fabulously beautiful, all light and air and glory. Magnificent.”

David Allen – The New York Times – 30 November 2023

Editor’s Choice – January 2024

“Wilson and his Sinfonia produces a top pick in this luscious score.” ****½

Phillip Scott – Limelight-arts.com – 29 November 2023

Performance **** Recording *****

“… a stunning performance, whether the kaleidoscopic wind colours of the part-one dances or ravishing glories of the part-three sunrise. Moreover, Chandos certainly know how to capture Ravel’s complex orchestral score, with an ideal combination of a warm glow and sense of space, without losing any of the minutiae…”

Christopher Dingle – BBC Music magazine – Christmas 2023

Editor’s Choice – Orchestral

“… No coupling but for my money this is the finest recorded Daphnis for a generation.”

David Gutman – Gramophone magazine – November 2023

“…generations will thank John Wilson for this glorious recording.” *****

Erica Jeal – The Guardian – 9 November 2023

“…this splendid new John Wilson version demands your attention.”

Barry Forshaw – cdchoice.co.uk – 30 October 2023

Recording of the Week

“… there’s no sense that either Wilson or the individual players have hyper-focused on details at the expense of considering the bigger picture, and the pacing of each individual Part (as well as the sweep of the ballet as a whole) is beautifully judged… As usual with this hand-picked orchestra, there’s some superlative solo work: Wilson truly does have ‘rows and rows of the finest virtuosos’ at his command, and first among equals here is flautist Adam Walker … His piquant, gorgeously-phrased opening solo sets the tone for the entire recording, and such is the variety of colour which he summons that you’d swear he was playing different instruments for the War-Dance and the Pan/Syrinx episode in the Pantomime… All in all, then, yet another feather in Wilson and Sinfonia of London’s now lavishly-accessorised cap …”

Katherine Cooper – Prestomusic.com – 3 November 2023

Performance ***** Sonics (Multichannel) *****

“John Wilson's latest release, a new recording of Ravel’s Symphonie chorégraphique ‘Daphnis et Chloé’, arguably his greatest score, is a triumph for all concerned…”

Graham Williams – HRAudio.net – 2 November 2023

“… the delicacy and detail of this performance put it in the top class, and the Sinfonia of London can stand comparison with the top international orchestras. Wilson’s series of recordings for Chandos has hit a new high.” *****

Richard Fairman - Financial Times – 3 November 2023

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