Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé

Claude Debussy - Jeux, Aleksandr Borodin - Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor, Maurice Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé. Programme Claude Debussy Jeux Aleksandr Borodin Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor Maurice Ravel Daphnis et Chloé A rare opportunity, as integral performances of Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé are uncommon. The Het Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and the Groot Omroepkoor celebrate the mythical love between foundlings Daphnis and Chloé in all its variations. Rousing ballet classics by Debussy and Borodin complete the atmospheric dance evening. Ballet Masterpiece When a composer at the beginning of the twentieth century found an invitation on their doormat from Russian ballet impresario Sergei Diaghilev, it was time to pull out all the stops. So the modest Maurice Ravel wrote an almost one-hour-long ballet masterpiece for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. Daphnis et Chloé is an atmospheric pastoral tale about the unbreakable bond between Daphnis and Chloé. The two orchestral suites from this work are famous, but this evening features the complete performance. Ravel specialist The young Russian conductor Stanislav Kochanovsky has specialized in the orchestral works of Ravel. For this rare integral version of Daphnis et Chloé, he is the ideal interpreter. The newly appointed chief conductor of the German NDR Radiophilharmonie has unearthed two further classics from the ballet repertoire: Jeux by Debussy and the Polovtsian Dances by Borodin. Elegant music to dream away to.