Gerard Schwarz - Daphnis & Chloe / Meditation on Orpheus - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Sergey Dyagilev commissioned Ravel to write music for the ballet Daphnis et Chloe with choreography by Michel Fokine Daphnis was danced by Nijinsky. This 'choreographic symphony', in Ravel's words, is a pastoral romance that drew from the composer a succession of beguiling scenes paying tribute as much to the France of the late eighteenth century as to any Greek setting. The score is masterly, ranging from the luminous to a Bacchanale, in a musical fresco of unrivalled beauty. Alan Hovhaness's Meditation on Orpheus evokes the mystery and charged energy of ancient Greece. Album Tracks 1. Daphnis Et Chloé By Maurice Ravel Orchestra/Ensemble Seattle Symphony Orchestra, Seattle Symphony Chorus 2. Meditation on Orpheus, Op. 155 By Alan Hovhaness Orchestra/Ensemble Seattle Symphony Orchestra