When composers look for musical inspiration, the past has always been a pretty good place to start — whether to pay homage or reactively wriggle from tradition’s vice grip. The composers on this ...

The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, Dance Kaleidoscope and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir presented the fully-staged version of Maurice Ravel’s symphonic ballet "Daphnis et Chloe," considered one ...

Ravel's magical orchestration and subtle sensuality bring an aura of poetry to this pastoral drama. Jean Martinon guides the Chicago Symphony in... Pastoral Passion: Ravel's 'Daphnis and Chloe' ...

Daphnis et Chloé London Symphony Orchestra Tenebrae Antonio Pappano, Conductor Ravel’s erotic pastoral – the Greece of his dreams – finds a kindred spirit in Antonio Pappano. Sometimes in music it’s ...

The sumptuous beauty of Daphnis et Chloe’s music, its bold rhythmic variety and stunning orchestration inspired Stravinsky to rightly declare it as ‘one of the most beautiful products of all French ...