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January 24, 2011
Daphnis and Chloe
The story of Daphnis and Chloe goes back about 2000 years. He's a young goatherd, she's a young shepherdess. They know nothing about love, but they manage to learn a thing or two along the way. In 1912, Maurice Ravel wrote a ballet, setting this coming-of-age love story to music that's astonishing, ravishing. Nowadays, you're more likely to hear Daphnis and Chloe in a concert hall than at the ballet. In today's show, we'll hear a performance by the Radio France Philharmonic.
Today's Playlist
Performance Today audio is available for seven days following broadcast.
hour 1
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Igor Stravinsky
Suite No. 1 for Small Orchestra
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Divertimento in D for Strings, K. 136
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, Rachel Podger, conductor
International Chamber Orchestra Festival, St. Paul
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Igor Stravinsky
Octet for Wind Instruments
The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Carnegie Hall, New York City
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Max Bruch
Romance in F for Viola and Orchestra, Op. 85
Yuri Bashmet, viola and conductor, the Moscow Soloists Chamber Ensemble
Theatre Hall, Ruse, Bulgaria
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Anonymous
Theme and Variations on Happy Birthday
The Moscow Soloists Chamber Ensemble, Yuri Bashmet, conductor
Theatre Hall, Ruse, Bulgaria
hour 2
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Maurice Ravel
Fourth movement from String Quartet in F
The Keller Quartet
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Claude Debussy
Children's Corner
Dang Thai Son, piano
International Chopin Festival, Duszniki Zdroj, Poland
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Maurice Ravel
Suites No. 1 and 2 from Daphnis and Chloe
The Radio France Philharmonic, Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Salle Pleyel, Paris, France
