Maurice Ravel:
Disc One
01. Miroirs: Alborada del Gracioso [7'27]
02. La Valse [12'16]
03. - 05. Daphnis et Chloe. Suite No. 2* [16'13]
06. Bolero [14'10]
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus* and Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi
Disc Two
01. - 04. Le Tombeau de Couperin [16'54]
05. Claude Debussy (orch. Ravel) - Sarabande [4'53]
06. Claude Debussy (orch. Ravel) - Danse [5'26]
07. Pavane pour une infante defunte [6'54]
08. - 18. Ma mere l'oye. Complete Ballet [27'13]
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff
Teldec Ultima 0630-18959-2 (recorded 1989 and 1991; this CD issued 1997)
(flac and scans)
Recording venues: Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland (Disc One) and Saint Paul (Disc Two)
Recording engineer: Michael Brammann; Producer: Wolfgang Mohr
Here's another useful twofer from Warner Teldec. Being an admirer of Hugh Wolff and the Saint Paul orchestra, I picked this up for Hugh Wolff's disc and for the complete Mother Goose, which is excellent. The selection of works on disc two is ideal for the chamber orchestra. I had not expected Christoph von Dohnanyi to be such a fine Ravel conductor but this is also excellent and the Cleveland orchestra plays wonderfully. It's good to have the chorus in the Daphnis et Chloe suite, too. Only the Bolero is a tad disappointing.
I've included the artwork in both downloads in case one is of interest but the other isn't.
Disc One
01. Miroirs: Alborada del Gracioso [7'27]
02. La Valse [12'16]
03. - 05. Daphnis et Chloe. Suite No. 2* [16'13]
06. Bolero [14'10]
Cleveland Orchestra Chorus* and Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Christoph von Dohnanyi
Disc Two
01. - 04. Le Tombeau de Couperin [16'54]
05. Claude Debussy (orch. Ravel) - Sarabande [4'53]
06. Claude Debussy (orch. Ravel) - Danse [5'26]
07. Pavane pour une infante defunte [6'54]
08. - 18. Ma mere l'oye. Complete Ballet [27'13]
The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff
Teldec Ultima 0630-18959-2 (recorded 1989 and 1991; this CD issued 1997)
(flac and scans)
Recording venues: Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland (Disc One) and Saint Paul (Disc Two)
Recording engineer: Michael Brammann; Producer: Wolfgang Mohr
Here's another useful twofer from Warner Teldec. Being an admirer of Hugh Wolff and the Saint Paul orchestra, I picked this up for Hugh Wolff's disc and for the complete Mother Goose, which is excellent. The selection of works on disc two is ideal for the chamber orchestra. I had not expected Christoph von Dohnanyi to be such a fine Ravel conductor but this is also excellent and the Cleveland orchestra plays wonderfully. It's good to have the chorus in the Daphnis et Chloe suite, too. Only the Bolero is a tad disappointing.
I've included the artwork in both downloads in case one is of interest but the other isn't.