Search - Georges Bizet, Maurice Ravel, Georges Prêtre :: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2; La Valse; Georges Bizet: Symphony in C

These popular scores of Ravel and Bizet find their ideal interpreter in the consummate artistry of conductor Georges Prêtre! With theatrical aplomb, his interpretation of Ravel?s popular Daphnis et Chloe Suite range from the bucolic to the bacchanalian, while the often bowdlerized "poem" choreographique, La Valse, is delivered with the savage irony that composer intended, describing a genteel society left in shambles in the wake of the First World War. Our program is rounded out with Bizet?s student tribute to the Belle Époque, his evergreen Symphony in C. It will comes as no surprise that the Maestro once again rises to the occasion and provides a reading that is as fresh as springtime!