I'm really spoiling you lot this week, with reviews of no fewer than five delicious versions of the famous flute solo from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé!
Following on from last week's episode, we go straight into the deep end and talk about my personal top 5 recordings. We'll analyse them on 3 criteria (The Scale, The MoneyMaker Moment and Unique Points) before you get to hear a wee clip from each to make your own minds up.
I also briefly talk about the assault scandals in classical music, and give you a handy way to listen, guilt-free (or at least with less guilt), to recordings by problematic musicians.
The full titles of the recordings are below, as well as the chapters so you can skip to your favourite one.
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Chapters
0:00 - What's coming up this week
2:20 - Jimmy Galway and Pahud, MIA
4:06 - A note on problematic musicians
7:54 - 5th place, Paul Edmund-Davies
13:58 - Edmund-Davies clip
14:33 - 4th place, Stefanie Faust
19:38 - Faust clip
20:16 - 3rd place, Ulla Miilmann
26:13 - Miilmann clip
26:47 - 2nd place, Juliette Hurel
31:12 - Hurel clip
31:46 - 1st place, Magali Mosnier
39:33 - Mosnier clip
40:08 - Merci's and smooches
Recording Number 5:
Flute: Paul Edmund-Davies
London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abaddo
Album: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
Year: 1986
Recording Number 4:
Flute: Stefanie Faust
Sinfonieorchester Aachen conducted by Kazem Abdullah
Album: Ravel; Daphis et Chloé
Year: 2017
Recording Number 3:
Flute: Ulla Miilman
The Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthias Pintscher
Video on YouTube on Ulla Miilmans account, titled "Flute solo from Daphis et Chloé"
Recording Number 2:
Flute: Juliette Hurel
The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Album: Ravel: Daphis et Chloé et pavane pour une enfante défunte
Year: 2015
Recording Number 1:
Flute: Magali Mosnier
Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Myung-whun Chung
Album: Ravel: Daphis et Chloé
Year: 2005
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