Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
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SKU: AP.6-406407
Composed by Maurice Ravel. Full Orchestra (Miniature Score); Larger Works; Masterworks; Performance Music Ensemble. Dover Edition. Impressionistic; Masterwork. Score. Dover Publications #06-406407. Published by Dover Publications (AP.6-406407).ISBN 9780486406404. English.
Commissioned by Diaghilev for the Ballet Russes, Ravel's orchestral masterpiece offers a rich musical setting of a Greek fable by Longus. This 20th-century classic displays the composer's genius for transmuting a traditional musical idiom into a fresh and stirring language of his own.