Ravel: L'Enfant et les sortileges; Ma Mere l'Oye - Complete Ballet

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Naxos
Release Date
October 9, 2015
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RAVEL, MAURICE
    • PERFORMER
      Hebrard, Galou, Pasturaud, Massis, Perruche, Barrard, Courjal, Fouchecourt, Britten, Lyon National O
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 09, 2015
    • UPC
      730099033671
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8660336
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Part I: J'ai pas envie de faire ma page (L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    2. Part I: Bebe a été sage? (Mama)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Delphine Galou

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    3. Part I: Ca m'est egal (L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    4. Part I: Votre serviteur, humble Bergere (The Armchair, The Bergere)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Nicolas Courjal, Julie Pasturaud

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    5. Part I: Ding, ding, ding, ding (The Clock, L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Marc Barrard, Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    6. Part I: How's your mug? (The Tea Pot, The Chinese Cup)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Delphine Galou

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    7. Part I: Keng-ca-fou, Mah-jong (The Chinese Cup, The Tea Pot)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Delphine Galou, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    8. Part I: Oh! Ma belle tasse chinoise (L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    9. Part I: Arriere! Je rechauffe les bons (The Fire, L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Annick Massis, Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    10. Part I: Adieu, pastourelles (The Shepherds, The Shepherdesses, A Shepherd, A Shepherdess)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Choeur Britten and Jeune Choeur symphonique, Maitrise de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Julie Pasturaud, Ingrid Perruche

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    11. Part I: Ah! C'est Elle! C'est Elle! (L'enfant, The Princess)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard, Annick Massis

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    12. Part I: Toi, le coeur de la rose (L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    13. Part I: Deux robinets coulent dans un reservoir! (Arithmetic Man, L'enfant, The Numbers)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Choeur Britten and Jeune Choeur symphonique, Maitrise de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    14. Part I: Oh! Ma tete! Ma tete! (L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    15. Part I: Musical duet of mewings (The Black Cat, The White Cat)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Marc Barrard, Julie Pasturaud

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    16. Part II: Music of insects, of frogs, of toads, … (Chorus)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Choeur Britten and Jeune Choeur symphonique, Maitrise de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    17. Part II: Ah! Quelle joie de te retrouver, Jardin! (L'enfant, The Tree, Other Trees)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Choeur Britten and Jeune Choeur symphonique, Maitrise de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard, Nicolas Courjal

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    18. Part II: Ou est tu? Je te cherche… (The Dragonfly, The Nightingale, L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Delphine Galou, Annick Massis, Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    19. Part II: Rends-la-moi (The Bat, L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Ingrid Perruche, Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    20. Part II: Danse des Rainettes

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    21. Part II: Sauve-toi, sotte! Et la cage? La cage? (The Squirrel, The Frog, L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Julie Pasturaud, Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    22. Part II: La cage, c'etait pour mieux voir ta prestesse (L'enfant, The Squirrel)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard, Julie Pasturaud

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    23. Part II: Ah! C'est l'enfant au couteau! (The Beasts, The Trees)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Choeur Britten and Jeune Choeur symphonique, Maitrise de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    24. Part II: Il a panse la plaie (The Beasts)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Choeur Britten and Jeune Choeur symphonique, Maitrise de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    25. Part II: Il est bon, l'enfant, il est sage (The Beasts, L'enfant)

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Choeur Britten and Jeune Choeur symphonique, Maitrise de l'Opera National de Lyon, Orchestre National de Lyon

      Performer: Helene Hebrard

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    26. Prelude

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    27. Tableau I: Danse du Rouet et Scene

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    28. Tableau II: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    29. Tableau III: Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    30. Tableau IV: Petit Poucet

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    31. Tableau V: Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin

    32. Tableau VI: Le jardin feerique

      Composer: Maurice Ravel

      Ensemble: Orchestre National de Lyon

      Conductor: Leonard Slatkin


Ravel’s opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges captures an imaginative child’s world in which the creatures and objects around him come to life. Wittily portrayed in Colette’s inventive libretto and by Ravel’s meticulous orchestration, furniture, crockery and animals alike are at first provoked by the child’s appalling behavior, finally helping him after he bandages the squirrel’s paw he had previously pricked with his pen. The unforgettably enchanting Mother Goose translates well-known fairytales into music, including the gently melodic Sleeping Beauty’s Pavane, her conversation with the gruffest of beasts, and a final blessing in The Fairy Garden. Leonard Slatkin, music director of the Orchestre National de Lyon and the Detroit Symphony, has made more than 100 recordings that in total have earned him seven Grammy® awards and 64 Grammy® nominations.

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Review:

The all-French cast articulate the text splendidly, with tenor Jean-Paul Fouchécourt doing his usual superb number as L'Arithmétique. Mezzo Hélène Hebrard as the Child sounds suitably young and fresh, soprano Annick Massis as the Fire negotiates her high coloratura with accuracy and élan.

– BBC Music Magazine