Bernard Haitink revisited the music of Ravel on recordings several times in his career, both with ‘his’ Concertgebouw Orchestra as well as with the Boston Symphony. While many of these recordings have been reissued, his earliest, and in a way, most exciting accounts of the music of Ravel, made in 1961, have never appeared internationally on CD. They include a blazing account of the second Daphnis et Chloé suite, the Pavane, Alborado and Rapsodie espagnole. In 1971 he re-recorded the two Daphnis suites and it is from these sessions that the First Suite is taken to complete this very valuable reissue.
Daphnis Et Chloé, Suite No. 1 for Orchestra: 1. Nocturne
Daphnis Et Chloé, Suite No. 1 for Orchestra: 2. Interlude
Daphnis Et Chloé, Suite No. 1 for Orchestra: 3. Danse Guerrière
Daphnis Et Chloé, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra: 1. Lever Du Jour
Daphnis Et Chloé, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra: 2. Pantomime
Daphnis Et Chloé, Suite No. 2 for Orchestra: 3. Danse Générale
Pavane Pour Une Infante Défunte, for Piano (Or Orchestra)
Alborada Del Gracioso, for Orchestra
Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 1. Prélude À la Nuit
Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 2. Malagueña
Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 3. Habanera
Rhapsodie Espagnole, for Orchestra (Or 2 Pianos): 4. Feria
Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Bernard Haitink