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The Hallé - Daphnis and Chloe

Sir Mark Elder conducts the Hallé Orchestra in performances of The Oceanides by Sibelius, Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with Roberto Ruisi, and Daphnis and Chloe by Ravel.

With Sibelius’s music woven through the Hallé’s DNA, expect a stunning performance of The Oceanides, an impressionistic masterpiece that evokes the sea and nymphs of Greek mythology. Its ending is terrifying, a huge tsunami welling up through the orchestra. Sir Mark then collaborates with Roberto Ruisi, the Hallé’s Leader in Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto. Its Neo-Baroque character, defined by Bachian traits, is typically Stravinskian too with its crystalline orchestral colours, sardonic gestures and singing lyricism. For the finale, the Hallé Choir join for Ravel’s complete Daphnis and Chloe. Although conceived as a ballet, the work is a brilliantly sustained, symphonically-developed piece of sensuous music.

Presented by Linton Stephens.

Sibelius: The Oceanides
Stravinsky: Violin Concerto
Ravel: Daphnis and Chloe

The Hallé
Sir Mark Elder, conductor
Roberto Ruisi, violin
Hallé Choir
Matthew Hamilton, choral director

2 hours, 28 minutes

Music Played

  • Jean Sibelius

    The Oceanides

    Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.
  • Igor Stravinsky

    Violin Concerto in D major

    Performer: Roberto Ruisi. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Sonatine for piano

    Performer: Jean‐Yves Thibaudet.
    • DENON.
  • Maurice Ravel

    Daphnis and Chloe

    Choir: Hallé Choir. Orchestra: Hallé. Conductor: Mark Elder.
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Trio in E flat major, Op.1`1 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: The Florestan Trio.
    • Beethoven: The Complete Music for Piano Trio, Vol. 3: Florestan Trio.
    • Hyperion.
    • 1.

Broadcast

  • Wed 11 Oct 2023 19:30