Maurice Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé (Pierre Boulez, Berliner Philharmoniker)
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Ravel described Daphnis et Chloé as a choreographic symphony, and its orchestral scoring is arguably the most sensual in Western music. Pierre Boulez conducts the Berlin Philharmonic and Ernst Senff Choir with razor-sharp analytical clarity and lavish instrumental colour, culminating in an intoxicating sunrise depiction and a frenzied bacchanalian dance.