Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortilèges

Davenny Wynter (Artist), Arleen Augér (Artist), Joselyne Taillon (Artist), Jane Berbié (Artist), Linda Finnie (Artist), Philip Langridge (Artist), Maurice Ravel (Composer), André Previn (Conductor), London Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Ambrosian Opera Chorus (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Ambrosian Opera Chorus
• Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
• Conductor: André Previn
• Composer: Maurice Ravel
• Audio CD (August 22, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Classics for Pleasure / EMI Eminence
• ASIN: B000003X3E
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #843,004 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Intro

2. Votre Serviteur Humble, Bergere

3. How's Your Mug

4. Oui, C' Est Elle, Ta Princess Enchantee

5. Deux Robinets Coulent Dans Un Reservouir

6. Ah! Quelle Joie De Te Retrouver, Jardin!

7. Sauve-Toi, Sotte! Et La Cage? La Cage?

8. Ah! C' Est L' Enfants Au Couteau

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "little" masterpiece, July 10, 2001

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"kiss_like_ether" (Chicago USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortilèges (Audio CD)

Of the few available recordings, this remains my favorite. Performed with conviction and considerable finesse, you'll be a fan on first listen and discovering something new with every subsequent play.

A wonderful work, deserving a far more attention than it has been given, "L'enfant" is one of only two completed operas by Ravel. A "children's" opera it may indeed be, but the score contains everything that makes Ravel one of the greatest composers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bland, timid, lacking all whimsy, September 17, 2005

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This review is from: Ravel: L'enfant et les Sortilèges (Audio CD)

This version of Ravel's opera about a spoiled child rebuked by his toys, furniture, and the animals living in and around the house needs a lot of style to come across as more than a precious frivolity. but colette meant her story seriously, and there is lots of poignancy to go along with Ravel's orchestral magic. There is one great performance on CD--the one on DG led by Maazel with all-French forces. This Previn is bland and dull, a walk-through with little or no magic.