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Daphnis and Chloe

You haven’t really heard this work if you haven’t listened to a recording of it from the very dawn of stereo: Antal Dorati, 1954, Mercury.  In most performances of this Ravel masterpiece we get a beautiful wash of sound which is quite intoxicating.  Dorati (and Mercury) reveals the inner workings which are revelatory. Not just beautiful sound but what’s really going on.  The composition becomes even better than it seems. 
Can be heard on Qobuz.

rvpiano
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dweller
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Pretty sure I have this on CD. May have on vinyl. haven't done an inventory this century. Know I stocked up on Mercury vinyl back in the day. I better start selling these while I still can.

mahler123
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Is it The Suite or the whole shebang?  I usually don’t think of Dorati in French Music 

mahler123
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I couldn’t find it on Qobuz, but I found it on Apple Music, where it’s listed as a mono recording.  I haven’t listened yet

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rvpiano OP
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Yes, it IS in mono, but it sounds every bit as good as stereo.
I definitely found it on Qobuz.  It might be worth trying again for the SQ.

It is the whole ballet.

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kr4
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I grew up on this version.  smiley

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