Ravel’s opera L’Enfant et les sortilèges captures an imaginative child’s world in which the creatures and objects around him come to life. Wittily portrayed in Colette’s inventive libretto and by Ravel’s meticulous orchestration, furniture, crockery and animals alike are at first provoked by the child’s appalling behaviour, finally helping him after he bandages the squirrel’s paw he had previously pricked with his pen. The unforgettably enchanting Mother Goose translates well-known fairytales into music, including the gently melodic Sleeping Beauty’s Pavane, her conversation with the gruffest of beasts, and a final blessing in The Fairy Garden.
Tracklist
Artist details
Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle - Lyricist
Ravel, Maurice
L'enfant et les sortileges
1 Part I: J'ai pas envie de faire ma page (L'enfant) 02:20
2 Part I: Bebe a été sage? (Mama) 01:13
3 Part I: Ca m'est egal (L'enfant) 01:11
4 Part I: Votre serviteur, humble Bergere (The Armchair, The Bergere) 01:47
5 Part I: Ding, ding, ding, ding (The Clock, L'enfant) 01:32
6 Part I: How's your mug? (The Tea Pot, The Chinese Cup) 00:51
7 Part I: Keng-ca-fou, Mah-jong (The Chinese Cup, The Tea Pot) 01:40
8 Part I: Oh! Ma belle tasse chinoise (L'enfant) 00:41
9 Part I: Arriere! Je rechauffe les bons (The Fire, L'enfant) 02:43
10 Part I: Adieu, pastourelles (The Shepherds, The Shepherdesses, A Shepherd, A Shepherdess) 03:14
11 Part I: Ah! C'est Elle! C'est Elle! (L'enfant, The Princess) 05:11
12 Part I: Toi, le coeur de la rose (L'enfant) 01:39
13 Part I: Deux robinets coulent dans un reservoir! (Arithmetic Man, L'enfant, The Numbers) 01:49
14 Part I: Oh! Ma tete! Ma tete! (L'enfant) 01:12
15 Part I: Musical duet of mewings (The Black Cat, The White Cat) 01:30
16 Part II: Music of insects, of frogs, of toads, … (Chorus) 01:28
17 Part II: Ah! Quelle joie de te retrouver, Jardin! (L'enfant, The Tree, Other Trees) 01:41
18 Part II: Ou est tu? Je te cherche… (The Dragonfly, The Nightingale, L'enfant) 01:43
19 Part II: Rends-la-moi (The Bat, L'enfant) 00:41
20 Part II: Danse des Rainettes 02:11
21 Part II: Sauve-toi, sotte! Et la cage? La cage? (The Squirrel, The Frog, L'enfant) 00:49
22 Part II: La cage, c'etait pour mieux voir ta prestesse (L'enfant, The Squirrel) 01:54
23 Part II: Ah! C'est l'enfant au couteau! (The Beasts, The Trees) 00:39
24 Part II: Il a panse la plaie (The Beasts) 02:25
25 Part II: Il est bon, l'enfant, il est sage (The Beasts, L'enfant) 02:37
Ravel, Maurice
Ma mère l'oye (Mother Goose)
26 Prelude 03:30
27 Tableau I: Danse du Rouet et Scene 03:22
28 Tableau II: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant 02:33
29 Tableau III: Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete 04:47
30 Tableau IV: Petit Poucet 04:34
31 Tableau V: Laideronnette, Imperatrice des Pagodes 04:50
32 Tableau VI: Le jardin feerique 03:35
Total Playing Time: 01:11:52
