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Raphael Payare, Montreal Symphony Orchestra

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Rafael Payare & the Montreal Symphony Orchestra at the Top of Their GameTwo Masterpieces of Ballet Music Released at Once!The Orchestre Symphonique de Montral (OSM), led by Music Director and Artistic Director Raphal Payale, has recorded two masterpieces originally composed for Sergei Diaghilevs legendary ballet company, the Ballets Russes: Maurice Ravels *Daphnis and Chlo* and Igor Stravinskys *The Rite of Spring*. In the early 20th century, the Ballets Russes played a major role as a symbol of artistic modernism that challenged conventional wisdom, and these two works left an indelible mark on the history of both ballet and music.*Daphnis and Chlo*, which Ravel himself called a choreographic symphony (Symphonie chorgraphique), is a grand musical panorama depicted through sophisticated orchestration, delicate harmonic language, and a subtle blend of sounds. On th