I'm really spoiling you lot this week, with reviews of no fewer than five delicious versions of the famous flute solo from Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé! Following on from last week's episode, we go straight into the deep end and talk about my personal top 5 recordings. We'll analyse them on 3 criteria (The Scale, The MoneyMaker Moment and Unique Points) before you get to hear a wee clip from each to make your own minds up. I also briefly talk about the assault scandals in classical music, and give you a handy way to listen, guilt-free (or at least with less guilt), to recordings by problematic musicians. The full titles of the recordings are below, as well as the chapters so you can skip to your favourite one. And as always, if you enjoyed the episode, hit met up on my socials, I'd love to hear from you; Instagram: @garethhouston_flute Facebook: @GarethHoustonFlute TikTok: @GarethHoustonFlute Slainte, Gareth x Chapters 0:00 - What's coming up this week 2:20 - Jimmy Galway and Pahud, MIA 4:06 - A note on problematic musicians 7:54 - 5th place, Paul Edmund-Davies 13:58 - Edmund-Davies clip 14:33 - 4th place, Stefanie Faust 19:38 - Faust clip 20:16 - 3rd place, Ulla Miilmann 26:13 - Miilmann clip 26:47 - 2nd place, Juliette Hurel 31:12 - Hurel clip 31:46 - 1st place, Magali Mosnier 39:33 - Mosnier clip 40:08 - Merci's and smooches Recording Number 5: Flute: Paul Edmund-Davies London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abaddo Album: Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe Year: 1986 Recording Number 4: Flute: Stefanie Faust Sinfonieorchester Aachen conducted by Kazem Abdullah Album: Ravel; Daphis et Chloé Year: 2017 Recording Number 3: Flute: Ulla Miilman The Danish National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthias Pintscher Video on YouTube on Ulla Miilmans account, titled "Flute solo from Daphis et Chloé" Recording Number 2: Flute: Juliette Hurel The Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin Album: Ravel: Daphis et Chloé et pavane pour une enfante défunte Year: 2015 Recording Number 1: Flute: Magali Mosnier Orchestre philharmonique de Radio France conducted by Myung-whun Chung Album: Ravel: Daphis et Chloé Year: 2005 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.