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.

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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

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