Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra, David Shallon - Pierne: Cydalise et le Chevre-pied (2009)

The action takes place in Versailles during the reign of Louis XIV. The first ten minutes depict the moonrise, revealing the enchanted world of wood nymphs and satyrs, it is a wonderful atmospheric music, strikingly reminiscent of the sound world of Ravel's 'Daphnis and Chloe', right down to the wordless chorus. At night, the mythical deities of water and trees have fun in the palace park. The young satyr Styrax prevents everyone from dancing. For his antics, he was tied to a tree, despite the pleas of the nymph Mnesilla, who was secretly in love with him. Styrax manages to free himself. When the satyr sees a theater cart passing by, following the actors to the palace for the presentation of the ballet "The Indian Sultana" to the king, he falls in love with the prima ballerina Sidalis. Styrax, hiding in the theater props, enters the palace. During the presentation of the Satyr appears on the scene and gives Sidali rose. After presenting Cialis in his room thinking about the stranger infiltrated and conquered her heart. Styrax appears in the window to the sound of a flute. Lovers dance all night. But then the song of the satyrs sounds from the deep forest and takes the prodigal son to the world where he should be. At dawn, the satyr puts the girl to sleep with the help of a poppy flower, gives her a farewell kiss and disappears.