Dukas: The Sorcerer´s Apprentice

Enchanting classical hit: Goethe’s ballad about the sorcerer’s apprentice, who tries out one of the sorcerer’s spells with calamitous results while his master is away, is not just one of the best known tales in world literature; it inspired the French composer Paul Dukas to write an orchestral work that brilliantly portrays the ballad’s plot in musical language.