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Debussy: La Mer, Images, Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune / Munch, Boston Symphony
Sony Masterworks

Debussy: La Mer, Images, Prelude a l’apres-midi d’un faune / Munch, Boston Symphony

$11.98

Details

Composer
DEBUSSY, CLAUDE
Artist
Munch, Bso
Format
CD
Label
Sony Masterworks
Released
Apr 20, 2004
Catalog #
82876594162
UPC
828765941624

About

RCA's new Classic Library series hits a high mark with this excellent Debussy/Munch collection. Charles Munch's Debussy performances always have been treasured for their color, vitality, and seeming oneness with the composer's conception. It's hard to imagine finer performances of Images or the two Nocturnes. Munch's rhythmic sense and timbral distinctiveness vividly render Debussy's multi-layered textures and subtly varied moods. Then there's the Boston Symphony, captured at the height of its glory, offering vibrant, virtuoso playing from all sections. Listen to the burnished brass in the first movement of Iberia, the lively woodwinds in Fêtes, or the silken strings in Nuages. Munch's suave La Mer is at a slightly lower level of intensity and must yield to Boulez's brilliant Cleveland performance on DG.


RCA's sound for the most part is so vivid and dynamic (La Mer carries a bit of tape hiss) that you hardly can believe the recordings are more than 40 years old. If only the missing Sirènes movement from Nocturnes had been included, this would serve as a Debussy orchestral-music library staple. As it stands it's a great--and essential, if supplemental, collection. [5/19/2004]
--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com

Tracklist 11 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. De l'aube a midi sur la mer 08:33
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. De l'aube a midi sur la mer
    Duration
    08:33
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  2. 2 No. 2. Jeux de vagues 06:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Jeux de vagues
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  3. 3 No. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer 07:55
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
    Duration
    07:55
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  4. 4 Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune 09:01
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    Duration
    09:01
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  5. 5 No. 1. Nuages 07:20
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 1. Nuages
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  6. 6 No. 2. Fetes 06:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 2. Fetes
    Duration
    06:40
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  7. 7 No. 1. Gigues 06:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 1. Gigues
    Duration
    06:26
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  8. 8 No. 2. Iberia: a. Par les rues et par les chemins - 06:56
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 2. Iberia: a. Par les rues et par les chemins -
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  9. 9 No. 2. Iberia: b. Les parfums de la nuit - 07:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Iberia: b. Les parfums de la nuit -
    Duration
    07:59
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  10. 10 No. 2. Iberia: c. Le matin d'un jour de fete 04:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Iberia: c. Le matin d'un jour de fete
    Duration
    04:27
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch
  11. 11 No. 3. Rondes de printemps 07:15
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Rondes de printemps
    Duration
    07:15
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Boston Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Charles Munch