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Debussy: Nocturnes - Première rapsodie
Halle

Debussy: Nocturnes - Première rapsodie

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Details

Composer
DEBUSSY, CLAUDE
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Halle
Released
Nov 01, 2019
Catalog #
CDHLD7552
UPC
5065001341663

About

The Halle and Sir Mark Elder follow their previous highly acclaimed DeBussy albums, with a stunning orchestral collection including a world premiere recording. This collection features works from across the composer's career, from his early winning of the Prix de Rome, as a result of which he composed the delicate cantata La Demoiselle elue in 1887. Recorded following the highly acclaimed Proms performance and featuring stand-out soloists Anna Stephany and Sophie Bevan, hailed by reviewers. The enigmatic Nocturnes date from 1897-9 and show the composer at the height of his orchestral powers, in music that is highly evocative of mood and which displays deft instrumental writing. Mastery of instrumental writing is further evidenced in the technically demanding Premiere Rhapsodie, which calls upon the full range of emotions from the soloist; here the Halle's Principal Clarinet, Sergio Castello Lopez. The album features a world premiere recording of Colin Matthew's orchestration of the piano piece Les soirs illumines par l'ardeur du charbon, unknown until it's discovery in 2001. This arrangement follows Matthews' universally acclaimed orchestrations of the DeBussy Preludes.

Tracklist 7 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Nuages 08:03
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Nuages
    Duration
    08:03
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  2. 2 No. 2. Fêtes 07:10
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Fêtes
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  3. 3 No. 3. Sirènes 10:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Sirènes
    Duration
    10:52
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    female section Hallé Youth Choir, female section Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  4. 4 Première rapsodie (version for clarinet and orchestra) 08:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Première rapsodie (version for clarinet and orchestra)
    Duration
    08:04
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Sergio Castelló López
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  5. 5 Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire (version for orchestra) 06:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire (version for orchestra)
    Duration
    06:37
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  6. 6 Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon (arr. C. Matthews for orchestra) 02:34
    Track
    6
    Title
    Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon (arr. C. Matthews for orchestra)
    Duration
    02:34
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Elder
  7. 7 La damoiselle élue 21:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    La damoiselle élue
    Duration
    21:05
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Sophie Bevan, Anna Stéphany
    Ensemble
    female section Hallé Youth Choir, female section Hallé Choir, Hallé Orchestra
    Conductor
    Mark Elder