Debussy: La Mer/Jeux/La Martyre de saint Sebastian/Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

On this CD:

1. La Mer (3), symphonic sketches for orchestra, L. 109
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Dutoit

2. Jeux, ballet, L. 126
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Dutoit

3. Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, incidental music for solo voices, chorus, & orchestra, L. 124
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Charles Dutoit

4. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Montreal Symphony Orchestra with Timothy Hutchins
Conducted by Charles Dutoit

Editorial Reviews
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Charles Dutoit hasn't always been at his best in French music, despite his much-vaunted reputation and his authentic French credentials. Of course, it's not entirely his fault that he has done what his record company has told him to do, but Debussy is one composer to whom, thankfully, he really responds. Not only are the performances on this disc fully competitive with the best available, the couplings are unique, revealing Debussy's full range as a composer over the entire length of his career. And one thing about Dutoit's achievement has never been in dispute: he has built the Montreal Symphony into a world-class ensemble, and they play this music as well as he conducts it. -- David Hurwitz

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Several years after their landmark recordings of Ravel's orchestral music, Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony got around to Debussy, with results that were certainly worth waiting for. The Nocturnes are impeccably rendered: there is extreme refinement in "Nuages," color and energy aplenty in "Fêtes," languor and mystery in "Sirènes." More of an outdoorsman than a hedonist when it comes to La Mer, Dutoit emphasizes body and voluptuousness of sound... read more

Debussy: La Mer/Jeux/La Martyre de saint Sebastian/Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune

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    Manufacturer: Polygram Records
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    Binding: Audio CD

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    ASIN: B0000041XH
    Release Date: 1990-11-10

    Tracks:

    1. La Mer: I. De l'aube a midi sur la mer
    2. La Mer: II. Jeux de vagues
    3. La Mer: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
    4. Jeux
    5. Le Martyre de saint Sebastien (Fragment sym): La Cour des Iys
    6. Le Martyre de saint Sebastien (Fragment sym): Danse extatique et Final du Premier Acte
    7. Le Martyre de saint Sebastien (Fragment sym): La Passion
    8. Le Martyre de saint Sebastien (Fragment sym): Le Bon Pasteur
    9. Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune - Timothy Hutchins

    Amazon.com

    Charles Dutoit hasn't always been at his best in French music, despite his much-vaunted reputation and his authentic French credentials. Of course, it's not entirely his fault that he has done what his record company has told him to do, but Debussy is one composer to whom, thankfully, he really responds. Not only are the performances on this disc fully competitive with the best available, the couplings are unique, revealing Debussy's full range as a composer over the entire length of his career. And one thing about Dutoit's achievement has never been in dispute: he has built the Montreal Symphony into a world-class ensemble, and they play this music as well as he conducts it. -- David Hurwitz

    Amazon.com

    Several years after their landmark recordings of Ravel's orchestral music, Charles Dutoit and the Montreal Symphony got around to Debussy, with results that were certainly worth waiting for. The Nocturnes are impeccably rendered: there is extreme refinement in "Nuages," color and energy aplenty in "Fêtes," languor and mystery in "Sirènes." More of an outdoorsman than a hedonist when it comes to La Mer, Dutoit emphasizes body and voluptuousness of sound over atmosphere and strives for an effect of photographic realism rather than impressionism. But what a glorious noise he makes! Here and in every other piece on these discs, the playing of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra exhibits a virtuosity that is all the more remarkable for sounding unspectacular. These are perhaps the best recorded performances of Debussy's music in the catalog, close-miked but with ample space, vivid, and well balanced. --Ted Libbey

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