Debussy: La Mer / Images Pour Orchestre

On this CD:

1. La Mer (3), symphonic sketches for orchestra, L. 109
Composed by Claude Debussy

Conducted by Libor Pesek

2. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110
Composed by Claude Debussy

Conducted by Libor Pesek

Debussy: La Mer / Images Pour Orchestre, Music, Claude Debussy, Libor Pesek, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Classical, Orchestral & Symphonic

Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works
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The only set you need

Outstanding performances at any price

More Evocative than some of Mahler's Symphonies

One stop shopping! Unparalleled Debussy, and excellent Ravel

In Debussy Martinon is unbeatble!

Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works
Claude Debussy , Jean Martinon , and Orchestre de Paris
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006HM8X
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

I: De L'aube A Midi Sur La Mer - Jean Martinon
II: Jeux De Vagues - Jean Martinon
III: Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer - Jean Martinon
I: Nuages - Jean Martinon
II: Fetes - Jean Martinon
III: Sirenes - Choeurs De L'Ortf
Prelude A L'apres-midi D'un Faune - Alain Marion
Marche Ecossaise - Jean Martinon
Berceuse Heroique - Jean Martinon
I: Fanfare - Jean Martinon
II: Le Sommeil De Lear - Jean Martinon

Tracks:

Jeux (Poeme Danse) - Jean Martinon
1. Gigues/2. Iberia - Jean Martinon
I: Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins - Jean Martinon
II: Les Parfums De La Nuit - Jean Martinon
III: Le Matin D'un Jour De Fete - Jean Martinon
3. Rondes De Printemps - Jean Martinon
Premiere Partie - Jean Martinon
Deuxieme Partie - Fabienne Boury

Tracks:

1. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum - Jules Goetgheluck
2. Jimbo's Lullaby - Jules Goetgheluck
3. Serenade For The Doll - Jules Goetgheluck
4. The Snow Is Dancing - Jules Goetgheluck
5. The Little Shepherd - Jules Goetgheluck
6. Golliwoggs Cakewalk - Jules Goetgheluck
I: En Bateau - Jean Martinon
II: Cortege - Jean Martinon
III: Menuet - Jean Martinon
IV: Ballet - Jean Martinon
I: Danse Sacree - Marie-Claire Jamet
II: Danse Profane - Marie-Claire Jamet
I: Le Magasin De Jouets - Jean Martinon
II: Le Champ De Bataille - Jean Martinon
III: La Bergerie A Vendre - Jean Martinon
IV: Apres Fortune Faite - Jean Martinon

Tracks:

I: Andante - Allegro - Aldo Ciccolini
II: Lento E Molto Espressivo - Aldo Ciccolini
III: Allegro Molto - Aldo Ciccolini
La Plus Que Lente - John Leach
Premiere Rapsodie Pour Orchestre Avec Clarinette Principale - Guy Dangain
Rapsodie Pour Orchestre Et Saxophone Solo - Jean-Marie Loneix
Khamma - Fabienne Boury
Danse: Tarantelle Styrienne - Jean Martinon

Tracks:

Bolero - Marcel Galiegue
Une Barque Sur L'Ocean (Miroirs: No.3) - Orchestre De Paris
Prelude - Orchestre De Paris
Premier Tableau: Danse Du Rouet Et Scene - Orchestre De Paris
Deuxieme Tableau: Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Troisieme Tableau: Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Quatrieme Tableau: Petit Poucet - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Cinquieme Tableau: Laideronnette, Imperatrice Des Pagodes - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Sixieme Tableau: Le Jardin Feerique - Orchestre De Paris
Alborada Del Gracioso (Miroirs: No.4) - Andre Sennedat
I: Prelude A La Nuit - Orchestre De Paris
II: Malaguena - Orchestre De Paris
III: Habanera - Orchestre De Paris
IV: Feria - Orchestre De Paris

Tracks:

Sheherazade: Ouverture De Feerie - Orchestre De Paris
La Valse (Poeme Choregraphique) - Orchestre De Paris
I: Prelude - Orchestre De Paris
II: Forlane - Orchestre De Paris
III: Menuet - Orchestre De Paris
IV: Rigaudon - Orchestre De Paris
Menuet Antique - Orchestre De Paris
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Michel Garcin-Marrou
1. Modere - Orchestre De Paris
2. Assez Lent - Orchestre De Paris
3. Modere - Orchestre De Paris
4. Assez Anime - Orchestre De Paris
5. Presque Lent - Orchestre De Paris
6. Assez Vif - Orchestre De Paris
7. Moins Vif - Orchestre De Paris
8. Epilogue: Lent - Orchestre De Paris

Tracks:

Introduction - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Religieuse - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Scene - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Generale - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Scene - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Grotesque De Dorcon - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Legere Et Gracieuse De Daphnis - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Scene - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Nocturne - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Lente Et Mysterieuse Des Nymphes - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Interlude - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Introduction - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danses Guerrieres Et Diverses - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Suppliante De Chloe - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Introduction - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Lever Du Jour - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Pantomime - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Generale - Bacchanale - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera

Tracks:

Lento - Aldo Ciccolini
Piu Lento - Aldo Ciccolini
Allegro - Aldo Ciccolini
I: Allegramente - Jean-Claude Malgoire
II: Adagio Assai - Jean-Claude Malgoire
III: Presto - Jean-Claude Malgoire
Lento, Quasi Cadenza - Moderato - Itzhak Perlman

Amazon.com

At long last, Jean Martinon's classic EMI Debussy and Ravel cycles from the 1970s have been gathered in a space-saving, budget-priced box set. If you love this repertoire, you'll gasp with joy at the conductor's crystal-clear orchestral balances, which truly reproduce what you see in the printed music. If you respond to a lean, sinewy approach to this repertoire in the manner of Toscanini and Boulez, but pine for the timbral characteristics that used to distinguish French orchestras (silver-coated strings, tart woodwinds, and slightly watery brass) in gorgeous, vibrant sonics, Martinon's your man. Aldo Ciccolini's crisp, diamond-edged finger work stands out in Ravel's two piano concertos and in Debussy's rarely heard Fantasie. The young Itzhak Perlman's dazzling, effortless traversal of Ravel's Tzigane will humble many an aspiring fiddler. And you won't find a more sparkling, translucent Ravel Mother Goose Suite on record. Martinon was a marvel, and a sadly underrated podium giant. Grab this set while you can. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

The only set you need.......2006-01-13

After owning dozens of Debussy, Ravel recordings, all I can say is ,
if you have this set, no need to look further.
My Ingelbrecht sets are good, but Martinon is better.
Forget the Munch and Monteaux, Bernsteins, Levine, Karajan (UUCCKKKK) etc etc.

Outstanding performances at any price.......2005-04-28

This boxed set provides a comprehensive collection of the orchestral works of both Debussy and Ravel. Jean Martinon conducts the Orchestre National de l'ORTF in the Debussy and the Orchestre de Paris in the Ravel pieces. The sound is stunning, and the performances are extraordinarily engaging. I have other sets of music by these composers (Simon and the Philharmonia Orchestra for the Debussy) Michal Tilson Thomas and the LSO as well as Boulez and the Berlin Philharmonic for some of the Ravel pieces (Boulez and the NY Phil for Daphnis and Chloe) but these other sets do not contain all the music in the 8 CDs by Martinon and his orchestras. I agree with the other reviewers who find the Debussy especially compelling. I am listening to La Mer now, and the recording captures the performance perfectly, clearly separating the horns, strings and woodwinds and providing a great balance. This is a very dramatic reading of La Mer! However, I find the Ravel performances equally inspired. The Daphnis and Chloe performance is tremendously exciting, and the ballet Ma Mere l'Oye is exquisite. When I decided to buy this set, I was looking for performances that would give me new insight into familiar works and also introduce me to some musical treats like Debussy's La Boite a Joujoux. I was not disappointed. This set is not just a bargain, it's a real treasure!

More Evocative than some of Mahler's Symphonies.......2005-01-25

I can't exactly visualise the oils of the French impressionists when hearing these pieces. But I do know what the other reviewer is talking about and the point is well made. They are so inspiring and evocative that they touch your heart strings perhaps deeper than most of Mahler's symphonies despite Mahler's gigantic orchetrations! The recorded sound is excellent: and the conductor is obviously gifted and the orchestra is just beautiful despite the fact that I am no big fan of either Ciccolini or Perlman. Believe it or not, in Hong Kong HK Records and HMV are selling the boxset at about 60% of the listed price in US: a real bargain. Grap it while it is still available, particularly those who live in HK.

One stop shopping! Unparalleled Debussy, and excellent Ravel.......2004-11-21

I've treasured both of these cycles since the 1970s when both appeared in single LP installements, each one eagerly awaited with deserved anticipation. To get them both in outstanding remasterings in a bargain priced box set is almost unthinkable. I'd pay twice the price, even more, if I had to for these recordings.

Other recordings of individual works may excel these, like Karajan's La Mer, or Monteux's Daphnis, Haitink's Nocturnes, and so on. But when listened to in such consistent interpretations as these from Jean Martinon, the works as a whole take on a different dimension. Each work is like a chapter in a novel, and they all weave together to make a very satisfying experience that is quite different than one gets with just the individual compositions.

That is especially true of the Debussy.

Two different Orchestras are represented. The Debussy are performed by the French National Orchestra, the Ravel by the more well known Orchestre De Paris, an orchestra that made recordings in those days with such notables as Kerbert von Karajan and Seiji Ozawa. The Debussy, though is actually better executed. The ensemble is tighter, the string tone more sumptuous.

The Debussy has no competition for completeness. No other conductor has traversed the entire orchestral output with the thoroughness that Martinon has. Boulez is probably the closest available. I think very highly of the Boulez recordings, especially the newer ones for DG. But the interpretations lack the unity and consistency that Martinon maintains throughout the cycle.

There is more competition with the Ravel, though. When issued, the cycle was met equally by an excellent set from the Minnesota Orchestra under Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, which came in a box at a lower price. Again, Martinon won my heart for his consistency. The Skrowaczewski was better executed by the Minnesota Orchestra than Martinon's Orchetre De Paris. The EMI sound was better, but back then the quality of the Angel LPs was terrible, so the Skrowaczewski go tthe nod for technical superiority unless you were fortunate enough to get your hands on more expensive import copies of the Martinon. There was a cycle from Ozawa on DG also, but artistically it could not match up with the other two. When CDs were introduced, along came Charles Dutoit and the Montreal SO on London/Decca. And they came with a huge splash and acclaim. I puked! and I have always puked when I hear Dutoit conduct anything, with maybe one or two exceptions. Dutoit makes Ravel sound too smooth and glossy. I do give the Decca engineers great credit for the sound (though the Daphnis gets my vote as the worst CD ever produced, being that it was 55 minutes long with no tracks or indexes!).

Now that EMI have so excellently remastered the Martinon recordings though,the choice for a complete set of the orchestral works is very clear. The experience of Martinon's unified consistent interpretations is not quite the same with Ravel as it is with Debussy, partly owing to a less well formed vision from that composer than Debussy. Debussy was more rigid in his world view and musical thought throughout his life, whereas Ravel wavered in many different directions.

When you consider the price, there no reason to think twice about this set. The accompanying booklet is not extremely comprehensive, but adequate enough.

In Debussy Martinon is unbeatble!.......2004-07-31

Jean Martinon is the last director really inmersed in the impresionist mood . His performances are deeply inspired and above all idiomatic . Marie Claire Jamet in the Sacred Dances is absolutely comitted with the elusive forms and pagan enchantment.
Martinon belonged to that hard to find status conductor who really know to engage with the composer mood . So when he played his music the results were overwhelming . He had a enormous gift to suggest . I still remind The Prokoviev seventh symphony with the Chicago Symphony and I can not get another first movement so well performed , for instance .
Back to Debussy he combines the charm and nuance with that incorporean and elusive approach that Debussy and Ravel demands . I state a parallel (if I may) between Martinon - Debussy and Beecham - Delius in what idiomatism concerns .
When Martinon performs Debussy the paintings of Matisse , Monet and Manet seem to awake and come to our mind .
The prientemps and the children 's corner are absolutely of first rate . The clarinet rhapsody is the best in the market .
In the images I prefer the Ansermet version , but the whole set is fundamental if you enjoy the orchestral music of Debussy.
Notice I have not mentioned Ravel works . I have another name in Ravel : Andre Cluytens . But this is out of context.

Debussy: Trois Nocturnes; La mer; Images pour orchestre [Australia]

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Almost at a loss for words
Clarity and warmth
First class Debussy. Thanks amazon!

Debussy: Trois Nocturnes; La mer; Images pour orchestre [Australia]
Van Beinum , and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000060MDR
Release Date: 2002-01-28

Tracks:

Trois Nocturnes - Nuages
Trois Nocturnes - Fetes
Trois Nocturnes - Sirenes
La Mer - De L'aube A Midi Sur La Mer
La Mer - Jeux De Vagues
La Mer - Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer
Images Pour Orchestre - Gigues
Images Pour Orchestre - Iberia Pt1
Images Pour Orchestre - Iberia Pt2
Images Pour Orchestre - Iberia Pt3
Images Pour Orchestre - Rondes De Printemps

Customer Reviews:

Almost at a loss for words.......2005-06-27

I'd heard a rumor years ago that Van Beinum's Debussy was without equal. I was pretty glad to come across the reissue so that I could find out what the story was.

My God!

For one, the sound on these old recordings is stunning--even the mono Images. I dragged an audiophile friend over to listen to the Nocturnes and his jaw was on the floor. He rechecked the recording dates several times and still didn't believe it was possible. This guy collects old Mercury LPs and that sort of stuff.

For two, this is the most perfectly conducted and performed orchestral Debussy I've encountered in nearly thirty-five years of listening. At moments where Van Beinum does not reach for the drama where others do, it's to make the impact more profound a bit later on. These choices balance the pieces better than anyone's; he seems to understand the structures perfectly. He also makes one painfully aware that there's a
cheap and thoughtless way to do this music that probably sounds dandy to most people but really isn't right. This applies especially to a warhorse like La Mer.

The playing of the Concertgebouw is almost frightening--it's the maximum of perfection blended with the maximum of expressiveness. Phrasing and articulation are beyond belief. At times the orchestra manages a luminous quality unlike anything I've ever heard before from a symphony orchestra--which is beyond right for Debussy.

Honestly, this recording should be on the permanent all-time-greats list. I don't think I'll ever be able to listen to anyone else's La Mer again and ditto with the other pieces.

As an aside, it's a bit too bad that we tend to gravitate toward orchestras like the Berlin too darn much. The Concertgebouw has an extraordinary history of great conductors and it was clearly for many years of of the best in the world--judging from this recording maybe the best for a while. Both Van Beinum and the later Haitink are absurdly underrated. Haitink's recordings for Philips are desperately in need of reappraisal.

As a second aside I've been learning that a lot of great recordings are being missed by people because they don't seem to fit their preconceptions. After decades of looking, for example, I finally found the perfect Beethoven Fifth--Eugene Ormandy's on Columbia/Sony! 100% drama and excitement; 0% bombast and the orchestra doesn't sound at all like it's being beaten up (I'm thinking of various Kleibers here). Who'd a thunk it! Ormandy got top honors again with his Shostakovich Fifth and for me that was even more of a surprise than the Beethoven. The Philadelphia at times comes across like a self-confident and effortless athlete. And hands down, the greatest Mahler Sixth I've ever encountered is Farberman's on Vox. Want a stunning flawlessly idiomatic Dvorak Ninth? Try Leinsdorf's with the LA Philharmonic from 1958. No kidding! A lot of perceptive musician friends tell me the best recordings of the late Beethoven Quartets ever are the Hollywood Quartet's from ages ago. You want consistent greatness? Try anything conducted by Ferenc Fricsay--especially his Bartok and Beethoven Ninth. I'd always loved Reiner's Concerto for Orchestra until I heard Fricsay's. Now the Reiner sounds like some Telarc audiophile run-through. None of this is typical Top Recommendations stuff for sure!

Clarity and warmth.......2003-07-30

Be warned: I am giving this reissue 5 stars and I haven't heard it yet! However, I have known this recording since I was a kid, and the comments of another reviewer on this page are very much on the mark. Beinum, it seems to me, yields nothing to Boulez in clarity, OR in orchestras. And sonically this must be one of the best representations of the 1950's Concertgebouw that Philips ever achieved.

I just ordered my copy. If the Philips reissue is not up to that company's usually high standards, I will update this review.

First class Debussy. Thanks amazon!.......2002-04-27

These are among the best recordings of these pieces. Van Beinum adroitly conveys the sensuousness of this music while at the same time presenting Debussy's multiple lines and textures in a very clear and balanced manner. To put it another way, Van Beinum in these performances shows us that one can bring out the detail in Debussy without sounding clinical, as Boulez tends to do.
Thank you, Amazon, for making this recording, which I have never seen at any local store, available on your site.

CELIBIDACHE / Münchner Philharmoniker - Debussy: La Mer / Images pour orchestre No. 2 "Ibéria"

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!!!
Thank the heavens for clip offerings
Does Not Stand Up To Repeated Listenings
Beautiful.
re-birth of Debussy from a non-impressionist view

CELIBIDACHE / Münchner Philharmoniker - Debussy: La Mer / Images pour orchestre No. 2 "Ibéria"

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Applause
I. De L'aube A Midi Sur La Mer
II. Jeux De Vagues
III. Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer
Applause
Applause
I. Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins-
II. Les Parfums De La Nuit-
III. Le Matin D'un Jour De Fete
Applause

Amazon.com

Sergiu Celibidache's penchant for meticulous orchestral balances and spacious tempi threatens to embalm Iberia's swaggering rhythms. On the other hand, the late conductor's patient, sumptuous detailing makes for one of the most riveting (and longest) versions of La Mer on disc. Every Debussy lover should try to hear it. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

!!!.......2007-06-29

My favorite recording of this work had for a long time been that of De Sabata. He's just so ferocious and meticulous... but when I got this recording (after having heard again and again--I'm a fanatic--MANY other recordings) i just didn't know what to think. I didn't think Debussy wrote THIS kind of music. It's not just color and quick little turns of phrase, little flashes of brilliance, neat little harmonies, which I'm used to in typical Debussy... THIS is like the voice of nature, it's the majesty of the heavens, it's all the anger and agony of time, It's really hard to explain. This performance (and recording) are just shattering. I listen to it again and again, I can't get over it... You HAVE to get over the "speed" (or "slowness) of the music. Yes the tempi aren't fast. Yes the tempi are slow. SO WHAT. Picasso said something about computers that comes to mind, here: "What good are computers, all they can give you are answers." Oh yeah, the Iberia also is a real knockout.

Thank the heavens for clip offerings.......2006-03-10

I just listened to only one!! of the clip offerings, La Mer.
"Debussy A LA Celibadeche"
Typical Celibadeche slowww and careful "we do not want to miss a note" says Celi, ...but you missed THE MUSIC
Thank madern tech for clips, as back in the old vinyl days we could only rely on hype written on the back cover/sales clerks and Gramophone's hypeing.
Now I just saved myself $24.50 + ship.
Go read Jeff's review if you do not believe me.
Sorry Celi fans. Hey Todd/GMG keep your hype down.
0 stars.
Paul Best
Baton Rouge Louisiana
Comments/questions/all SNIDE insults can be sent to:
paulfbest@cox.net

Does Not Stand Up To Repeated Listenings.......2004-06-03

Well, I took Amazon critic Jed Distler at his word on this one. So I went out and bought a copy of this unconventional take on Debussy's music. Right off the bat, I found the "La Mer" quite captivating. However, regarding the "Iberia," I think Distler's assessment was too forgiving: "Sergiu Celibidache's penchant for meticulous orchestral balances and spacious tempi threatens to embalm Iberia's swaggering rhythms." Remove the "threatens to" from that sentence, and you have a more accurate diagnosis.

But once the sheer novelty of this very slow "La Mer" had worn off a bit, I tried hearing it again. The second time around I found myself growing restless, impatient .... and bored. When it was over, I turned to other Debussy CDs that have given me immense pleasure in the past. One by one - Martinon, Rosenthal, Inghelbrecht, etc. - my interest was immediately rekindled. So what is the difference?

The Celibidache is utterly lacking in evocative atmosphere. What he plays isn't Debussy's pathbreaking "La Mer" - it's really the conductor's listless "Dead Sea." All of the orchestral detail is presented in such plodding slow motion that, to mix metaphors a bit, the forest gets totally obscured by the trees. Where are the splash and swirl of Debussy's masterpiece? What seemed novel and different on first hearing, had simply become lumbering, spiritless and downright pretentious on second visit.

The other conductors cited above were specialists in this music; Celibidache was not. Martinon was a composition pupil of Roussel and was trained by Charles Munch. Rosenthal was Ravel's prize pupil: he also gave us the delightful Offenbach pastiche known as "Gaiete Parisienne." Inghelbrecht was Debussy's protege - he premiered the orchestral version of "Marche Ecossaise" for the composer. Martinon, Rosenthal and Inghelbrecht all perform "La Mer" with old-style French ensembles with long experience in Debussy's style.

Perhaps the most significant difference: those other conductors were all distinguished composer/conductors, whereas Celibidache was strictly a showman. I think a French composer's view is likely to be more sensitive to the shape, the contrasts, and the harmonic mobility of Debussy's music. Celibidache WAS capable of fine Debussy performance. That is proved beyond doubt by his late 1940's recording of "Jeux" (available on a Tahra CD) - it remains one of the finest recordings ever. But as he grew older, Celibidache became obssessed with slow tempi that became glacial (I find most of his Bruckner simply intolerable in this regard).

And when I say slow, I mean REALLY SLOW. Inghelbrecht, whose "La Mer" on Testament is my personal benchmark recording, does it in just under 25 minutes. Rosenthal's is just over 22 minutes, Martinon is 24:26, and other fine performances by Munch, Desormiere, Bour, De Sabata and Markevitch are all of similar duration. Celibidache's is simply off the wall at 32:23.

So, please consider yourself warned. Listening to this reading for the third (and last!) time, I was reminded of the infamous live performance of Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto by Glenn Gould, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the NY Philharmonic. Gould had stubbornly insisted on playing his part at a tediously slow tempo. Before the performance began, Bernstein turned to the audience and stated publicly that the interpretation to follow was NOT his idea.

I think if Debussy had been present at this Celibidache "La Mer" concert in Munich, he might have stood up and said "This is NOT my music."

Beautiful........2004-05-28

I cant think of a more intuitively guided conductor for this music than Celibidache. His graceful effortless style does wonders for this luminous music. An invaluable document.

re-birth of Debussy from a non-impressionist view.......1999-03-09

Sergiu Celibidache has a very unique character and and his approach to music is very different than the other post-modern conductors of our day. He believes that the main dynamics of the piece should be preserved, on the other hand other inner dynamics could be(should be) changed according to the time,the place etc. This is what he understands from interpretation or the freedom of interpretation. And in every field of life he believed that experience is the most important guide to all human beings. When you listen to this CD, you will experience how an impressionist piece has become so clear, vivid and natural from a different point of view. Of course, not distorting the composer's real aims.

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Debussy: La Mer / Images Pour Orchestre
Claude Debussy , Libor Pesek , and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Manufacturer: Supraphon
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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