Special offer. Debussy: Orchestral Works
Dirk Altmann (clarinet), Daniel Gauthier (saxophone)
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Holliger
Holliger brings an infallible ear for timbre to bear on this programme...The range of sonority and mix of colours that Holliger draws from the Stuttgart orchestra is an especially attractive...
Special offer. Debussy: Orchestral Works
Dirk Altmann (clarinet), Daniel Gauthier (saxophone)
Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, Heinz Holliger
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Holliger brings an infallible ear for timbre to bear on this programme...The range of sonority and mix of colours that Holliger draws from the Stuttgart orchestra is an especially attractive...
About
The "Afternoon of a Faun“ together with the orchestral "Images" are among Claude Debussy’s best known and most popular compositions. Both works show different sides of the composer: "Afternoon of a Faun" is a textbook example of musical impressionism, while about the "Images", the composer himself said that his goal was to “try to achieve something different – an effect of reality”. The scores contrast well with the two Rhapsodies: the one for clarinet, called the "first" Rhapsody, was sketched out within a few weeks at the end of 1909, while the "second" Rhapsody for saxophone was only completed and orchestrated after the death of its author. The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR) and conductor Heinz Holliger manage to bring out the evocative, dynamic colors and peculiarities to be found in all of these works with precision.
Contents and tracklist
- Dirk Altmann (clarinet)
- Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
- Heinz Holliger
- Recorded: 11-15 June 2012
- Recording Venue: Stadthalle Sindelfingen
- Daniel Gauthier (saxophone)
- Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
- Heinz Holliger
- Recorded: 11-15 June 2012
- Recording Venue: Stadthalle Sindelfingen
- Recorded: 11-15 June 2012
- Recording Venue: Stadthalle Sindelfingen
- Recorded: 11-15 June 2012
- Recording Venue: Stadthalle Sindelfingen
Awards and reviews
Awards Issue 2014
Holliger brings an infallible ear for timbre to bear on this programme...The range of sonority and mix of colours that Holliger draws from the Stuttgart orchestra is an especially attractive feature of this disc...Coupled with Holliger's instinctive feel for the music's natural pace and contour, these are captivating performances.
