Debussy - La Mer
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Orchestral » Symphonic Poems
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Debussy and Ravel: La Mer, Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, Rapsodie espagnole
RecommendedLondon Symphony Orchestra, François-Xavier Roth
A disciple of Pierre Boulez, Roth has the same analytical clarity and ear for sonorities, but brings a surging emotional engagement to Debussy’s sea pictures..Roth relishes Ravel’s tribute to... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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The Times Records of the Year, 2020
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Special offer. Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky & Prokofiev
Philharmonia Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Evgeny Svetlanov
Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes with the LSO is a good find; Svetlanov and the Philharmonia bring romantic warmth to Debussy's Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, La Mer surges with the... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Archive Issue of the Month
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2025, Archive Issue of the Month
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Debussy: Fantaisie, Violin Sonata, Cello Sonata, La Mer
RecommendedDaniel Barenboim (piano), Michael Barenboim (violin), Kian Soltani (cello), Martha Argerich (piano), Staatskapelle Berlin
Michael Barenboim and Kian Soltani are the concertmaster and principal cellist of the Barenboim-founded West-Eastern Divan Orchestra, so the stellar quality of their playing is no more a surprise... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 11th June 2021
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Assorted Programs
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Denève still summons a sensuous bloom in the Prélude, and thanks to his influence, the RSNO proves better than the French at their own game: these are among the most seductive Debussy performances... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2012, Editor's Choice
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Prepare to be spellbound…This does not sound like an old piano, merely a distinctive one in the hands of a truly remarkable player…It is not only the individual sounds that impress…but also... — More…
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Record Review, 30th June 2018, Recording of the Week
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2018
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BBC Music Magazine, August 2018, Instrumental Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2018, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2019, Finalist - Instrumental
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Special offer. Debussy - Orchestral Music
RecommendedGeorge Pieterson (clarinet), Vera Badings (harp)
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink
If you only buy one album of Debussy orchestral music, this is a very good bet! Comprising his best-known works at an excellent price, it's a great starting-point around which to build a library... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, November 2003, Budget Choice
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Building a Library, November 2008, First Choice
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Debussy: La Mer & Piano Preludes transcribed for orchestra
RecommendedBerlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle
…Rattle and the Berlin Philharmonic, resplendently recorded, capture the languorous sensuality of L'après-midi supremely well, with the flautist Emmanuel Pahud phrasing in huge spans, and with... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, October 2005, Disc of the Month
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Penguin Guide, Rosette
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Debussy: La Mer, Nocturnes, Jeux & Rhapsody for clarinet
RecommendedFranklin Cohen (clarinet)
The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus & The Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez
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Building a Library, November 2003, First Choice
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Grammy Awards, 38th Awards (1995), Best Orchestral Performance
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Grammy Awards, 38th Awards (1995), Classical Album of the Year
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Heras-Casado produces fine performances of all these pieces, with the Philharmonia’s unnamed flautist conveying just the right feeling of languor and expressive freedom in the solo passages... — More…
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The Times Records of the Year, 2018
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Debussy: C'est l'extase - La mer
Vannina Santoni (soprano), Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Mikko Franck
Vannina Santori, 36, releases the odors and textures of Verlaine’s verses with her mellow, lyrical, textured voice. There’s no posturing, no phony pear-shaped stuff, but rather a natural narrative... — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, June 2023
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