Description
Debussy & Ravel – La Mer / Prélude à l’Après-Midi d’un Faune / Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 Vinyl LP
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MPN: 138 923
Brand Name: Deutsche Grammophon
Overview
This exquisite Deutsche Grammophon LP brings together two of France’s greatest Impressionist composers — Claude Debussy and Maurice Ravel — performed by the legendary Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Herbert von Karajan. The album captures the fluid beauty and shimmering orchestral colors of Debussy’s La Mer and Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, alongside Ravel’s radiant Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2, in an unforgettable performance that defines the very essence of 20th-century orchestral art.
Product Features
- Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 138 923
- Country: UK
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Impressionist, Modern
- Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
- Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
- Flute Solo: Karlheinz Zöller
- Music Director: Günter Hermanns
- Production Manager: Otto Gerdes
Interesting Facts
- Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894) by Claude Debussy is widely regarded as the beginning of modern music. Composer Pierre Boulez once said, “The flute of the faun brought new breath to the art of music.”
- The piece was inspired by Stéphane Mallarmé’s symbolist poem L’après-midi d’un faune, and it evokes the languid dreams of a mythological faun on a warm afternoon.
- Debussy’s La Mer (1905), subtitled Three Symphonic Sketches, revolutionized orchestral writing with its depiction of the sea’s movement and light.
- Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 is a symphonic excerpt from his ballet masterpiece, filled with sensual melodies, brilliant orchestration, and pastoral imagery.
- The performances captured here were recorded at the height of Karajan’s partnership with the Berlin Philharmonic, a period noted for its refined tone, unity, and emotional depth.
Track Listing
Side A
- La Mer: Trois Esquisses Symphoniques
Side B
- Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2
- Prélude à l'après-midi d’un faune
Publishers
Label: Deutsche Grammophon Producer: Otto Gerdes Recording Venue: Berlin, Germany Mastering: Günter Hermanns
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