Description
Iconic Masterpieces: Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps & Debussy's La Mer CD
UPC: 0028948179817
MPN: 481 7981
Brand Name: DECCA GOLD
Overview: Jaap van Zweden Leads the New York Philharmonic in 20th-Century Classics
This DECCA GOLD release captures the dynamic partnership between conductor Jaap van Zweden and the New York Philharmonic in two of the most groundbreaking and influential orchestral works of the early 20th century.
The album features Igor Stravinsky's Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), the ballet score whose barbaric rhythms and primal harmonies famously caused a riot at its 1913 premiere. Paired with this is Claude Debussy's La Mer (The Sea), a luminous and evocative set of three symphonic sketches that marks the pinnacle of musical Impressionism. Recorded in 2019, this CD showcases the Philharmonic’s virtuosity and power in works that demand both technical precision and deep atmospheric colour.
Product Features
- Composers: Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) and Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
- Conductor: Jaap van Zweden
- Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
- Format: Audio CD
- Genre: Classical Music / Orchestral / 20th Century
- Recording Venue: David Geffen Hall, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, New York City
- Release Year: 2019
- Label: DECCA GOLD
Program Highlights
This album contrasts two works that defined the sound of the 20th century but approached it from radically different directions: the violent, modernist rhythm of Stravinsky and the shimmering, atmospheric detail of Debussy.
I. STRAVINSKY: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring) (Tracks 1–14)
Divided into two parts, "The Adoration of the Earth" and "The Sacrifice," Stravinsky's revolutionary score depicts pagan rituals celebrating spring. Its use of polyrhythms, jarring dissonance, and massive orchestral forces fundamentally changed how composers wrote music.
II. DEBUSSY: La Mer: Trois esquisses symphoniques (Three Symphonic Sketches) (Tracks 15–17)
Debussy's masterpiece is a stunning study in tone color, capturing the vastness and mystery of the ocean. Each of the three movements is a vivid painting:
- De l'aube à midi sur la mer (From dawn to noon on the sea)
- Jeux de vagues (Play of the waves)
- Dialogue du vent et de la mer (Dialogue between the wind and the sea)
Publishers
- Label: A Decca Gold Release
- Copyright: 2019 UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Licence: 2019 New York Philharmonic under exclusive license to UMG Recordings, Inc.
- Manufacturing: Universal International Music B.V., Baarn, Netherlands
- Country of Manufacture: Made in the EU.
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