Debussy: Images / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
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Debussy: Images / Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Hallé Orchestra, Mark Elder
[ Hallé / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 2 October 2020
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The Hallé and Sir Mark Elder follow their previous highly acclaimed Debussy albums, with a stunning orchestral collection including a world premiere recording. Album includes the hugely popular Prélude a L'après-midi d'un faune, alongside the orchestral tour de force Images, a work which fully displays the composer's mastery, and the world premiere recording of Colin Matthew's orchestration of Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut, from the 2nd Book of Images for piano.
"Speed and pace are finely calibrated, giving the music enough space to allow detail to register without losing sight of momentum or cumulative tension… The outer movements of 'Ibéria' are thrilling in their clarity and precision, with some wonderfully impertinent woodwind solos… At the work's centre, 'Les parfums de la nuit' is all heady sensuality, the Hallé strings sounding very lush and sweet… It's a very fine achievement indeed." Gramophone Editor's Choice August 2020
Tracks:
Images for orchestra, L. 122
Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût (No. 2 from Images pour piano - Book 2)
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
