Heinz Holliger, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR, Daniel Gauthier, Dirk Altmann - Debussy: Orchestral Works (2014)

Tracklist

01. Première rhapsodie, L. 116 (Version for Clarinet and Orchestra)
02. Images, L. 122, L. 122: No. 3, Rondes de printemps
03. Images, L. 122: No. 1, Gigues
04. Images, L. 122: No. 2, Ibéria. A. Par les rues et par les chemins -
05. Images, L. 122: No. 2, Ibéria. B. Les parfums de la nuit -
06. Images, L. 122: No. 2, Ibéria. C. Le matin d'un jour de fête
07. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86
08. Rhapsodie, L. 98



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.

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