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The 'Debussy, Music and the Arts' exhibition, organised in Paris at the Musée d'Orsay, evokes the musician's major encounters with artists and poets of his time. This 3 CD box set draws from the music presented. The exhibit also features paintings, drawings and pastels, along with first editions of literature by Mallarmé, Gide, and Louÿs which recall the musician's admirations and friendships. Debussy's music is presented in major autograph scores and rare editions. Displays of sets and costumes for Pelléas et Mélisande, the ballets of Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Jeux, and music for The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is also exhibited. A selection of rare historic recordings proposed by Jean-Michel Nectoux, curator of this
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exhibition, allows for listening to the conductors, pianists - (including Debussy himself) - and singers who were his first interpreters, and carried his music forward into the future. In the exhibit as well as within this 3 CD release, featured artists include Ninon Vallin, Jane Bathori, Claire Croiza, Mary Garden and Hector Dufranne, the latter two singing the roles of Mélisande and Golaud in the Pelléas et Mélisande of 1902, Ricardo Viñes, Camille Chevillard as well as Arturo Toscanini, who made suggestions to the composer early on for the scoring of his masterpiece, La Mer. This exceptionally rare historic document in sound allows us to enter the composer's musical world. It is nothing less than a treasure trove! Read less
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2.
Mandoline by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Ninon Vallin (Soprano),
Gustav Cloëz (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 1928
3.
Fêtes galantes, Set 2 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gérard Souzay (Baritone),
Jacqueline Bonneau (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
Date of Recording: 1947
7.
Ariettes oubliées: no 5, Green by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Mary Garden (Soprano),
Claude Debussy (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1886; France
Date of Recording: 1904
8.
Ariettes oubliées: no 5, Green by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Ninon Vallin (Soprano),
Gustav Cloëz (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1886; France
Date of Recording: 1928
9.
Ariettes oubliées: no 5, Green by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Iréne Joachim (Soprano),
Jane Bathori (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1886; France
Date of Recording: 1948
Notes: Opera singer Jane is the piano accompanist on this recording.
10.
Chansons de Bilitis for Speaker and Chamber Ensemble by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Iréne Joachim (Soprano),
Jane Bathori (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1900; France
Date of Recording: 1948
Notes: Opera singer Jane is the piano accompanist on this recording.
20.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Camille Chevillard
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892-1894; France
Date of Recording: 1922
21.
Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra: no 2, Fêtes by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Pierre Monteux
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1897-1899; France
Date of Recording: 1955
23.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Walther Straram
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Des Concerts Straram
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892-1894; France
Date of Recording: 1930
25.
La mer: 2nd movement, Jeux de vagues by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Arturo Toscanini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903-1905; France
Date of Recording: 1950
27.
La mer: 2nd movement, Jeux de vagues by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Roger Desormière
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Philharmonique Tchèque
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903-1905; France
Date of Recording: 1950
31.
Pelléas et Mélisande: Une grande innocence by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Emile Vanni-Marcoux (Bass)
Conductor:
Piero Coppola
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Symphonique
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893-1902; France
Date of Recording: 1927
35.
Pelléas et Mélisande: Ah! Tout va bien by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Hector Dufranne (Baritone),
Marthe Nespoulous (Soprano)
Conductor:
Georges Truc
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Symphonique
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893-1902; France
Date of Recording: 1928
36.
Pelléas et Mélisande: Ah! je respire enfin! by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Charles Panzera (Baritone)
Conductor:
Piero Coppola
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Symphonique
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893-1902; France
Date of Recording: 1927
37.
Pelléas et Mélisande: Quel est ce bruit? by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Yvonne Brothier (Mezzo Soprano),
Charles Panzera (Baritone)
Conductor:
Piero Coppola
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Symphonique
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893-1902; France
Date of Recording: 1927
38.
L'enfant prodigue: Récit et air de Lia by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Ninon Vallin (Soprano)
Conductor:
Gustav Cloëz
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Grand Orchestre Symphonique
Period: 20th Century
Written: France
Date of Recording: 1930
39.
Mandoline by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Conductor:
Edouard von Lindenberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 1950
40.
Le promenoir des deux amants by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Ninon Vallin (Soprano)
Conductor:
Louis Antoine Beydts
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904-1910; France
Date of Recording: 1943
41.
Chansons (3) de France: no 2, La grotte by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gérard Souzay (Baritone)
Conductor:
Edouard von Lindenberg
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre de la Société des Concerts du Conservatoire
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
Date of Recording: 1950
43.
Le Vieux coffret: Forêt by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Charles Panzera (Baritone)
Conductor:
Piero Coppola
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Orchestre Du Gramophone
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914–1917; France
Date of Recording: 1928
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