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Release Date: 02/15/1994 Label: Philips Duo Catalog #: 438742 Spars Code: ADD Composer: Claude Debussy Performer: Vera Badings, George Pieterson Conductor: Bernard Haitink, Eduard Van Beinum Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Number of Discs: 2 |
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This Debussy reissue is a must-have for any collection. The Prélude (recorded in 1976) is beautifully and affectingly done. While the un-credited flute soloist is excellent, best of all is Haitink's skill at layering textures during louder, faster moving sections. Sonics are fabulous, exemplified in the ideally balanced passages toward the close involving stopped horns, and notably where Chinese miniature cymbals are added as the main theme recurs (often recorded at too low a level). The 1979 account of Debussy's Nocturnes is one of the very best recordings of the work. Few versions of Fêtes build such a spectacular crescendo from the entry of the two muted trumpets, joined later by side drums, producing a thrilling wave of sound as the festival procession passes. But at the loudest point, note that the violins' unison restatement of the theme introduced earlier by the winds is still perfectly audible.
La Mer is majestic and brilliantly done. The solo cellos midway through "From dawn to mid-day at sea" don't need help from the mixer as the Concertgebouw acoustic captures their richness naturally, and every passing detail (particularly cor anglais, solo violin, and tuned percussion) in "Play of the waves" is breathtakingly clear. Haitink builds one of the most trenchant and powerful finales, but the central section (its tension held by the high violin harmonic sustained over a burgeoning theme in the winds) is memorable, as is the vehement closing section. [6/27/2001] --Michael Jameson, ClassicsToday.com [reviewing Philips 464697] |
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1892-1894; France |
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Date of Recording: 12/1976 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 11 Minutes 7 Secs. |
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| Notes: Composition written: France (1892 - 1894). | |||||
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Images for Orchestra by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1905-1912; France |
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Date of Recording: 12/1977 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 34 Minutes 23 Secs. |
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La mer by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1903-1905; France |
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Date of Recording: 12/1976 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 22 Minutes 45 Secs. |
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Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1897-1899; France |
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Date of Recording: 05/1979 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 23 Minutes 33 Secs. |
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Jeux by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1912-1913; France |
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Date of Recording: 05/1979 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 18 Minutes 46 Secs. |
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Danse sacrée et danse profane by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Performer:
Vera Badings (Harp)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1904; France |
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Date of Recording: 12/1977 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 9 Minutes 8 Secs. |
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Berceuse heroïque by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Conductor:
Eduard Van Beinum
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1914; France |
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Date of Recording: 05/1957 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 3 Minutes 59 Secs. |
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Marche écossaise sur un thème populaire by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Conductor:
Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1891; France |
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Date of Recording: 12/1976 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 6 Minutes 43 Secs. |
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Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Performer:
George Pieterson (Clarinet)
Conductor: Bernard Haitink Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Period: 20th Century Written: 1911; France |
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Date of Recording: 12/1976 Venue: The Netherlands Length: 8 Minutes 19 Secs. |
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