Debussy: La mer, Jeux & Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

One of the twentieth century's most innovative and influential composers, Debussy was a musical impressionist (a term he disliked). Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune draws inspiration from a poem by Stéphane Mallarmé, whilst La mer, a set of symphonic sketches, vividly depicts the relationship between the waves and wind of the open sea. Jeux, one of Debussy's final orchestral works, was written for Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes.

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'Phenomenal playing throughout and it’s so well recorded' (BBC Radio 3 CD Review)
'Jeux turns out to be Valery Gergiev’s game, set and match' (International Record Review)
'A ‘magic flute’ (courtesy of Gareth Davies) opens Faune and this Debussy collection, the playing from the LSO tender and suggestive, the harp rippling magically, the music made hypnotic in its ...