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by Claude Debussy / Orchestre de la Suisse Romande / Ernest Ansermet

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  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1949-09-00
  • Label: London, Decca
  • Country: France
  • Community rating: 3.77/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Conducted by Ernest Ansermet, a close associate of the composer, this recording captures Debussy's vivid, highly atmospheric orchestral suite with astonishing clarity. The Orchestre de la Suisse Romande navigates the complex, shifting textures and delicate woodwind writing that define French impressionism. It remains a definitive, deeply respected interpretation recorded during the early high-fidelity era.

Genres

Descriptors: orchestral, symphonic, melodic, majestic, long-form

Tracklist

  1. No. 1 Gigues
  2. No. 3 Rondes De Printemps
  3. Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins
  4. Les Parfums De La Nuit
  5. Le Matin D'Un Jour De Fete

Credits

  • Claude Debussy - primary artist, composed by
  • L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande - primary artist, orchestra
  • Ernest Ansermet - primary artist, conductor

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