3 Sonaten; Syrinx

by Claude Debussy

3 Sonaten; Syrinx cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1967
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
  • Country: France
  • Community rating: 4.1/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

This exquisite compilation gathers Debussy's late, great chamber sonatas alongside his defining solo flute piece, 'Syrinx'. The performances highlight the composer's radical departure from romanticism, focusing instead on stark instrumental color, shifting tonalities, and fragile impressionistic textures. The pristine recording remains a vital interpretive touchstone for early 20th-century French chamber music.

Genres

Descriptors: Piano, chamber, strings, flute, harp, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Prologue (Lent)
  2. Sérénade (Modérément Animé)
  3. Finale (Animé)
  4. Pastorale (Lento, Dolce Rubato)
  5. Interlude (Tempo Di Minuetto)
  6. Finale (Allegro Moderato Ma Resoluto)
  7. Allegro Vive
  8. Intermède (Fastasque Et Léger)
  9. Finale (Très Animé)
  10. Syrinx Für Flöte Allein

Credits

  • Claude Debussy - primary artist, composed by
  • Arthur Grumiaux - primary artist, violin
  • Maurice Gendron - primary artist, cello
  • Roger Bourdin - primary artist, flute
  • Jean Françaix - piano
  • Annie Challan - harp
  • Colette Lequien - viola
  • István Hajdú - piano

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