Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno – Debussy: La mer, Ibéria, Images & 6 Épigraphes antiques (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg, Gustavo Gimeno – Debussy: La mer, Ibéria, Images & 6 Épigraphes antiques (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:18:20 minutes | 1,24 GB | Genre: Classical
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Released in the year of Claude Debussys death centenary, this album demonstrates the exceptional harmonic and coloristic richness of his music. The centerpiece of the album is La Mer (1903-1905), a musical realization of the composers sincere devotion to the sea that revolutionized orchestral composition in the early twentieth-century. Ibéria takes the listener on a trip to Spain, whereas the Six Épigraphes antiques (1914), here performed in the orchestration of Rudolf Escher, evoke ancient Greece and Egypt. The biggest novelty on this album is Colin Matthews new, lush orchestration of Images. Book 1 (1901-1905), one of Debussys most-cherished piano works. With this Debussy collection, the Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg and its Music Director Gustavo Gimeno continue their acclaimed PENTATONE series of composer portraits that already featured monographs of Shostakovich, Bruckner, Ravel, Mahler and Stravinsky.

Tracklist:
1-01. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – La mer, L. 109 – I. De l’aube a midi sur la mer (08:46)
1-02. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – La mer, L. 109 – II. Jeux de vagues (06:49)
1-03. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – La mer, L. 109 – III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer (08:25)
1-04. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – Images, L. 122 – No. 2a, Iberia. Par les rues et par les chemins (07:17)
1-05. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – Images, L. 122 – No. 2b, Iberia. Les parfums de la nuit (07:44)
1-06. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – Images, L. 122 – No. 2c, Iberia. Le matin d’un jour de fete (04:54)
1-07. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – Images, Book 1, L. 110 (Arr. C. Matthews for Orchestra) – No. 1, Reflets dans l’eau (06:12)
1-08. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – Images, Book 1, L. 110 (Arr. C. Matthews for Orchestra) – No. 2, Hommage a Rameau (07:59)
1-09. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – Images, Book 1, L. 110 (Arr. C. Matthews for Orchestra) – No. 3, Mouvement (04:20)
1-10. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – 6 Epigraphes antiques, L. 131 (Arr. R. Escher for Orchestra) – No. 1, Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d’ete (02:16)
1-11. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – 6 Epigraphes antiques, L. 131 (Arr. R. Escher for Orchestra) – No. 2, Pour un tombeau sans nom (03:41)
1-12. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – 6 Epigraphes antiques, L. 131 (Arr. R. Escher for Orchestra) – No. 3, Pour que la nuit soit propice (02:06)
1-13. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – 6 Epigraphes antiques, L. 131 (Arr. R. Escher for Orchestra) – No. 4, Pour la danseuse aux crotales (02:32)
1-14. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – 6 Epigraphes antiques, L. 131 (Arr. R. Escher for Orchestra) – No. 5, Pour l’egyptienne (02:58)
1-15. Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg – 6 Epigraphes antiques, L. 131 (Arr. R. Escher for Orchestra) – No. 6, Pour remercier la pluie au matin (02:14)

Personnel:
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor

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