These performances of three of Debussy’s major orchestral works are simply staggering. Rarely have the half-lights and luminosity of these three works – generously offered on a single CD – been better captured in performance. Ephemeral is the word for van Beinum’s interpretations and the CD also boasts one of the sexiest ‘Sirènes’ on record!
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Trois Nocturnes:
Nuages
Fetes
Sirenes
La Mer:
De l’aube a midi sur la mer
Jeux de vagues
Dialogue du vent et de la mer
Images pour orchestre:
Gigues
Iberia
Rondes de printemps
Women’s Voices of the Collegium Musicum
Chorus master: Toon Vranken
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Eduard van Beinum
‘crystalline purity of expression… extraordinarily noble’ ClassicsToday.com
‘unruffled serenity… the sirens sing as seductively as any on disc… a valuable reissue’ International Record Review