Amazing pieces of classical music - 20
Debussy's 'La Mer', L. 109: No. 1, 'From Sunrise to Midday at Sea' (From Sunrise to Midday at Sea) performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Charles Munch in 1956.
Munch's Debussy performances have always been appreciated for their color, vitality, and seeming complete disconnect with the composer's own concept. Munch's own rhythmic sense and timbre vividly conveyed the pieces' layered textures and subtly varied moods.
Then there's the Boston Symphony of the late 1950s, recorded at the height of its glory, with lively, virtuosic playing from all sections. The sea here is the North Sea; dark, dangerous, and stormy, but also gentle, joyful, and at times quite mysterious. A famous reviewer only recently wrote, in response to a remastered reissue, that although the recording is almost seventy years old, one hardly notices it
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Munch's Debussy performances have always been appreciated for their color, vitality, and seeming complete disconnect with the composer's own concept. Munch's own rhythmic sense and timbre vividly conveyed the pieces' layered textures and subtly varied moods.
Then there's the Boston Symphony of the late 1950s, recorded at the height of its glory, with lively, virtuosic playing from all sections. The sea here is the North Sea; dark, dangerous, and stormy, but also gentle, joyful, and at times quite mysterious. A famous reviewer only recently wrote, in response to a remastered reissue, that although the recording is almost seventy years old, one hardly notices it
[media=https://youtu.be/BppVlpagweo]
