Debussy: La boîte à joujoux; Children's Corner; Petite suite

On this CD:

1. La boîte à joujoux (The Toybox), ballet, L. 128 Piano Score (arr. for orchestra)
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ulster Orchestra with Christopher Blake, Louise Martin, Colin Stark
Conducted by Michael McGuffin, Yan Pascal Tortelier

2. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 No 2, Jimbo's Lullaby, arr. for orchestra
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

3. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 No 3, Serenade for the Doll, arr. for orchestra
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

4. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 No 4, The Snow is Dancing, arr. for orchestra
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

5. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 No 5, The Little Shepherd, arr. for orchestra
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

6. Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113 No 6, Golliwog's Cake-Walk, (arr. for orchestra)
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

7. Petite suite (4), for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 65
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Henri Busser / Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

8. Marche écossaise, sur un thème populaire, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 77
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

9. Work(s) Danse
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Maurice Ravel / Ulster Orchestra
Conducted by Yan Pascal Tortelier

Debussy: La boîte à joujoux; Children's Corner; Petite suite, Music, Claude Debussy, Michael McGuffin, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Colin Stark, Louise Martin, Christopher Blake, Henri Busser, Henri Büsser, Maurice Ravel, Ulster Orchestra, 20th/21st Century Ballet, Ballet, Classical, Classical Music, Keyboard, Miscellaneous, Miscellaneous Music, Music for Four Hands at One Keyboard, Suite/Partita for Keyboard

Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works
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The only set you need

Outstanding performances at any price

More Evocative than some of Mahler's Symphonies

One stop shopping! Unparalleled Debussy, and excellent Ravel

In Debussy Martinon is unbeatble!

Debussy, Ravel: Orchestral Works
Claude Debussy , Jean Martinon , and Orchestre de Paris
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00006HM8X
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

I: De L'aube A Midi Sur La Mer - Jean Martinon
II: Jeux De Vagues - Jean Martinon
III: Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer - Jean Martinon
I: Nuages - Jean Martinon
II: Fetes - Jean Martinon
III: Sirenes - Choeurs De L'Ortf
Prelude A L'apres-midi D'un Faune - Alain Marion
Marche Ecossaise - Jean Martinon
Berceuse Heroique - Jean Martinon
I: Fanfare - Jean Martinon
II: Le Sommeil De Lear - Jean Martinon

Tracks:

Jeux (Poeme Danse) - Jean Martinon
1. Gigues/2. Iberia - Jean Martinon
I: Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins - Jean Martinon
II: Les Parfums De La Nuit - Jean Martinon
III: Le Matin D'un Jour De Fete - Jean Martinon
3. Rondes De Printemps - Jean Martinon
Premiere Partie - Jean Martinon
Deuxieme Partie - Fabienne Boury

Tracks:

1. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum - Jules Goetgheluck
2. Jimbo's Lullaby - Jules Goetgheluck
3. Serenade For The Doll - Jules Goetgheluck
4. The Snow Is Dancing - Jules Goetgheluck
5. The Little Shepherd - Jules Goetgheluck
6. Golliwoggs Cakewalk - Jules Goetgheluck
I: En Bateau - Jean Martinon
II: Cortege - Jean Martinon
III: Menuet - Jean Martinon
IV: Ballet - Jean Martinon
I: Danse Sacree - Marie-Claire Jamet
II: Danse Profane - Marie-Claire Jamet
I: Le Magasin De Jouets - Jean Martinon
II: Le Champ De Bataille - Jean Martinon
III: La Bergerie A Vendre - Jean Martinon
IV: Apres Fortune Faite - Jean Martinon

Tracks:

I: Andante - Allegro - Aldo Ciccolini
II: Lento E Molto Espressivo - Aldo Ciccolini
III: Allegro Molto - Aldo Ciccolini
La Plus Que Lente - John Leach
Premiere Rapsodie Pour Orchestre Avec Clarinette Principale - Guy Dangain
Rapsodie Pour Orchestre Et Saxophone Solo - Jean-Marie Loneix
Khamma - Fabienne Boury
Danse: Tarantelle Styrienne - Jean Martinon

Tracks:

Bolero - Marcel Galiegue
Une Barque Sur L'Ocean (Miroirs: No.3) - Orchestre De Paris
Prelude - Orchestre De Paris
Premier Tableau: Danse Du Rouet Et Scene - Orchestre De Paris
Deuxieme Tableau: Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Troisieme Tableau: Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Quatrieme Tableau: Petit Poucet - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Cinquieme Tableau: Laideronnette, Imperatrice Des Pagodes - Orchestre De Paris
Interlude - Orchestre De Paris
Sixieme Tableau: Le Jardin Feerique - Orchestre De Paris
Alborada Del Gracioso (Miroirs: No.4) - Andre Sennedat
I: Prelude A La Nuit - Orchestre De Paris
II: Malaguena - Orchestre De Paris
III: Habanera - Orchestre De Paris
IV: Feria - Orchestre De Paris

Tracks:

Sheherazade: Ouverture De Feerie - Orchestre De Paris
La Valse (Poeme Choregraphique) - Orchestre De Paris
I: Prelude - Orchestre De Paris
II: Forlane - Orchestre De Paris
III: Menuet - Orchestre De Paris
IV: Rigaudon - Orchestre De Paris
Menuet Antique - Orchestre De Paris
Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte - Michel Garcin-Marrou
1. Modere - Orchestre De Paris
2. Assez Lent - Orchestre De Paris
3. Modere - Orchestre De Paris
4. Assez Anime - Orchestre De Paris
5. Presque Lent - Orchestre De Paris
6. Assez Vif - Orchestre De Paris
7. Moins Vif - Orchestre De Paris
8. Epilogue: Lent - Orchestre De Paris

Tracks:

Introduction - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Religieuse - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Scene - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Generale - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Scene - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Grotesque De Dorcon - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Legere Et Gracieuse De Daphnis - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Scene - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Nocturne - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Lente Et Mysterieuse Des Nymphes - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Interlude - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Introduction - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danses Guerrieres Et Diverses - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Suppliante De Chloe - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Introduction - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Lever Du Jour - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Pantomime - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera
Danse Generale - Bacchanale - Choeurs Du Theatre National De L'Opera

Tracks:

Lento - Aldo Ciccolini
Piu Lento - Aldo Ciccolini
Allegro - Aldo Ciccolini
I: Allegramente - Jean-Claude Malgoire
II: Adagio Assai - Jean-Claude Malgoire
III: Presto - Jean-Claude Malgoire
Lento, Quasi Cadenza - Moderato - Itzhak Perlman

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At long last, Jean Martinon's classic EMI Debussy and Ravel cycles from the 1970s have been gathered in a space-saving, budget-priced box set. If you love this repertoire, you'll gasp with joy at the conductor's crystal-clear orchestral balances, which truly reproduce what you see in the printed music. If you respond to a lean, sinewy approach to this repertoire in the manner of Toscanini and Boulez, but pine for the timbral characteristics that used to distinguish French orchestras (silver-coated strings, tart woodwinds, and slightly watery brass) in gorgeous, vibrant sonics, Martinon's your man. Aldo Ciccolini's crisp, diamond-edged finger work stands out in Ravel's two piano concertos and in Debussy's rarely heard Fantasie. The young Itzhak Perlman's dazzling, effortless traversal of Ravel's Tzigane will humble many an aspiring fiddler. And you won't find a more sparkling, translucent Ravel Mother Goose Suite on record. Martinon was a marvel, and a sadly underrated podium giant. Grab this set while you can. --Jed Distler

Customer Reviews:

The only set you need.......2006-01-13

After owning dozens of Debussy, Ravel recordings, all I can say is ,
if you have this set, no need to look further.
My Ingelbrecht sets are good, but Martinon is better.
Forget the Munch and Monteaux, Bernsteins, Levine, Karajan (UUCCKKKK) etc etc.

Outstanding performances at any price.......2005-04-28

This boxed set provides a comprehensive collection of the orchestral works of both Debussy and Ravel. Jean Martinon conducts the Orchestre National de l'ORTF in the Debussy and the Orchestre de Paris in the Ravel pieces. The sound is stunning, and the performances are extraordinarily engaging. I have other sets of music by these composers (Simon and the Philharmonia Orchestra for the Debussy) Michal Tilson Thomas and the LSO as well as Boulez and the Berlin Philharmonic for some of the Ravel pieces (Boulez and the NY Phil for Daphnis and Chloe) but these other sets do not contain all the music in the 8 CDs by Martinon and his orchestras. I agree with the other reviewers who find the Debussy especially compelling. I am listening to La Mer now, and the recording captures the performance perfectly, clearly separating the horns, strings and woodwinds and providing a great balance. This is a very dramatic reading of La Mer! However, I find the Ravel performances equally inspired. The Daphnis and Chloe performance is tremendously exciting, and the ballet Ma Mere l'Oye is exquisite. When I decided to buy this set, I was looking for performances that would give me new insight into familiar works and also introduce me to some musical treats like Debussy's La Boite a Joujoux. I was not disappointed. This set is not just a bargain, it's a real treasure!

More Evocative than some of Mahler's Symphonies.......2005-01-25

I can't exactly visualise the oils of the French impressionists when hearing these pieces. But I do know what the other reviewer is talking about and the point is well made. They are so inspiring and evocative that they touch your heart strings perhaps deeper than most of Mahler's symphonies despite Mahler's gigantic orchetrations! The recorded sound is excellent: and the conductor is obviously gifted and the orchestra is just beautiful despite the fact that I am no big fan of either Ciccolini or Perlman. Believe it or not, in Hong Kong HK Records and HMV are selling the boxset at about 60% of the listed price in US: a real bargain. Grap it while it is still available, particularly those who live in HK.

One stop shopping! Unparalleled Debussy, and excellent Ravel.......2004-11-21

I've treasured both of these cycles since the 1970s when both appeared in single LP installements, each one eagerly awaited with deserved anticipation. To get them both in outstanding remasterings in a bargain priced box set is almost unthinkable. I'd pay twice the price, even more, if I had to for these recordings.

Other recordings of individual works may excel these, like Karajan's La Mer, or Monteux's Daphnis, Haitink's Nocturnes, and so on. But when listened to in such consistent interpretations as these from Jean Martinon, the works as a whole take on a different dimension. Each work is like a chapter in a novel, and they all weave together to make a very satisfying experience that is quite different than one gets with just the individual compositions.

That is especially true of the Debussy.

Two different Orchestras are represented. The Debussy are performed by the French National Orchestra, the Ravel by the more well known Orchestre De Paris, an orchestra that made recordings in those days with such notables as Kerbert von Karajan and Seiji Ozawa. The Debussy, though is actually better executed. The ensemble is tighter, the string tone more sumptuous.

The Debussy has no competition for completeness. No other conductor has traversed the entire orchestral output with the thoroughness that Martinon has. Boulez is probably the closest available. I think very highly of the Boulez recordings, especially the newer ones for DG. But the interpretations lack the unity and consistency that Martinon maintains throughout the cycle.

There is more competition with the Ravel, though. When issued, the cycle was met equally by an excellent set from the Minnesota Orchestra under Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, which came in a box at a lower price. Again, Martinon won my heart for his consistency. The Skrowaczewski was better executed by the Minnesota Orchestra than Martinon's Orchetre De Paris. The EMI sound was better, but back then the quality of the Angel LPs was terrible, so the Skrowaczewski go tthe nod for technical superiority unless you were fortunate enough to get your hands on more expensive import copies of the Martinon. There was a cycle from Ozawa on DG also, but artistically it could not match up with the other two. When CDs were introduced, along came Charles Dutoit and the Montreal SO on London/Decca. And they came with a huge splash and acclaim. I puked! and I have always puked when I hear Dutoit conduct anything, with maybe one or two exceptions. Dutoit makes Ravel sound too smooth and glossy. I do give the Decca engineers great credit for the sound (though the Daphnis gets my vote as the worst CD ever produced, being that it was 55 minutes long with no tracks or indexes!).

Now that EMI have so excellently remastered the Martinon recordings though,the choice for a complete set of the orchestral works is very clear. The experience of Martinon's unified consistent interpretations is not quite the same with Ravel as it is with Debussy, partly owing to a less well formed vision from that composer than Debussy. Debussy was more rigid in his world view and musical thought throughout his life, whereas Ravel wavered in many different directions.

When you consider the price, there no reason to think twice about this set. The accompanying booklet is not extremely comprehensive, but adequate enough.

In Debussy Martinon is unbeatble!.......2004-07-31

Jean Martinon is the last director really inmersed in the impresionist mood . His performances are deeply inspired and above all idiomatic . Marie Claire Jamet in the Sacred Dances is absolutely comitted with the elusive forms and pagan enchantment.
Martinon belonged to that hard to find status conductor who really know to engage with the composer mood . So when he played his music the results were overwhelming . He had a enormous gift to suggest . I still remind The Prokoviev seventh symphony with the Chicago Symphony and I can not get another first movement so well performed , for instance .
Back to Debussy he combines the charm and nuance with that incorporean and elusive approach that Debussy and Ravel demands . I state a parallel (if I may) between Martinon - Debussy and Beecham - Delius in what idiomatism concerns .
When Martinon performs Debussy the paintings of Matisse , Monet and Manet seem to awake and come to our mind .
The prientemps and the children 's corner are absolutely of first rate . The clarinet rhapsody is the best in the market .
In the images I prefer the Ansermet version , but the whole set is fundamental if you enjoy the orchestral music of Debussy.
Notice I have not mentioned Ravel works . I have another name in Ravel : Andre Cluytens . But this is out of context.

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Debussy: Orchestral Works

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Better in the less-familiar works

Debussy: Complete Works for Orchestra

Manufacturer: Chandos
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ASIN: B0000VM3YA
Release Date: 2004-01-20

Tracks:

I. De L'aube A Midi Sur La Mer Tres Lent - Modere, Sans Lenteur (Dans Un Rythme Tres Souple
II. Jeux De Vagues - Allegro (Dans Un Rythme Tres Souple)
III. Dialoque Du Vent Et De La Mer - Anime Et Tumultueux
1. Nuages - The Renaissance Singers
2. Fetes - The Renaissance Singers
3. Sirenes - The Renaissance Singers
I. Tres Modere
II. Modere
Prelude A L'apres-midi D'un Faune - Colin Fleming

Tracks:

Images: 1 Gigues - Rachel Ingleton
I. Par Les Rues Et Par Les Chemins
II. Les Parfums De La Nuit
III. Le Matin D'un Jour De Fete
Images: 3. Rondes De Printemps
Poeme Danse
Legende Dansee

Tracks:

Prelude - Tres Modere
Modere (D'abord Hesitant, Puis En Animant Beaucoup)
Moderement Anime
Tres Modere
Meme Mouvement
Epilogue - Christopher Blake
I. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum. Moderement Anime
II. Jimbo's Lullaby. Assez Modere
III. Serenade For The Doll. Allegretto Ma Non Troppo
IV. The Snow Is Dancing. Moderement Anime
V. The Little Shepherd. Tres Modere
VI. Golliwog's Cake-Walk. Allegro Giusto
I. En Bateau. Andantino
II. Cortege. Moderato
III. Menuet. Moderato
IV. Ballet. Allegro Giusto
Allegretto Scherzando
Allegretto

Tracks:

I. Andante Ma Non Troppo - Allegro Giusto - Anne Queffelec
II. Lento E Molto Espressivo - Anne Queffelec
Allegro Molto - Anne Queffelec
Reveusement Lent - Christopher King
Danse Sacree. Tres Modere - Rachel Masters
Danse Profane. Modere - Rachel Masters
Tres Modere - Gerard McChrystal
Avec Une Elegance Grave Et Lente
Quasi Una Cadenza - Tempo: Modere Et Tres Souple
Lent - Derek Bell
Andante, Tres Expressif

Customer Reviews:

Better in the less-familiar works.......2007-04-22

Yan-Pascal Tortelier produces a surprisingly French timbre from the Ulster Orchestra (in contrast to the women's chorus in "Sirenes," which wafts to the ear as endearingly and beguilingly--if incongruously--Irish), and this conductor clearly knows his Debussy. Yet like another Frenchman who recorded a comprehensive survey of Debussy's orchestral music, Jean Martinon, Tortelier makes a stronger impression with the lesser-known works, many of them orchestrated by hands other than the composer's. As fluent as the music-making is, all too often there's something tossed-off and careless about it. This manifests in overly-smooth phrasing and inconsistent orchestral balances--sometimes tellingly transparent, sometimes skewed to over-emphasize a particular strand at the expense of coherence. For this reason, Tortelier's "La Mer" and "Nocturnes," unfortunately, cause me to think of other, more successful performances I'd rather be hearing, and likewise "Jeux," although "Images" is a winner. Throughout the cycle, I'm not too crazy about Chandos' very resonant and distant sound, which gives the music an opulence that is foreign to its character--and creates its own intereference with details registering properly. Moreover, "La Mer" has been recorded with an exaggeratedly wide dynamic range, so that the opening bars are nearly inaudible. Still, there isn't too much competition for Debussy sets that offer this much music at a bargain price.

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Clair de Lune: Music of Debussy

Manufacturer: RCA
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000E6DR
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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An Excellent Collection of Debussy Orchestral Music

Debussy: Orchestral Works [Box Set]

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1995-09-19

Tracks:

La mer - Three Symphony Sketches: I De l'aube a midi sur la mer - Tres lent - Modere, sans lenteur (Dans un rythme tres souple) - Claude Debussy
La mer - Three Symphony Sketches: II Jeux de vagues - Allegro (Dans un rythme tres souple) - Claude Debussy
La mer - Three Symphony Sketches: III Dialogue du vent et de la mer - Anime et tumultueux - Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: 1. Nocturnes - Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: 2. Fetes - Claude Debussy
Nocturnes: 3. Sirenes - Claude Debussy
Printemps: Symphonic Suite: I Tres modere - Claude Debussy
Printemps: Symphonic Suite: II Modere - Claude Debussy
After - 'Mallarme': Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune - Claude Debussy

Tracks:

Images: 1. Gigues - 2. Iberia - C. Debussy
Images: I Par les rues et par les chemins - C. Debussy
Images: II Les parfums de la nuit - C. Debussy
Images: III Le matin d'un jour de fete - C. Debussy
Images: 3. Rondes de printemps - C. Debussy
Jeux: Poeme danse - C. Debussy
Khamma: Legende dansee - C. Debussy

Tracks:

La boite a joujoux: Prelude - Tres modere - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: Premier tableau - The Toy Shop: Modere (d'abord hesitant, puis en animant beaucoup) - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: Deuxime tableau - The Battlefield: Moderement anime - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: Troisieme tableau - The Sheep-Fold For Sale: Meme mouvement - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: Quatrieme tableau - Fortune Made: Meme mouvement - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: Epilogue - DeBussy
Children's Corner: I Doctor Gradus ed Parnassum: Modment anim DeBussy
Children's Corner: II Jimbo's Lullaby: Assez modere - DeBussy
Children's Corner: III Serenade For The Doll: Allegretto ma non troppo - DeBussy
Children's Corner: IV The Snow Is Dancing: Moderement anime - DeBussy
Children's Corner: V The Little Shepherd: Tres modere - DeBussy
Children's Corner: VI Golliwog's Cake-Walk: Allegro giusto - DeBussy
Petite Suite: I En bateau: Andantino - DeBussy
Petite Suite: II Cortege: Moderato - DeBussy
Petite Suite: III Menuet: Moderato - DeBussy
Petite Suite: IV Ballet: Allegro giusto - DeBussy
Marche ecossaise sur un theme populaire: Allegretto scherzando - DeBussy
Danse: Allegretto - DeBussy

Tracks:

Fantaisie: Andante ma non troppo - Allegro giusto - C. Debussy
Fantaisie: Lento e molto espressivo - C. Debussy
Fantaisie: Allegro molto - C. Debussy
Premiere rapsodie: pour orchestre avec clarinette principale: Reveusement lent - C. Debussy
Danses: pour harpe et orchestre a cordes: Danse sacree: Tres modere - C. Debussy
Danses: pour harpe et orchestre a cordes: Danse profane: Modere - C. Debussy
Rapsodie For Alto Saxophone And Orchestra: Tres modere - C. Debussy
Sarabande: Avec une elegance grave et lente - C. Debussy
L'ISLE JOYEUSE: Quasi una cadenza - Tempo: modere et tres souple - C. Debussy
La plus que lente: Lent - C. Debussy
Clair de Lune: Andante, tres expressif - C. Debussy

Customer Reviews:

An Excellent Collection of Debussy Orchestral Music.......2002-04-24

I received this CD set as a gift, and it's magnificent. I've listened to a dozen Debussy orchestral CDs in as many years, including the Dutoit / Montreal recordings, which are indeed very good. But this set surpasses the current range of Debussy recordings as I know them. I base this on a number of things, not the least of which is my interpretation of the composer. One of the greatest things Claude Debussy did was take two hundred years of otherwise entrenched classical music, extract it from tradition, and give it back to us, in some of the most beautiful, unique, and utterly transcendent musical compositions ever written. Having said this, I think that this particular collection of recorded music serves as a truly wonderful expression of Debussy's intent. To accomplish this, a great orchestra was required, and with that, great orchestration on behalf of Yan Pascal Tortelier. Clearly Tortelier understands Debussy. If you've had the misfortune of listening to Karajan's rendition of Afternoon of a Faune, then you know firsthand how bad of an intrusion a conductor can make on a composer's work. I doubt Karajan had the slightest idea what Debussy was about, whereas Tortelier orchestrates magically, beautifully, in a way that provides us with nothing but access. Adding to this is something I normally don't talk about, because I'm not a serious audiophile. I have some good gear and can certainly hear the difference, but I'm not very interested in the technical aspects of recording as long as the basics are there - I'm interested in the music. I'm glad to listen to a scratchy jazz recording from the 50's. Nonetheless, the recording quality here is as good as it gets and it's only fair to say that it is part of the reason I think so highly of this set. It's tough to record an orchestra, but the engineers succeeded in every way. Example: Listen to the first track of Disk three - The Toy Box - from 1:00 to 1:20. I have never experienced an orchestral recording with such a clear, emergent stereo image, it's stunning. This set is sold under the CHANDOS label, and I've found many of their recordings to be of high quality.

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I truly love this recording
A wonderful trip through lesser known Debussy

Debussy: Orchestral Works, Vol.2

Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Tracks:

Children's Corner Suite: I: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum - DeBussy
Children's Corner Suite: II: Jimbo's Lullaby - DeBussy
Children's Corner Suite: III: Serenade For The Doll - DeBussy
Children's Corner Suite: IV: The Snow Is Dancing - DeBussy
Children's Corner Suite: V: The Little Shepherd - DeBussy
Children's Corner Suite: VI: Golliwogg's cakewalk - DeBussy
Petite Suite: I: En bateau - DeBussy
Petite Suite: II: Cort - DeBussy
Petite Suite: III: Menuet - DeBussy
Petite Suite: IV: Ballet - DeBussy
Danse Sacree Et Danse Profane: I: Danse sacr- DeBussy
Danse Sacree Et Danse Profane: II: Danse profane - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: I: Le magasin de jouets - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: II: Le champ de bataille - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: III: La bergerie endre - DeBussy
La boite a joujoux: IV: Aprfortune faite - DeBussy

Tracks:

Fantasie For Piano And Orchestra: I: Andante - Allegro - C. Debussy
Fantasie For Piano And Orchestra: II: Lento e molto espressivo - C. Debussy
Fantasie For Piano And Orchestra: III: Allegro molto - C. Debussy
La plus que lente - C. Debussy
Premi Rapsodie - C. Debussy
Rapsodie - C. Debussy
Khamma - C. Debussy
Danse - C. Debussy

Customer Reviews:

I truly love this recording.......2000-08-17

This EMI compilation was put together from the almost complete works of Debussy recorded by Martinon in the mid 1970s just before his untimely death in 1976(missing are the orchestral excerpts from Le Martyre de Saint Sebastian). For some reason, these lesser known works attract me more than some of Debussy's major orchestral works. I keep coming back to listen to these two discs again and again. The Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra(an early work of Debussy's) and the ballet Khamma(written approximately at the same time as Jeux)haunt one's memory over and over again. The other works are great to hear as well. The Premiere Rapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra, Danse(orchestrated by Ravel)and others are performed with an orchestra that sounds distinctly French, not like the homogenized sounding orchestras from around the world today. Martinon was a master of the genre. Get this compilation before EMI deletes it.

A wonderful trip through lesser known Debussy.......1999-07-08

Some of Jean Martinon's final recordings included the (almost) complete orchestral works of Ravel and Debussy. Volume 2 of the Debussy output with Martinon's French National Radio Orchestra includes lesser known works of the composer and all of them are wonderfully performed. Of particular interest are the Fantasie for Piano and Orchestra with soloist Aldo Ciccolini and the strangely wonderful Khamma. Recommended strongly.

Debussy: La boîte à joujoux; Children's Corner; Petite suite

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French Ear Candy

Debussy: La boîte à joujoux; Children's Corner; Petite suite

Manufacturer: Chandos
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Ballets | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

Tracks:

La boite a joujou: Prelude - Tres modere
La boite a joujou: Premier tableau - Le magasin de jouets - Modere (d'abord hesitant, puis en animant beaucoup)
La boite a joujou: Deuxieme tableau - Le champ de bataille
Troisieme tableau - La bergerie a vendre - Tres modere
La boite a joujou: Quatrieme tableau - Apres fortune faite - Meme mouvement
La boite a joujou: Epilogue
Children's Corner: I Doctor Gradus ed Parnassum: Moderement anime
Children's Corner: II Jimbo's Lullaby: Assez modere
Children's Corner: III Serenade For The Doll: Allegretto ma non troppo
Childrem's Corner: IV The Snow Is Dancing: Moderment anime
Children's Corner: V The Little Shepherd: Tres modere
Children's Corner: VI Golliwog's Cake-Walk: Allegro giusto
Petite Suite: I En bateau: Andantino
Petite Suite: II Cortege: Moderato
Petite Suite: III Menuet: Moderato
Petite Suite: IV Ballet: Allegro giusto
Marche ecossaise sur un theme populaire: Allegretto scherzando
Danse: Allegretto

Customer Reviews:

French Ear Candy.......2003-07-04

After you have heard Debussy's greats (La Mer, Prelude to an Afternoon, Images, Nocturnes, etc.) experience some of the most beautiful and inventive French Impressionist music in the catalogue, as represented on this CD. Unfortunately, many recordings of Debussy are lacking in detail and excitement that is needed in brewing a successful Debussy, but Yan Pascal Tortelier and the Ulster Orchestra create a deep lush sound brimming with yearning and excitement.

Almost all of the music represented on this CD (The Toybox, Children's Corner, and Small Suite) were composed for piano and later orchestrated by someone else (not uncommon with Debussy) and also written for children. The music is often more clear and forthright in creating pictures than is normal for Debussy, but he maintains his normal sumptuosness and beauty.

The Toybox, a ballet, was written for an illustrator of children's books who imagined a story where "Toyboxes are really towns in which the toys live like people" featuring characters such as a soldier who falls in love with a pretty doll, who goes to war to fight her suitor, and wins her hand. The music is filled with descriptive music of the characters, how they dance, a fierce battle, and heroic music of saving the day.

Children's Corner is six vignettes of musical situations and desciptions of his Daughters' four favorite toys. Perhaps the most famous melody on the disk, Golliwog's Cake-walk is included. Creating scenes of humor, slumber, serenades, and dancing, Children's Corner is a very accessible work of great charm.

I admit I bought this CD for the Petite Suite, originally composed for two pianos. The first three movements contain some of the most lush and sensuous melodies and orchestrations ever written. Often featuring banter between woodwinds and strings, an atmosphere of great joy and warmth is clearly conveyed and beautifully performed. Petite Suite concludes with a rambunctious March which can't quite decide whether it wants to be in a meter of four or three. In any case, Petite Suite comes to a rousing conclusion that will make you want to listen again and again.

Two smaller pieces included on this disk, March and Dance, are very robust, equally balancing much of the lush Debussy at the beginning of the disk to the agressive Debussy that writes very fast and exciting music with great pinache.

If anything, the music on this disk is very accessible and will round off any Debussy collection. While this is not "serious Debussy", the music is of equal quality and stature as the rest of his opus, often creating scenes and melodies as memorable and beautiful as his most well known. This CD is highly recommended, with a great performance by the Ulster Orchestra under Maestro Tortelier and great sonics presented by the Chandos Label. Five Stars.

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