Debussy: Images; Prelude a l'apres- midi d'un faune

In Debussy’s best-known orchestral works, Bernstein conveys his every last wish, but that results in brash, no-holds-barred performances which some may find a refreshing change. Michael Tanner


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Michael Tanner

Published: January 20, 2012 at 4:32 pm

COMPOSERS: Debussy
LABELS: C Major
WORKS: Images; Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune; La mer
PERFORMER: Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia/Bernstein
CATALOGUE NO: 701608

In Debussy’s best-known orchestral works, Bernstein conveys his every last wish, but that results in brash, no-holds-barred performances which some may find a refreshing change. Michael Tanner

Michael Tanner

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Michael Tanner is a critic for BBC Music Magazine and the opera critic of The Spectator. He is now a fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, having lectured in the Philosophy faculty at the University of Cambridge for 36 years. In 2010, he released The Faber Pocket Guide to Wagner.
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