Conducts Ravel & Debussy

Koussevitzky (Artist), Bso (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 22, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Pearl
• ASIN: B000000WO9
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,107 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Daphnis et Chloe - Suite No. 2: Lever Du Jour

2. Daphnis et Chloe - Suite No. 2: Pantomime

3. Danse generale

4. Ma Mere L'Oye: Pavane de la Belle au bois dormant

5. Ma Mere L'Oye: Petit Poucet

6. Ma Mere L'Oye: Laideronette, Imperatrice des Pagodes

7. Ma Mere L'Oye: Les entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete

8. Ma Mere L'Oye: Le Jardin feerique

9. Gymnopedie No. 1

10. Danse (Tarantelle Styrienne)

11. Elegie

12. La Mer: De l'aube a midi sur la mer

13. La Mer: Jeux des vagues

14. La Mer: Dialogue du vent et de la mer

Customer Reviews

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Match of Repertoire, Orch, and Conductor, September 15, 1999

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This review is from: Conducts Ravel & Debussy (Audio CD)

Koussevitzky's 78 rpm recordings of Debussy and Ravel were the first choice during their era of the thirties and forties. There is more passion and intensity, and more precision of approach to dynamic contours, than under his successor Charles Munch (an interesting, energetic, and inspiring conductor nonetheless, but one who could not extract the last degree of polish from the ensemble.) Mark Obert-Thorn's transfers from the 78s are done effectively and maximize one's pleasure in listening to these classic performances.

0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Do you like your Ravel measured or asleep?, April 27, 1999

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altpress "altpress" (Shreveport, LA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conducts Ravel & Debussy (Audio CD)

Koussevitzky's interpretation of Ravel drags compared to that of Claudio Abbado. Abbado conducted a BSO performance of the same works on Deutsche Grammophon many years ago, and I wish I could find THAT on CD--after all, Daphnis et Chloe is a ballet, not a dirge.