Debussy for Relaxation

Claude Debussy (Composer), Charles Münch (Conductor), James Galway (Conductor, Performer), Marek Janowski (Conductor), Guarneri Quartet (Performer), Marisa Robles (Performer), Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Barry Douglas (Performer), Catherine Collard (Performer), Kathryn Stott (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: James Galway, Guarneri Quartet, Marisa Robles, Barry Douglas, Catherine Collard, et al.
• Orchestra: Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Charles Münch, James Galway, Marek Janowski
• Composer: Claude Debussy
• Audio CD (April 13, 1999)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000IFOY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #28,356 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful!, March 13, 2001

By	"andres_a" (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

If you are new to Debussy, this CD is great to start. If you are already a fan, this CD is the perfect weekend companion. It features a well chosen selection of pieces from several of his works, both orchestral and solo piano. Best of all (as the title indicates) these pieces are all adagio/lento that are pleasant to listen to and relax... It is also very well priced, so it is a good CD to recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars mediocre, October 12, 2007

By	Pauly "Paul" (New York) - See all my reviews

I love Debussy, but this recording doesn't capture the soul of his music very well. Though I enjoy a couple of the pieces in this album, overall I'm dissatisfied with the arrangements which seem to lack feeling, emotion, captivation, and really musical substance of any sort. "Reverie," for example, is a wonderfully amazing song, but the arrangement on the cd fails to capture the intensity of the piece that I've heard with other arrangements. The same can be said for most of the other pieces which tend to just seem very bland. Overall, there are far better Debussy albums out there--choose one of them.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars disapointment, May 29, 2008

By	G. Doyle "bohoy" (buckley north wales) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I could not wait to hear this cd as I usually love Debussys music but I was realy disapointed with this cd I felt really let down I am no expert in classical music but I am giving my own honest oppinion of this cd

gerald Doyle