Vannina Santoni, the soprano on this recording, has performed leading roles in operas across Europe and beyond, including Donna Anna in "Don Giovanni" and the title role in Massenet's "Manon."
Critical Reception
Debussy's "La mer" initially divided critics and even his most fervent admirers, taking three years to gain widespread acceptance.
Composer Biography
Debussy had a sincere passion for the sea and initially considered a career as a sailor before fate led him to music.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Debussy aimed to free music from "useless trappings" and allow it to participate in what is naturally beautiful, as he explained regarding his work "La mer."
Performer Biography
Mikko Franck, the Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, began his conducting career at the age of seventeen and has held leadership positions with major orchestras and opera houses worldwide.
Composition History
The orchestral arrangement of Debussy's Verlaine settings, titled "C'est l'extase," was created in 2012 by Robin Holloway at the request of Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony.
Composition History
Claude Debussy set Paul Verlaine's poetry to music more than twenty times between 1882 and 1904.
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