IDAGIO | Debussy: Trois nocturnes - Printemps - Prelude a l'apres-midi d'un faune - Rapsodie pour clarinette

Featuring

Emmanuel Krivine
Olivier Dartevelle
Catherine Beynon
Orchestre Philharmonique du Luxembourg
Chœur de chambre Accentus
Claude Debussy

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Performer Biography

Emmanuel Krivine, the conductor on this album, began his prodigious career as a violinist and met Karl Böhm in 1965, which was a determining factor in his decision to become a conductor.

Critical Reception

Debussy's Printemps was initially criticized by members of the Institut for its "annoying penchant for the most dangerous, vague impressionism," which was the first time this term was applied to his music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Stéphane Mallarmé, the poet whose work inspired Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, wrote to Debussy that his music went "very much further, really, in nostalgia and in light" than his poem.

Composition History

The two Dances for harp and strings were commissioned in 1904 by the Pleyel company to promote their new chromatic harp, which aimed to compete with the dominant diatonic harp.

Composition History

Debussy's Rhapsody for clarinet and orchestra was originally written in 1910 as a competition piece for the Paris Conservatory.

Composition History

Debussy's Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, completed in 1894, was originally conceived as part of a triptych, but the other two parts were never realized.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Debussy stated that the title Nocturnes should be understood in a "more general and, especially, more decorative meaning," encompassing impressions and special lights rather than the usual nocturne form.