Claude Debussy: La Mer ( Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado)

Founding Concert of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival, Summer 2003 Concert Hall of the Culture and Convention Center Lucerne, 14. August 2003 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado conductor Click here to compare Claude Debussy s interpretation with EsaPekka Salonen s as conductors: La Mer Trois esquisses symphoniques The Sea three symphonic sketches Das Meer drei symphonische Skizzen 0:00 I. De l aube à midi sur la mer. Très lent (8:35) From Dawn to Midday at Sea Vom Morgen bis zum Mittag auf dem Meer 8:31 II. Jeux de vagues. Allegro (6:47) Play of the Waves Spiel der Wellen 15:18 III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer. Animé et tumultueux (8:21) Dialogue between the Wind and the Sea Gespräch zwischen Wind und Meer La Mer was written between 1903 and 1905, and is now one of the bestknown works in the symphonic repertoire. The subtitle of the threemovement composition, symphonic sketches, clearly shows that with this music Deb