Composer: Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: François-Xavier Roth
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: LSO
Release: 2020
Size: 809 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Ravel: Rapsodie Espagnole
01. I. Prélude à la nuit
02. II. Malagueña
03. III. Habanera
04. Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Debussy: La Mer
05. I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer
06. II. Jeux de vagues
07. III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
François-Xavier Roth, Principal Guest Conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra, displays his deep affinity with the music of Debussy and Ravel on his latest LSO Live album. A fascination with his Spanish heritage would be a recurring theme in many of Ravel’s creations. Mysterious melodies weave delicately throughout his early work Rapsodie espagnole, punctuated by bursts of Spanish-inspired fanfares and Habanera dance rhythms. The voluptuous flute opening of the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune immediately conjures a world of luxurious fantasy, weaving through the music’s changing scenes with effortless spontaneity. Every instrument adds something unique, and the whole work appears to float free of form and convention. In La mer, Debussy tells the story of the eternal odyssey of the ocean. He sails through storm and calm, wind and rain, in music that rises and falls with the rhythms of the sea. The score is so vivid that you can almost smell sea salt and see the crests of the waves.