Salonen conducts Debussy's Nocturnes, La Damoiselle élue, and Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien $13.98

"Esa-Pekka Salonen's take on these Debussy classics is a shade faster than most, but not so much so as to destroy the delicate tapestries of the music. This is especially true in Nocturnes. Salonen's advantage here is that he's got the Los Angeles Philharmonic whose sound is rich and, where it needs to be, deep. This strength can be found in the beautiful La Damoiselle élue (The Blessed Damozel), based on poems by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. Dawn Upshaw's voice has never sounded so fine. Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, a somber symphonic fragment, is almost uncharacteristic of the composer. Recommended."
Paul Cook, Amazon.com Editorial Review

Format: CD
Release Date: 1994
Label: Sony Classical
Length: 68:01
Composer: Claude Debussy
Contents:
Nocturnes
La Damoiselle élue
Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien
Conductor: Esa-Pekka Salonen
Performers: Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Dawn Upshaw (soprano), Paula Rasmussen (mezzo-soprano), women of the Los Angeles Master Chorale

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