Claude Debussy Prlude laprs-midi dun faune 1re Rhapsodie pour clarinette JeuxUPC: SUA ST 50874Product Details:Label: Supraphon SUA 10874 (Mono) / SUA ST 50874 (Stereo) Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo Country: Czechoslovakia Released: 1968 Genre: ClassicalProduct FeaturesThree cornerstone works by Debussy: the sensuousPrlude laprs-midi dun faune, the virtuosic1re Rhapsodie pour clarinette, and the elusive ballet-pomeJeux.Performed by theCzech Philharmonic OrchestraunderSerge Baudo, withAndr Boutardas clarinet soloist.Recorded in Pragues House of Artists, capturing the orchestras luminous strings and the varnished elegance of Supraphons stereo engineering.Published byDurand Editions, preserving Debussys original dynamics and articulation markings.OverviewThis Supraphon LP brings together Debussys most evocative orchestral soundscapes. ThePrlude(1894) conjures the languid haze of Mallarms poetry as the faun lounges amidst flirtatious nymphs. The1re Rhapsodie pour clarinette(191011), premiered as an exam piece at the Paris Conservatoire, spotlights the clarinets sensuous timbre in Debussys hallmark dreamily slow opening and exuberant finale. The ballet-pomeJeux(1913), though a stage failure in its Diaghilev premiere, reveals razor-sharp chamber textures and Debussyan harmonies in a twilight tennis game. Serge Baudos lucid conducting and Andr Boutards creamy tone render these works with shimmering precision.Track ListingSide 1Prlude laprs-midi dun faune (9:30)1re Rhapsodie pour clarinette et orchestre (7:20)Side 23. Jeux: Pome dansant (16:50)Key CreditsComposer: Claude Debussy (18621918) Orchestra: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Serge Baudo Clarinet: Andr Boutard Recording Director: Miroslav Kuba Sound & Cut: Frantiek Burda Cover Design: Jaroslava Kurandov Sleevenote: Dr. Kamil Slapk Publisher: Durand EditionsBOX #59