Composer(s): Debussy, Claude
Conductor(s): Märkl, Jun
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet; Orchestral
Period: 20th Century
Catalogue No: 8.572568
Barcode: 747313256877
Release Date: 02/2011

DEBUSSY, C.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 5 (Markl) - La boite a joujoux / Estampes Nos. 1 and 2 / L'isle joyeuse / 6 Epigraphes antiques

Volume 5 of Naxos’s acclaimed series of Debussy’s orchestral music presents a potpourri of works that were either left incomplete by the composer or were orchestrated by others who greatly admired his music. His rarely-heard children’s ballet The Toy Box, dedicated to Debussy’s daughter Emma-Claude but not premièred until after the composer’s death, recalls the innocent world of his popular Children’s Corner suite. Based on Pierre Louÿs’ Chansons de Bilitis, Debussy’s Six épigraphes antiques evoke poetic scenes from the ancient world, as does the sole surviving portion of The Triumph of Bacchus.

Tracklist

Debussy, Claude
Caplet, André - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
1 Prelude: Le sommeil de la boite (The Toy-box Asleep) 02:43
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
2 Tableau 1: Le magasin de jouets (The Toy Shop) 06:14
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
3 Valse: Danse de la poupée 04:35
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
4 Tableau 2: Le champ de bataille (The Field of Battle) 09:13
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
5 Tableau 3: La bergerie a vendre (The Sheepfold for Sale) 06:45
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
6 Tableau 4: Apres fortune faite 01:43
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
7 Epilogue 01:27
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Ansermet, Ernest - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
8 I. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'été 02:37
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
9 II. Pour un tombeau sans nom 04:02
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
10 III. Pour que la nuit soit propice 02:40
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
11 IV. Pour la danseuse aux crotales 02:38
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
12 V. Pour l'egyptienne 03:28
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
13 VI. Pour remercier la pluie au matin 02:11
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Caplet, André - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
14 Estampes: No. 1. Pagodes (arr. A. Caplet for orchestra) 05:37
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Büsser, Henri - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
15 Estampes: No. 2. La soiree dans Grenade (arr. H. Busser for orchestra) 05:54
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Molinari, Bernardino - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
16 L'isle joyeuse (arr. B. Molinari for orchestra) 06:56
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Gaillard, Marius-François - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
17 Le triomphe de Bacchus (arr. M.F. Gaillard for orchestra) 03:38
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:12:21