Composer(s): Debussy, Claude
Conductor(s): Märkl, Jun
Label: Naxos
Genre: Orchestral
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.572583
Barcode: 747313258376
Release Date: 05/2011

DEBUSSY, C.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 6 (Markl) - Suite bergamasque / Petite suite / En blanc et noir

Jun Märkl’s exemplary interpretations of Debussy’s orchestral music have been praised for their ‘subtle and sensitive readings’ (Gramophone). ‘This is bewitching music-making that should on no account be missed…One of the finest discs Naxos has ever released’, declared Classic FM of Volume 1 (8.570759). Volume 6 in Naxos’s popular series presents five highly diverse works in gorgeous orchestrations by Debussy’s colleagues or later admirers. Indeed, pieces such as Clair de lune and Printemps may even be better known in these seductive guises than in their original forms. Of particular interest is Debussy’s sole attempt at composing a symphony, a youthful work imbued with the spirit of French Romanticism, only the first movement of which he completed.

Tracklist

Debussy, Claude
Cloëz, Gustave - Arranger
Caplet, André - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
1I. Prelude04:18
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
2II. Menuet04:03
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
3III. Clair de lune04:46
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
4IV. Passepied03:47
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Büsser, Henri - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
5I. En bateau03:48
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
6II. Cortege03:07
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
7III. Menuet02:53
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
8IV. Ballet03:10
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
9I. Tres modéré08:55
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
10II. Modéré06:23
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Holloway, Robin - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
11I. Avec emportement04:48
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
12II. Lent. Sombre08:19
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
13III. Scherzando04:20
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Debussy, Claude
Finno, Tony - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
14I. Allegro ben marcato04:10
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
15II. Un poco lento, cantabile02:45
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
16III. Primo tempo04:18
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:13:50