Claude Debussy: La Mer (Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado)

Founding Concert of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra Recorded live at the Lucerne Festival, Summer 2003 Concert Hall of the Culture- and Convention Center Lucerne, 14. August 2003 Lucerne Festival Orchestra Claudio Abbado - conductor Click here to compare Claude Debussy’s interpretation with Esa-Pekka Salonen’s as conductors: La Mer - Trois esquisses symphoniques The Sea - three symphonic sketches Das Meer - drei symphonische Skizzen 0:00 I. De l’aube à midi sur la mer. Très lent (8:35) From Dawn to Midday at Sea Vom Morgen bis zum Mittag auf dem Meer 8:31 II. Jeux de vagues. Allegro (6:47) Play of the Waves Spiel der Wellen 15:18 III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer. Animé et tumultueux (8:21) Dialogue between the Wind and the Sea Gespräch zwischen Wind und Meer La Mer was written between 1903 and 1905, and is now one of the best-known works in the symphonic repertoire. T