La Mer Sea -Debussy, Britten, Mercure : Yannick Nezet-Seguin / Grand Montreal Metropolitain Orchestra

ATMA Classique will reissue its critically acclaimed recording of La Mer : Debussy, Britten, Mercure in stereo format. Recorded in 2007 by Yannick Nezet-Seguin and the Orchestre Mtropolitain, La Mer garnered five stars from the French magazine Diapason, which declared, What is immediately apparent in Yannick Nzet-Sguins Debussy is its meticulousness, its almost chamber-music like transparency, and its subtle shading. Pierre Mercures Kalidoscope was also praised for its formidably contrasted reading Under Yannick Nzet-Sguins baton, the works constantly shifting emotional climate combines tragic grandeur with the most cheerful lightness. La Mer revisits a live concert program performed by the Orchestre Metropolitain during its 2006-2007 season. What genius Britten shows in his four interludes from the opera Peter Grimes Nezet-Seguin recreates the exact context of each scene portrayed, from the depths of the ocean to the sky-shaking tempest The young conductor ends with Debussys La Mer a very impressive performance, sometimes lyric, sometimes livid, always detailed. (La Presse)