Complete Orchestral Works Vol.6 : Markl / Lyon National Orchestra

CLAUDE DEBUSSY (1862-1918) Orchestral works 6

Suite bergamasque (orch. Gustave Cloez 1, 2, 4 and Andre Caplet 3)
Petite Suite (orch. Henri Busser)
Printemps (orch. Henri Busser)
En blanc et noir (orch. Robin Holloway)
Symphony in B minor (orch. Tony Finno)

Orchestre National de Lyon / Jun Markl, conductor
Recorded at the Auditorium de Lyon, France, January and February 2010

Jun Markl’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. ( NAXOS )