La Mer

Album by Claude Debussy & André Previn & London Symphony Orchestra

La Mer is an orchestral composition by French composer Claude Debussy, completed and first performed in 1905. The three-movement work evokes the sea through impressionistic orchestral colours, fluid textures, modal harmonies and shifting rhythms, representing a culmination of Debussy's mature style and an influential example of early 20th-century orchestral writing.

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  1. 1.
    Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
    10:19
  2. 2.
    La Mer: De l'aube à midi sur la mer
    9:05
  3. 3.
    La Mer: Jeux de vagues
    7:02
  4. 4.
    La Mer: Dialogue du vent et de la mer
    8:16
  5. 5.
    Nocturnes: Nuages
    7:58
  6. 6.
    Nocturnes: Fêtes
    6:40
  7. 7.
    Nocturnes: Sirènes
    11:24
  8. 8.
    Clair de lune from Suite bergamasque (orch. Stokowski)
    5:12

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