Vagues et ombres
Vagues et ombres

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- Études, CD 143, Livre 1: IV Pour les sixtesComposer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) collectif9
Études, CD 143, Livre 1: IV Pour les sixtes
04:07$2.30 - Préludes, Livre 1, CD 125: VI. … Des pas sur la neigeComposer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) collectif9
Préludes, Livre 1, CD 125: VI. … Des pas sur la neige
04:05$2.30 - Suite bergamasque, CD 82: IV. PassepiedComposer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) collectif9
Suite bergamasque, CD 82: IV. Passepied
03:34$2.30 - Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de luneComposer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) collectif9
Suite bergamasque, CD 82: III. Clair de lune
05:23$2.30 - ContactComposer(s) Luna Pearl WoolfArtist(s) collectif9
Contact
12:02$4.60 - La mer, CD 111: I. De l'aube à midi sur la merComposer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) collectif9
La mer, CD 111: I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
08:30$3.40 - La mer, CD 111: II. Jeux de vaguesComposer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) collectif9
La mer, CD 111: II. Jeux de vagues
07:07$3.40 - La mer, CD 111: III. Dialogue du vent et de la merComposer(s) Claude DebussyArtist(s) collectif9
La mer, CD 111: III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
08:48$3.40
Total running time: 53 minutes.
Album information
Showcasing its innovative approach to programming, collectif9 has created unique Debussy arrangements including Clair de lune, La mer and Des pas sur la neige.
With this recording the Montreal collective invites us into a sumptuous theatre of shadows and waves: ‘Could we, as nine string players, perform Claude Debussy’s La Mer and do it justice? In a musical style where timbre and colour are paramount, attempting to interpret this emblematic work seemed outrageous; but come to think of it, we like a challenge. This is certainly a reinterpretation. Being fewer in number allows us to otherwise reveal a rich rhythmic interplay already present in the work while shedding new light on the balance of voices and harmonies.’
A work by composer Luna Pearl Woolf completes the programme: Contact, ‘a sonic view into the underwater world of beluga whales in the St Lawrence Estuary’.