DEBUSSY, C.: Orchestral Works, Vol. 4 (Markl) - Le martyre de St. Sebastien / Khamma / Le roi Lear

The fourth volume in Naxos’s highly praised series of Debussy’s Orchestral Works presents music drawn from three of his theatrical ventures and from one of his Prix de Rome entries. The prelude, fanfares and four symphonic fragments from Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien were taken for concert performance from Debussy’s incidental music for Gabriele D’Annunzio’s scandalous mystery play. While rarely heard today, the ‘danced legend’ Khamma, set in ancient Egypt, and incidental music for Shakespeare’s King Lear, provide suitably atmospheric music, as do the Cortège et air de danse from The Prodigal Son, the cantata which gained Debussy the Prix de Rome in 1884.

Debussy, Claude

Le martyre de St. Sebastien: Fragments symphoniques

1.Play with flash player No. 1. La cour de lys (from Act I: Prelude) 00:03:39

2.Play with flash player No. 2. Danse extatique et Final (from Act I) 00:07:20

3.Play with flash player No. 3. La Passion (from Act III) 00:05:52

4.Play with flash player No. 4. Le bon pasteur (from Act IV) 00:05:55

Le martyre de St. Sebastien, Act II. La chambre magique: Prelude

5.Play with flash player Le martyre de St. Sebastien, Act II. La chambre magique: Prelude 00:04:07

Le martyre de St. Sebastien, Act III: Le concile des faux dieux: 2 Fanfares

6.Play with flash player Fanfare No. 1 00:01:51

7.Play with flash player Fanfare No. 2 00:00:28

Debussy, Claude

Koechlin, Charles, arranger(s)

Khamma

8.Play with flash player Khamma 00:21:59

Debussy, Claude

Roger-Ducasse, Jean, arranger(s)

Le roi Lear (orch. J. Roger-Ducasse)

9.Play with flash player Fanfare d'ouverture 00:01:37

10.Play with flash player Le sommeil de Lear 00:02:47

Debussy, Claude

L'enfant prodigue: Cortege et Air de danse

11.Play with flash player L'enfant prodigue: Cortege et Air de danse 00:04:59

Total Playing Time: 01:00:34