Le Tombeau de Claude Debussy and related works

PAUL DUKAS (1865-1935): La plainte, au loin, du faune…, MANUEL DE FALLA (1876-1946): Homenaje (versions for piano and for guitar), FLORENT SCHMITT (1870-1958): Et Pan, au fond des blés lunaires, s’accouda, Op. 70/1, ERIC SATIE (1866-1925): En souvenir d’un admirative et douce amitié de trente ans: Que me font ces vallons, GIAN FRANCESCO MALIPIERO (1882-1973): Lento, IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971): Fragment des Symphonies d’instruments à vent, EUGENE GOOSSENS (1893-1962): Hommage à Debussy, Op. 28, BÉLA BARTÓK (1881-1945): Sostenuto, rubato, Op. 20/7, ALBERT ROUSSEL (1869-1937): L’Accueil des Muses, MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937): Sonata for Violin and Cello, STRAVINSKY: Symphonies of Wind Instruments.

Description: In December 1920, two years after Claude Debussy’s untimely death, the editors of the renowned Parisian musical magazine La Revue musicale published a special issue dedicated to the composer’s memory. At its heart was a joint memorial composition by prominent composers of the time. Each paid tribute to the late master in their own typical style while also reflecting on Debussy’s aesthetic, creating a kind of musical ‘time capsule’ of Paris in this unique historical period. From Dukas’ final piano work to Stravinsky’s monumental chorale, this is the first complete recording – made for its centenary – of Le Tombeau with the related works that proceeded from it. Tomer Lev (piano), Janna Gandelman (violin), Dmitry Yablonsky (cello), Ruben Seroussi (guitar), Sharon Rostorf-Zamir (soprano), Buchmann-Mehta Symphony Orchestra, Tel Aviv University; Zeev Dorman.