Ravel: Bolero; La Valse; Rapsodie espagnole / Debussy: Images for Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra & Charles Munch

• Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
• 1 Bolero 13:49
• 2 La valse 11:21
• 3 Prelude a la nuit 04:33
• 4 Malaguena 01:53
• 5 Habanera 02:31
• 6 Feria 05:57
• Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
• 7 Gigues 06:30
• 8 Iberia: Par les rues et par les chemins 06:58
• 9 Iberia: Les parfums de la nuit 07:58
• 10 Iberia: Le matin d'un jour de fete 04:30
• 11 Iberia: Rondes de printemps 07:16
• Total Runtime 01:13:16

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„These reissues sound splendid, and Munch’s performances are justly famous. He redid Boléro and La valse in the early 1960s, performances that I marginally prefer thanks to their slightly greater brilliance, and the concluding Feria of the Rapsodie hasn’t quite the glitter that others such as Abbado or Reiner on this same label have brought to it; but by any standard these are extremely fine interpretations–fiery and exciting as we have come to expect from Munch. The Debussy Images is even better, engagingly atmospheric and full of fine playing. Munch could ride a bit rough over Debussy’s delicately judged textures (as in his La Mer), but not here. Iberia in particular has a visceral quality that few other performances match, while Rondes de printemps is truly joyous. If you somehow missed these performances over the past half-century or so, now’s your chance to get caught up.“ (David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday)

Recorded at Symphony Hall, Boston on January 23, 1956; December 5, 1955; January 23, 1956; Symphony Hall, Boston, December 16, 1957
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Charles Munch, conductor

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