Charles Munch / BSO - Debussy: Afternoon of a Faun (1963) 24-Bit/96-kHz Vinyl Rip

The Afternoon of a Faun showcases the superbly "French" sonority of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, but it's a pity that Munch only recorded the first two of Debussy's three Nocturnes. Fêtes, in particular, boasts exceptional subtlety of color and rhythm at a surprisingly (for this conductor) measured tempo.
Printemps is simply spectacular: no other performance matches this one's Dionysian abandon and sense of ecstasy. It's too bad that RCA didn't include Munch's Martyrdom of St. Sebastian, which would have just fit with a little reshuffling of the other contents and made for a unique pair of Debussy discs.
(David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday)

Performers:
Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Munch

Track Listing:

1. Debussy: Prelude to Afternoon of a Faun
2. Debussy: Nocturnes - Nuages
3. Debussy: Nocturnes - Fetes
4. Debussy: Printemps - Tres modere
5. Debussy: Printemps - modere