
I've only recently begun to take Debussy seriously. Previously, I pretty much ignored his stuff. But then, one night a year or two ago, I actually listened closely to that Debussy Album you see in the photo. Columbia. Ormandy. Philly Orchestra. It did draw me in. Dreamy impressionistic stuff.
While the recording itself is only just acceptible, the performance has substance. And the 2 record set offers a fair sampling of the composer's wares.
Now I'm playing my other albums with anything Debussy on them just so I can get more of this bewitching music.
It seems that now is the time for me to embark on a mission to round out my Debussy experience. I need all of it. But where to start. Generally I frequent the Half-Price-Book-Stores in my area and also the Goodwills to pick up classical albums. And this is how I have what's in the picture. However I think now it becomes a hunt. The kind of hunt where you look for a particular work, by a particular orchestra, a particular conductor and on a particular label.
Suggestions?
-Steve
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