Tales of the Sea
Edward MacDowell (1860 – 1908)
Sea Pieces op. 55
To the Sea
From a Wandering Iceberg
A.D. MDCXX
Starlight
Song
From the Depths
Nautilus
In Mid-ocean
Claude Debussy (1862 – 1918)
Preludes 1er livre Nr. 10: La Cathédrale engloutie
Preludes 2ème livre Nr. 8: Ondine
L’isle Joyeuse
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Du Mingxin (*1928)
Mermaid Suite
Nr. 2 Coral Dance
Nr. 3 Dance of the Waterweeds
Nr. 4 Straw Hat Dance
Gustave Samazeuilh (1877 – 1967)
Chant de la mer
1. Prélude
2. Claire de lune au large
3. Tempête et lever du jour sur les flots
The two major cycles "Sea Pieces" and "Le chant de la mer" by Edward MacDowell and Gustave Samazeuilh take you into the vast and adventurous world of the sea. They tell stories of icebergs, sea depths, long trips and starry nights, of storms and the following sunrise over the sea. This musical adventure also leads to the mermaids and the underwater world in the Chinese sea, the Undines sing their songs and we visit the "Island of Joy" - Debussy's "L'isle joyeuse" - one of his most famous and ecstatic-exuberant piano works.
