Debussy - La Mer

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La Mer
A1	(i) De L'Aube À Midi Sur La Mer (From Dawn To Midday On The Sea)	7:45
A2	(ii) Jeux De Vagues (Play Of The Waves)	6:00
A3	(iii) Dialogue Du Vent Et De La Mer (Dialogue Of The Wind And The Sea)	7:20
A4	Suite Bergamasque - Clair De Lune Orchestrated By [Uncredited] – André Caplet	4:14
B1	Prélude À L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune	9:00
Petite Suite Orchestrated By – Büsser*	(15:05)
B2	(i) En Bateau
B3	(ii) Cortège
B4	(iii) Menuet
B5	(iv) Ballet
B6	Danse - Tarantelle Styrienne Orchestrated By – Ravel*	2:40

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – Senol Printing Ltd.
• Recorded At – Victoria Hall, Geneva

Credits

• Composed By – Debussy*
• Conductor – Ernest Ansermet
• Engineer [Uncredited] – Roy Wallace
• Mastered By – W
• Orchestra – L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande
• Photography By [Cover] – Leo Chapman
• Producer [Uncredited] – James Walker (tracks: A1 to B1, B6), Michael Bremner (tracks: B2 to B5)

Notes

Recorded:
5th-13th October 1957 (tracks A1 to A3)
October 1955 (track A4)
28th October 1957 (track B1)
22nd-24th February 1961 (tracks B2 to B5)
April 1958 (track B6)

Decca blue label with "Made in England • The Decca Record Co. Ltd." at 12 o'clock

La Mer and Prélude À L'Après-Midi D'Un Faune are both reissued from London CS 6024 and Decca Ace of Diamonds SDD 214
Clair de lune is here first issued in stereo in the UK
Petite Suite is reissued from SXL 2303
Danse is reissued from SXL 2027

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (Side A (stamped)): ZAL-11264
• Matrix / Runout (Side B (stamped)): ZAL-11265

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
ND 794	Ernest Ansermet Dirigiert Debussy*, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande*	Ernest Ansermet Dirigiert Debussy*, Orchestre De La Suisse Romande* - La Mer, Clair De Lune, L'Apres-Midi D' Un Faune ‎(LP)	Decca	ND 794	Germany	Unknown
6.41772	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy - Ernest Ansermet Dirigiert Debussy La Mer - Clair De Lune - L'apres-midi D' Un Faune ‎(LP)	Decca	6.41772	Germany	1973
6.41772, ND 794	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy - Ernest Ansermet Dirigiert Debussy La Mer - Clair De Lune - L'apres-midi D' Un Faune ‎(LP, RE)	Decca, Decca	6.41772, ND 794	Germany	1973
6.41772, ND 794	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy - Ernest Ansermet Dirigiert Debussy La Mer - Clair De Lune - L'apres-midi D' Un Faune ‎(LP)	Decca, Decca	6.41772, ND 794	Germany	1974
6.41772 AG	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy	L'Orchestre De La Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet, Claude Debussy - Ernest Ansermet Dirigiert Debussy La Mer - Clair De Lune - L'apres-midi D' Un Faune ‎(LP)	Decca	6.41772 AG	Germany	1973

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