This piece was inspired by a pastoral poem of the
same title by the symbolist poet Stéphane
Mallarmé. Debussy sought to capture fleeting impressions from the poem which
depicts the Greek god Pan frolicking and napping in the heat of the day. The
music evokes the sensations of heat and fatigue and conjures up visions of nymphs
playing in the distance while Pan lures them with his flute. Nina Assimakopoulos
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Claude Debussy
Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Play
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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Claude Debussy
This piece was inspired by a pastoral poem of the same title by the symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé. Debussy sought to capture fleeting impressions from the poem which depicts the Greek god Pan frolicking and napping in the heat of the day. The music evokes the sensations of heat and fatigue and conjures up visions of nymphs playing in the distance while Pan lures them with his flute. Nina Assimakopoulos
More music by Claude Debussy
La Puerta del Vino, from Préludes Book II
Rapsodie (arr. Rousseau)
Arabesque in C sharp major
Soiree dans Grenade, from Estampes
Beau Soir
Ondine, from Préludes Book II
La Cathédrale engloutie, from Preludes, Books 1, No.10
Estampes
Apparition, from Quatre chansons de jeunesse
General Lavine – eccentric, from Préludes Book II
Performances by same musician(s)
Il Carnivale di Venezia, Op. 78
Achat Sha’alti
Flute Sonata "Undine," Op. 167
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