San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, music director and conductor
Repertoire
Claude Debussy: Images pour orchestre
Claude Debussy: Ibéria
Claude Debussy: Jeux
Claude Debussy: La plus que lente
This album brings the vivid landscapes of Images, impassioned playfulness of Jeux, and the sensuality of La plus que lente together in a collection that illustrates the French composer’s mastery of orchestration.
It’s as effective in the descriptive and evocative pieces of the Images as it is in the much more elusive scenario of Jeux, in which Tilson Thomas weaves the thematic threads into a shimmering, allusive web, with the insidious waltz that emerges in the final pages connecting neatly with the slow waltz of La plus Que Lente. A gorgeous disc.The Guardian