Opera Explained - Debussy - Pelleas et Melisande - Thomson Smillie torrent

Category: Art, Misc. Non-fiction
Language: English
Keywords: Art Culture History Music

Written by Thomson Smillie
Read by David Timson
Format: MP3
Bitrate: 64 Kbps
Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 18 mins
Release date: 10-26-12

Publisher’s Summary

Dating from the last decade of the 19th century, Pelléas et Mélisande points the way into the 20th century. The score is hauntingly beautiful, but there is more to the work than shifting panels of elusive, impressionistic sound. Debussy retains the text of Maeterlinck’s play, and the linguistic subtleties of the French text are matched perfectly by the musical detail. Taking a little time to explore the romantic, elusive world of this opera is particularly rewarding.