Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht - Debussy: Opera "Pelléas et Mélisande" (March 12, 1963, Theatre des Champs-Elysées, stereo live) - Japan 3 SACD Hybrid Limited Edition

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Desire-Emile Inghelbrecht

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＜The world's first DISC release of the "last Pelléas recordings", which were only distributed as private LPs after Angelbrescht's death. Finally, the "last Pelléas recording" of Charlain, which was only distributed as a private LP after Angelbrescht's death, has been released! This is an excellent recording. This is the first SACD release from Charlan's treasured analog masters, which had been lying dormant and unproduced! Tower Records limited edition with lyrics and translation. Permanent Preservation EditionAfter Angelbrescht's death in 1965, a limited edition of 200 copies of "Pelléas et Mélisande" was released as a memorial LP and distributed to those involved. Using the rare analog master, ALTUS has mastered the recording and released it on SACD. Angelbrescht played "Pelléas" as his special music throughout his life, and made eight broadcast recordings with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, the last of which was this recording. This recording is the last of the eight broadcast recordings. It is a sublime performance, deeply immersed in the spirit of Debussy's music. This commemorative recording includes a 78-page commentary with a new preface, commentary on the work, and a bilingual translation of the lyrics.This is a special price and limited number of releases. The French conductor Desiree-Emile Engelbrecht (September 17, 1880 - February 14, 1965) was one of the few close friends of the great composer Debussy. Their friendship began in earnest in 1912, when Angelbrescht conducted the premiere of the oratorio version of "The Martyrdom of St. Sebastian. The concert was a great success and began a correspondence with Debussy." The correspondence, which began with the honorific "Mon cher Inghelbrecht" (Dear Anghelbrecht), soon turned into "Mon cher ami" (Dear Friend), and their friendship extended beyond respect for each other's talents to sharing feelings and secrets. in 1918. After Debussy's death, Engelbrecht devoted himself to introducing Debussy's works. Among his most outstanding performances was his conducting of the opera "Pelléas et Mélisande" (Pelléas and Melisande). At the age of 22, Angelbrescht saw the first performance of this opera, and wrote of his impression: "I will never be able to forget the beginning of this opera. I will never forget the first time I heard the beginning of this opera.For the first time since I heard the music, I had no idea what it was made of. I would give anything to experience that magical feeling again. In the perfect balance of these first four bars, Messager (conductor of the premiere) solved this problem thanks to a rare intuition, 'not too much, not too little,' which has nothing to do with theory and depends only on the senses." (1/3)