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Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
Debussy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
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Length:
35 minutes
Released:
May 4, 2020
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Podcast episode
Description
We're taking a brief detour from Mahler 2 today to discuss Debussy's legendary Afternoon of a Faun, a piece written in the same year as Mahler's 2nd symphony. It's easy to forget how revolutionary this piece was at the time, but composers from Stravinsky to Schoenberg to Boulez to Messiaen were galvanized by this 10 minute masterpiece which Boulez said "breathed new life into the art of music." This is a piece that changed musical history for good, and today we'll find out exactly why it had such an impact.
Released:
May 4, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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