This new OSR recording presents the two most ambitious musical responses to Maurice Maeterlinck's 1893 epoch-making play PellÃ©as et MÃ©lisande. Conductor Jonathan Nott has created a new suite of Debussy's opera, which is much more extensive, and focuses more on the actual drama and symphonic development than existing suites that rely heavily on Debussy's interludes. Schoenberg's Pelleas und Melisande is often perceived as relatively "amorphous", it's narrative structure obscure, leaving concealed all but the most explicit references to the drama on which Schoenberg based it. In this recording, Jonathan Nott introduces a novel track division and analytical track titles that make the music's relation to the story much more tangible to the listener. Programming it next to the music of Debussy's opera allows us to compare both works, and to see how the most important innovators of turn-of-the-century music responded to this haunting, Symbolist story. The arrangement of Debussy's music on this recording is the work of Jonathan Nott.

Tracklist:

Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act I, A Forest [1]
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act. I, Golaud & Mélisande
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act I, A Forest [2]
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act I, Pelléas - A Room In The Castle
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act I, Mélisande, Golaud, Pell&eacute
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act II, A Well In The Garden - Pelléa
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act II, Golaud, Mélisande
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act III, Mélisande, Pelléas -
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act III, Golaud Appears
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act IV, A Room In The Castle - Golaud &
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Axt IV, A Well In The Garden - Pelléa
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act IV, Golaud Appears - The Death Of Pell&e
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act V, A Room In The Castle
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act V, Castle Maids Appear
Pelléas Et Mélisande (Suite Symphonique) [After Debussy's L. 88]: Act V, The Immutability Of Destiny
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 1: First Movement Sonata Form - Introduction. Die Achtel Ein Wenig Bewegt
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 1: First Theme Group. Heftig - Sehr Warm. In Breiter Bewegung
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 1: Second Theme Group. Lebhaft
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 2: Scherzo With Episodes. Sehr Rasch
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 2: Ring Falls Into The Well. Golaud Falls From His Horse
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 2: Golaud Wounded In Bed. Golaud's Jealousy
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 2: Pelléas & Mélisande. Love
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 2: Episode Ia. Sehr Langsam
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 2:, Episode Ib
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 2: Episode II. Sehr Langsam. Gedehnt
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 3: Slow Movement - Introduction. Ein Wenig Bewegt
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 3: Love Theme. Langsam
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 3: Im Zeitmaß
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 3: Development. Ein Wenig Bewegter
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 3: Coda
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 4: Recapitulatory Finale - Recapitulation Of Introduction. Sehr Langsam
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 4: Recapitulation Of First Theme. Etwas Bewegt
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 4: Recapitulation Of Love Theme
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 4: In Gehender Bewegung
Pelleas Und Melisande, Op. 5, Pt. 4: Epilogue. Breit

UPC: 827949078262
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 11.12.21
Format: CD

Debussy / Nott - Pelleas Et Melisande (Hybr) (2 CD)