Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Claude Debussy
Herbert von Karajan / Berlin Philharmonic
mid-1960sFirst choice. The beauty of sound, the lusciousness... it envelops you and carries you into that mystical, sensual world.
Apple Music — Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune within a Debussy and Ravel collection.Leopold Stokowski / his symphony orchestra
1957 Full dimensional sound, gorgeous and vibrant.If you thought Karajan was lush... This is a very long interpretation that really milks the beauty. May sound schmalzy to some, but it's gorgeous. A renowned recording.
Eugene Ormandy / Philadelphia Orchestra
1959Beautiful sound and playing, maybe not as overtly luscious, a little more straight-laced.
Apple Music — Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune on an album with La Mer and Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2.Guido Cantelli / Philharmonia Orchestra
1954 Mono recording.Very sensitive, warm, and beautiful interpretation.
Apple Music — Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune within an orchestral collection.Piero Coppola / Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
Early 1930sPioneering recording. More on the intense, dramatic side. Fascinating to hear.