Credits:

Eliahu Inbal, Jean Fournet (conductor)

Description:

Featuring Inbals very earliest recordings for PHILIPS and rare performances by Fulner (marking the 100th anniversary of his birth)!While Inbal is well-known for his interpretations of Mahler and Shostakovich, his passion for French works by composers such as Ravel and Berlioz is also notable; yet, for some reason, there are almost no recordings of him performing Debussy. In fact, these two piecesLa Mer and Nocturnesmark his debut recordings for a major label, making them truly historic performances. It is also surprising that she conducted the Concertgebouw Orchestra right from the start (anecdotes from this first recording session are described in the booklet of the collaborative release with Nippon Columbia, Mahler: Symphony No. 9 (TWCO33), which we released in December 2012). For some reason, he never re-recorded The Sea or Nocturne afterward, making this performanc