Debussy's La Mer

Pépin / Rautavaara / Debussy In Finland, they have centuries of experience with harsh, bleak December months. The serene silence of winter weather brings pure inspiration for composers. Isolated from their surroundings, breathtakingly beautiful music emerges. Philzuid pays tribute to Finnish and French tone poets who are in love with (winter) natural beauty. The healing power of nature can be heard in the work of Einojuhani Rautavaara. In his compositions, the Finnish composer seeks a spiritual connection between the divine and all earthly beauty. And that certainly comes together in Cantus Arcticus 'concert for birds and orchestra'. Film music that would not have been out of place in a Disney classic! The emerging German violinist Tobias Feldmann is soloist in Rautavaara's exhilarating Violin Concerto. In three symphonic sketches, Debussy paints with sound the changing moods of water, such as light, movement and turbulence. The work is an important example of musical impressionism…