SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg - Debussy: Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien (CD) - CD

Details: In 1910, the Italian poet Gabriele D'Annunzio wrote a play about the martyrdom of St. Sebastian. He enlisted Claude Debussy as the composer and the "Mystere en cinq mansions compose en rhythme francais" already premiered in 1911. The text combines and overlaps Christian and pagan traditions, playing with both the flair of antiquity and the fascination of the exotic. The Catholic Church...