Six Epigraphes Antiques [Alf:36-A799902]

Six İpigraphes antiques was originally written in 1914 by Claude Debussy (1862-1918) for piano duo. While the composer himself transcribed the work for solo piano the following year, the first orchestration for a large ensemble was completed by Swiss conductor Ernest Ansermet in 1939. This version for a wind ensemble of 14 instruments was first arranged by a Graham Sheen in 1994 and has been revised in 2022. Movements: 1. Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'İtİ ("To invoke Pan, god of the summer wind"), 2. Pour un tombeau sans nom ("For a nameless tomb"), 3. Pour que la nuit soit propice ("In order that the night be propitious"), 4. Pour la danseuse aux crotales ("For the dancer with crotales"), 5. Pour l'İgyptienne ("For the Egyptian woman"), and 6. Pour remercier la pluie au matin ("To thank the morning rain"). Instrumentation: 3(3dPicc).1+EH.3+BCl.2+CBsn: 2.0.0.0.