ImpressionistTone Poem

Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87

Prélude à l’après‐midi d’un faune, L. 86, CD 87 by Claude Debussy, Tone Poem, composed 1891–1892. 261 recordings in this catalogue, from 1957 to 2025.

Top Performers

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 22 rec

Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra · 21 rec

Pierre Boulez

Conductor · 18 rec

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 14 rec

Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra · 14 rec

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

Orchestra · 14 rec

Eugene Ormandy

Conductor · 10 rec

Herbert von Karajan

Conductor · 10 rec

Recordings (261)

Conductor

Pierre Boulez18 Eugene Ormandy10 Herbert von Karajan10 Leopold Stokowski7 Jean Fournet6 Milan Horvat6 Pierre Monteux6 André Previn5 Arturo Toscanini5 Barry Wordsworth5 Louis de Froment5 Alfred Scholz4

Orchestra

London Symphony Orchestra22 Philharmonia Orchestra21 Berlin Philharmonic14 Philadelphia Orchestra14 Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra14 Orchestre National de France8 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra6 Luxembourg Philharmonic Orchestra5 NBC Symphony Orchestra5 Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra5 Brussels Philharmonic4 MDR Symphony Orchestra4

Label

Sony Classical18 Decca Classics16 Deutsche Grammophon16 EMI Classics16 Sony Music Special Products13 Warner Classics12 Decca Records11 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.9 Sony BMG Music Entertainment Custom Marketing Group7 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc7 EMI6 Philips6

Decade

1950s3 1960s7 1970s10 1980s24 1990s87 2000s54 2010s23 2020s15

Credited instrument

Clarinet4 Piano2 Flute1 Viola1

Performers	Year	Label
Jorge Mester, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra · view	2015	ABC Classics	9:52
Willem Mengelberg, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra · view	2014	Jube Classic	8:14
Ferenc Fricsay, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin · view	2014	Deutsche Grammophon	10:24
Lan Shui, Singapore Symphony Orchestra · view	2014	BIS	11:35
Lan Shui, Singapore Symphony Orchestra · view	2014	BIS	11:35
Philippe Jordan, Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris · view	2013	naïve	10:31
Kazuki Yamada, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra · view	2013	EXTON	10:01
Max Pommer, MDR Symphony Orchestra · view	2013	Cobra Entertainment	10:39
Daniele Gatti, Orchestre National de France · view	2012	Sony Classical	9:21
Colorado Symphony · view	2012	-	10:18
Stéphane Denève, Royal Scottish National Orchestra · view	2012	Chandos	10:14
Jos Van Immerseel, Anima Eterna · view	2012	Alpha Classics	11:12
Walther Straram, Orchestre des Concerts Straram, Marcel Moyse · view	2012	æon	9:01
Camille Chevillard, Orchestre Lamoureux · view	2012	æon	7:13
Jean Fournet, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra · view	2011	RCO Live	10:59
Valery Gergiev, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2011	LSO Live	11:46
Milan Horvat, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra · view	2011	-	10:37
Jun Märkl, Orchestre National de Lyon · view	2010	Naxos	10:12
Leopold Stokowski · view	2009	EMI Classics	11:19
André Previn, London Symphony Orchestra · view	2009	Warner Classics	10:30