60th Anniversary Celebration on 180g Vinyl LP!

2025 marks the 60th anniversary of the Nash Ensemble, and Hyperion is celebrating the occasion with this all-Debussy programme of the three late sonatas plus an arrangement of thePrlude l’aprs-midi d’un faunewhich proves that age “truly is just a number, and no barrier to probing, revelatory perspectives” (BBC Music Magazine). The original album was #1 on the UK Specialist Charts early in the year, with theTimeswriting:“Sixty years have told us that with the Nash Ensemble’s musicians, whatever their repertoire, nothing can ever really go wrong.”

Features

• Hyperion 2025 Vinyl Edition
• 180g Vinyl LP
• Recorded December 2023, All Saints’ Church, East Finchley, London, UK

Musicians

Selections

Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

Side A:

1. Prlude l’aprs-midi d’un faune, CD 87 (Arr. Walter for Ensemble)
2. Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, CD 145 : I. Pastorale. Lento, dolce rubato
3. Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, CD 145 : II. Interlude. Tempo di minuetto
4. Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp, CD 145 : III. Finale. Allegro moderato ma risoluto

Side B:

1. Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148: I. Allegro vivo
2. Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148: II. Intermde. Fantasque et lger
3. Violin Sonata in G Minor, CD 148: III Finale. Trs anim
4. Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144: I. Prologue. Lent, sostenuto et molto risoluto
5. Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144: II. Srnade. Modrment anim
6. Cello Sonata in D Minor, CD 144: III. Finale. Anim, lger et nerveux