Word: basti
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Dates: during 1951-1951
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Debussy: Le Martyre de St.-Sébastién (Frances Yeend, soprano; Miriam Stewart, soprano; Anna Kaskas, contralto; Oklahoma City Symphony Orchestra and Chorale, Victor Alessandro conducting; Allegro, 2 sides LP). Composed to a "mystery" of D'Annunzio for Dancer Ida Rubinstein, Le Martyre (1911) was itself martyred in an unsuccessful play, is rarely performed. It contains many a strange and beautiful bar, stands pretty well on its own in this first recording. Performance and recording: good...
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