“among the most seductive Debussy performances” – Financial Times

Denève left Debussy to the end of his hugely successful seven-year tenure as music director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (…)

The point he makes about La Mer, Jeux, Images, Nocturnes and Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune is that this is not musical impressionism,  (…)  but a language in which every voice and timbre must be heard. (…)

Denève still summons a sensuous bloom in the Prélude, and thanks to his influence, the RSNO proves better than the French at their own game: these are among the most seductive Debussy performances I have heard in years.

Read the whole article and watch the video on the Financial Times here