Danses sacr�e et profane, CD 113: Study score

Debussy composed his concertante masterwork on commission from Pleyel for a competition held at the Brussels conservatoire featuring a newly improved "harpe chromatique" and string orchestra. The work was given its first performance at the Concerts Colonne in Paris on November 6, 1904 with Madame Wurmser-Delcourt as soloist with the orchestra directed by Édouard Colonne. The piece gained popularity fast and soon entered standard repertoire for works featuring a harp and orchestra. The origi...