Claude Debussy "La Mer"

Imagine a beautiful painting of the sea. Now imagine that painting transformed into 23 minutes of whirling, exciting, fantastical, and thrilling music.  That's what you get when you hear Debussy's masterpiece, La Mer(the sea).  Join conductor and host Joshua Weilerstein as we go through nearly every minute of this amazing piece of music, talking about Debussy's brilliant orchestration and his incredible depictions of the sea itself.  Thanks so much for listening, and I hope you enjoy it!