London Symphony Orchestra, Debussy: Clair de Lune, conducted by Stanley Black

#londonsymphony This video of Debussy&Clair de Lune contains moonlight paintings by the Victorian painter John Atkinson Grimshaw. I recorded this music from a vinyl I own using my turntable and I chose the paintings and their order of appearance. I already had posted a version of this recording on my other YouTube channel where I also post my compositions, but the other video shows works by several different painters. I am always searching the internet for new paintings and painters that I have never seen before. I discovered Grimshaw&paintings several years ago and I thought they were astounding. Could not resist the temptation of blending them with this arrangement. Anyway, in this recording Stanley Black conducts his arrangement of Clair de Lune with the London Symphony Orchestra on the spectacular Phase 4 album "Gems for Orchestra". This vinyl version is not available on CD as far as I am concerned. It is the most moving orchestra version of Clair de Lune I have ever heard in my life (although there are others that are also amazing). In this one the orchestra sounds large and powerful, but the sound is never violent but rather delicate and very expressive. The phrasing is perfect, the tempo is deliciously slow, and the basses have some memorable moments. I believe this was accomplished by the combined talents of the arranger/conductor, the most excellent members of the London Symphony Orchestra, and the people involved in the recording process (the...