Bartok & Debussy by Respighi, Bartók, Debussy, P 17 apr 2023, No (2023/2023), Diriģents Victorien Vanoosten, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria

Foaming spray and towering torrents, spectacular fountains and gentle splashing: whether as the world's ocean encircling the earth or as tamed, cool water for enjoyment, under the direction of Victorien Vanoosten, the focus is on water. Take Ottorino Respighi, for example, who in his “Fontane di Roma” describes four Roman fountains in wonderful mood pictures – with the Trevi Fountain at noon as a roaring triumphal procession. Or of course in Claude Debussy's «La Mer», this grandiose symphonic celebration of the ocean in the marriage of wind and waves. Add to that the bubbling virtuosity of the brothers Artur and Lucas Jussen with Béla Bartók: that awakens the spirits.