Debussy "Nuages" ('Clouds') from 'Nocturnes' - Stokowski conducts

Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra made the first American recordings of Debussy's 'Three Nocturnes' in the days of 78s and the Maestro returned to this evocative triptych again for a 1950 LP. Here is the first 'Nocturne', a musical impression of slow-moving clouds, as played by Leopold Stokowski and his Symphony Orchestra, a specially assembled recording ensemble of top-flight New York instrumentalists. It comes from a splendid 'Cala' CD reissue of the 1950 LP, catalogue number CACD0549, that also includes music by Stravinsky, Enesco and Wagner..