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The Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun — Debussy’s symphonic poem, first performed in 1894
A work for orchestra born of a poem by Mallarmé. Nijinsky later made a ballet of it; the poet himself heard it in his lifetime. (Editorial synthesis)
The Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun was first performed on 22 December 1894. (source: Larousse)
Recorded author of the Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun: Claude Debussy.
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