# Claude Debussy — La Mer

Claude Debussy’s La Mer (1905) is No. 4 in our Impressionism ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1905
- **On one list:** Impressionism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Artist:** [Claude Debussy](https://waxonia.com/artist/claude-debussy/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/claude-debussy--la-mer/

## What we say

### No. 4 in [Impressionism](https://waxonia.com/genre/impressionism/)

Three sketches rather than movements, orchestrated so that no section ever quite holds the foreground. Debussy hated being called an impressionist, and then wrote this.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Claude%20Debussy%20La%20Mer) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=FOCucJw7iT8)

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