One only prays and hopes that the rest of debussy s piano music is somewhere in the near future, probably along with at least the core ravel piano works if not all the ravel piano music. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. Preludes book 1 childrens corner by nelson freire now. Sep 29, 2009 claude debussy s painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussy s twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. Soyoung choe performs excerpts from debussys preludes, book 1. Preludes book 2 by arturo benedetti michelangeli now.
Apr 03, 2014 unlike previous collections of preludes, such as those of j. Bach and chopin, debussys do not follow a strict pattern of key signatures. In 1880, tchaikovsky commented on one of debussys early pieces. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir. Shop and buy complete preludes, books 1 and 2 sheet music. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 by claude debussy 1862. Jan 01, 2009 listen to your favorite songs from debussy. Bach and chopin, debussy s do not follow a strict pattern of key signatures. In general i prefer arrau to most recordings of debussy, but even he struggles to bring out the best of book. I was delighted that he has recorded debussys preludes books 1 and 2 for dg in 2012 and decided to get them.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Both books 1 and 2 of debussys popular piano preludes are contained in this one sturdy volume. Music for relaxation, reliance and relief 10,399,625 views 1. Music for relaxation, reliance and relief 10,415,940 views 1.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Many many tahra cds in our store and physical store in geneva switzerland musics geneva. Achilleclaude debussy august 22, 1862 march 25, 1918 was a french composer. Yet if it can be ascertained from his playing, he has been.
A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. Heretofore, my favorite artist for the preludes i and ii had likely been joan rowlands surrounded by debussy, preludes. The one clear fault of the osborne recording is dynamic extremes, which is, i assume, an engineering decision. Listen to bach the art of fugue aimard by pierrelaurent aimard now. Ilya itin, piano this video was recorded at the golandsky institute international piano festival at princeton university. The paperback of the complete preludes, books 1 and 2. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Preludes book 2 by arturo benedetti michelangeli on.
Preludes, book 1 arturo benedetti michelangeli on allmusic 1984. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Claude debussys painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussys twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy. Recorded live during the marion rubin berman 31 piano honors concert april 12, 2012 in necs jordan hall in boston. May 12, 2004 listen to your favorite songs from debussy.
Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and. Much as collectors love centaur for its extraordinary repertoire and much as artists love centaur for its extraordinary enthusiasm, one sometimes longs for even slightly better playing or even slightly better sound. P ierrelaurent aimards muchpublicised recent claim in an interview with a german newspaper that debussy is a greater composer than wagner is by no. Claude debussy was born on the 22nd august 1862 in saintgermainenlaye, france. Along with maurice ravel, he is considered one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to. Originally recorded in 1953 and 1954 in monaural sound, walter giesekings magisterial performances of debussys preludes were first released on cd in 1987 as a single disc, and they have been reissued in various guises many times since. Preludes books 1 and 2 paperback april 1, 1999 by claude debussy composer 4. Each book was written in a matter of months, at an. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 by claude debussy 18621918. Claude debussy 18621918 was a 20thcentury french composer and one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music.
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