These beautiful french works are a must for all pianists. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Aug 19, 2016 the composer who benefited most from this liberation was bartok, who was introduced to debussys music by kodaly in 1907. These works have been central to stevens repertoire for many years and he brings them to the studio after. An important precedent was set on 3 may 1911 by the pianist jane mortier to. Pianist imogen c ooper painted evocative sound pictures in a bbc radio 3 lunchtime recital featuring music by debussy, beethoven and chopin. Please add your thoughts in the comments at the bottom. Hamelins stature, extraordinary from the start, increases with every new issue. Jul 05, 2011 the crosseyed pianist is free to access and adfree, and takes many hours every month to research, write, and maintain.
Easier debussy preludes include book i footsteps in the snow and fragrances and sounds mingle in the evening air, and from book ii bruyeres, and canope. The performances tell it like it is or almost, for not all debussys very demanding contrasts of dynamics are observed, and i imagine collard has small hands, though she makes splitting big stretches sound quite acceptable. One only prays and hopes that the rest of debussys 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. A year at anam is a unique experience for a developing musician. Soyoung choe performs excerpts from debussys preludes, book 1. Its not going to be everybodys cup of tea, but no one can doubt the clarity and the thought that has gone into the smallest. He was too good a composer to imitate debussy, although there are a few examples of direct influence it. Maurizio pollinis first book of debussy preludes appeared in 1999, and he took 19 years to ponder the present release. The two final preludes of book i are more lighthearted.
But price is the least reason why i prefer this set. For all that, pollinis overall approach is consistent. Three years exist between the publication of the first and second book, with the former appearing in 1910. Here in his first debussy recording for hyperion he presents the two books of images.
Puck is shakespeares elf, in all likelihood found by debussy, as roy howat has suggested, in an edition of 1908 with illustrations by arthur rackham. Canope preludes, book ii, 19 playing debussys piano. 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. Debussys colouristic masterpiece, a bewitching compendium of scents, colours and sounds. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude.
Send order request with contact form if outside of the united states. Hiroko sasakis performances, on an immaculately restored piano from 1873. 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. Sheet music of preludes for the piano by claude debussy. Canope preludes, book ii, 19 playing debussys piano works. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each.
Ilya itin, piano this video was recorded at the golandsky institute international piano festival at princeton university. Pucks aerial acrobatics are first interrupted by and then blended with trumpet and horn calls. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical history and, like the preludes of chopin, rachmaninoff and scriabin. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano debussy, claude on.
Sep 29, 2006 here are my thoughts about playing this piece. Recorded live during the marion rubin berman 31 piano honors concert april 12, 2012 in necs jordan hall in boston. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. The works in debussys second book of preludes are similar in intent to those of book i 1907 1910. Achilleclaude debussy 22nd august 1862 25th march 1918 was a french composer. Here, in one volume, are two bodies of work that, perhaps more than any others, reveal the essence of claude debussys extraordinary expressiveness and his innovative gifts for musical imagery. Preludes, an album by claude debussy, krystian zimerman on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. His readings of the first book of preludes, and the first set of images is going to be much, much, much more than soothing pastel background music listening. Of debussy and ravel thesis presented to the graduate council of the north texas state teachers college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of. If you find joy and value in what i do, please consider making a donation to support the continuance of the site. Globally one could consider the countermelodic motion as expansion from the lowmid registers to both upper and lower extreme registers.
Book ii ends with a final joke and then a return home. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir 5. Apr 03, 2014 each book was written in a matter of months, at an unusually fast pace for debussy. 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. Its not going to be everybodys cup of tea, but no one can doubt the clarity. Adopting the major piano works including the preludes, bartok absorbed the liberated message as deeply as he absorbed the idiom of the hungarian peasant. Provided to youtube by universal music group debussy. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. Types of triplets found in piano compositions of debussy and places where they are found. While these pieces may be simpler in terms compared to other debussys pieces, they still require a. This release may set a record for the temporal distance between two volumes of the same set.
Each book was written in a matter of months, at an unusually fast pace for debussy. Each book contains twelve preludes for the piano, many of them known to todays musical audiences. Of debussy and ravel thesis presented to the graduate council of the north texas state teachers college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of music by elizabeth rose jameson, b. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical. This piece is pure debussy a beautiful, quiet contemplative tone poem. The performances tell it like it is or almost, for not all debussys very demanding contrasts of dynamics are observed, and i imagine collard has small hands, though she. Here onyx squeezed both books on one fullprice cd, a considerable saving.
When bach wrote the preludes, he coupled each one with a fugue in the same key. Preludes, for piano, scores featuring the piano, for 1 player collection imslp. Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord. Canope, in contrast, is one of debussys timeless pieces, inspired by the canopic jar tops of egyptian funerary urns, two of which stood on debussys mantelpiece. Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality.
Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Images, preludes book 2 hamelin by debussy, claude on cd. One of debussy s 24 preludes is from book 1, prelude 12, also known as minstrels. Book awards book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books this months biggest new releases. Information from its description page there is shown below. Im not sure if this was a sign of the times because every composer that i know of who followed the tradition of writing 24 preludes didnt couple them with a fugue. The complete piano music walter gieseking, claude debussy. They are played by the legendary walter gieseking and were recorded in 1953 and 1955 the preludes and 1954 the other works on the second cd. The game was originally planned to not have any music. If you wish to buy zimerman, you must do so with two separate fullprice dg discs, one for each book. The mid point of the piece may be viewed as an interruption, after which the countermelody resumes its trajectory, exceeds past barriers and reaches the high and low registral extremes.
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