For a start, the piano sound is absolutely marvellous, rich, sonorous and excellently recorded. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Viewer request for jules hall in sheffield, england. I have one other schirmer debussy piano book and this compilation book was what led me to purchase this set of preludes. This approach to debussys piano works is not only wholly satisfying, it is also. The clarity in his playing, and minimal use of pedal, gives sharp definition where others prefer a more reverberant haze. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a. Claude debussys prel udes for piano, books 1 and 2. This viewer request recording of debussy preludes book 1 is for jules. In his notes to this cd, he points out that voiles, in the plural, can mean either veils or sails. Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. He wanted to create, he said later, music whose form was so free it would sound improvised. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for.
Pdf digital sheet music to download and print, interactive sheet music for online playing, transposition and printing, midi and mp3 audio files once you buy or access this item as a member, youll be able to download everything included. Debussy preludes 112 book 1 complete paul barton, feurich. No one has ever played debussy better than walter gieseking, so the reissues of his vinyl recordings of debussy. List of books and articles about claude debussy online.
He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century. There is much in american pianist ivan ilics performances of debussy s book 1 and 2 preludes to draw fresh responses from such wellknown works. Sheet music archive downloadable sheet music plus free. Orchestral reimaginings of debussys piano pieces which are entertaining, intriguing and very satisfying. Dovers book of debussy preludes is made of extremely high quality print on heavier paper than usual. These works are distinct from debussys images pour orchestre. However, by march 1906, in another letter to durand, he had begun to think of. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. 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.
Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano. This recording of debussy preludes book 1 is a viewer request for jules hall in sheffield, england. Debussy had originally intended this set of images as a twopiano sequel to the first set of images for solo piano, as described in a letter to his publisher durand as of september 1905. However we chose to interpret the meaning of this music. A 2001 reissue in philips 50 great recordings series offered 24bit remastering that yielded more palpable room ambience, clearer definition, and a more natural equalization of the piano than the excellentsounding original release. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Pour les notes repetees images, book 2 contributed by d. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. Unlike chopins, bachs and many other composers homonymous series, these pieces arent sorted by key signature. This piano piece was initially published in the year 1908 and is included in preludes by debussy.
The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Images usually pronounced in french is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by claude debussy. The sixth prelude of debussys second book takes its inspiration from the famous american juggler general lavine. It consists in a series of 24 short pieces, equally subdivided into two books. Maybe i am a lazy pianist but i like editions that have some fingering suggestions so i dont have. They were published in two booksseries, each consisting of three pieces. The beams on even the 32nd notes are very easy to distinguish many printers do not get such a high resolution and the spaces between 2 or 3 beams are often poorly defined resulting in fat black patches instead of distinct lines. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude.
The project goal was to revive the origins of chamber music organizing concerts on private settings. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907. Roges 1970s debussy recordings were superb, the only regret being that he didnt record book 2 of the preludes. Book i was written between december 1909 and february 1910, and book ii. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. 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. I was very taken indeed with that disc so im delighted that the remainder of the. After traveling in europe and russia, debussy settled down in paris in 1887 and devoted himself to composing for the rest of his life. The recording is performed by jeremiah jones and is 5 minutes and 49 seconds in length. Achilleclaude debussy 22nd august 1862 25th march 1918 was a french composer. Recorded live during the marion rubin berman 31 piano honors concert april 12, 2012 in necs jordan hall in boston. Published on dec 12, 2011 this project was cancelled due to lack of funding.
Of the manifold wonders in preludes, book i, i will mention several in which i think schepkin especially shines. Minstrels youtube the transformative power of classical music benjamin zander duration. Claude debussy 18621918 is the subject of this fairly brief, but very engaging and wellillustrated biography. He redresses the balance here with a new complete set that ranks among the very best. About preludes, book iii complete high quality digital sheet music for piano, book iii, complete. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece. Images etudes pierrelaurent aimard, claude debussy. This is debussys tonal palette reimagined in much bolder, primary colours.
Debussys orchestral works include prelude a lapresmidi dun faune 1894. The music of debussy is given detailed, yet not too technical explanations. This was the first collection of debussy s preludes i ever owned and i have yet to hear another that surpasses it. 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. I have had several people request that i record some debussy preludes so here is the first. Collectors may want to know how philips latest incarnation of mitsuko uchidas 1989 debussy etudes differs from earlier cd issues. I first stumbled on a library copy of it in my 1st year of college and was shocked to even know that august 22, 2018. Some pedaling marks at the bottom if these pages were cut off.
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