Debussy preludes book 2 no 11 brunswick nj

German pianist elly ney 18821968 came to be regarded as one of the great beethoven interpreters of the 20th century and her prewar recording of the op. The swiss pianist revels in debussy s world of colour. Preludes volume 2 being chief among them, i cant help but recommend this walter gieseking disc as the best version available. Most pianists play book 2 as though they had to make the best out of a debussy whose creative power had fallen since book 1. Each episode is separated by its own unique melody and rhythm. Yet, such a straightforward rendition of prosody does not appear to be common practice among french composers. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. An extraordinary rendition of debussy s piano preludes, played not notebynote but shapebyshape, colourbycolour.

P ierrelaurent aimards muchpublicised recent claim in an interview with a german newspaper that debussy is a greater composer than wagner is by no. Ilya itin, piano this video was recorded at the golandsky institute international piano festival at princeton university. Dance of puck from claude debussy s claude debussy plays his finest works for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. In bachs welltempered clavier book i, feinberg again creates organlike.

Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano. Debussy s two books of preludes amount to a revolution in piano writing, and reflect better that any of his other works the span of debussy s achievement. Preludes book 2 by arturo benedetti michelangeli on amazon music. 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. Robert casadesus 18991972 is today almost considered an american pianist he based himself there from the second world war onwards and he is known today through the huge number of recordings he made for us columbia from 1940 until his death, but as a musician and pianist he was french to the core. Measures 7 and 8 set the motive and 9 and 10 are just a repetition. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Information from its description page there is shown below.

My analysis of canope debussy preludes for piano, book. One pleasure of staying with friends is to explore their collections of books and recordings. The paperback of the complete preludes, books 1 and 2. The 10 pieces in this book are arranged in approximate order of difficulty and include. The girl with the flaxen hair is almost a plain jane here, and the sounds and scents of the evening scarcely linger as impalpable impressions. Victor talking machine company camden, new jersey, 19191927. The life and legacy of samul feinberg scholar commons.

Both books 1 and 2 of debussy s popular piano preludes are contained in this one sturdy volume. Let the njso transport you to a mythical realm in prelude to the afternoon of a faun by debussy, who. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano claude debussy on. Debussy preludes, bk 2 by claude debussy, paperback. Review of cd recording centaur records debussy preludes, bks. The first thing which strikes you is indeed the rich piano sound, in the first book of preludes a 1925 bechstein which is clear, sharplyetched, translucent and light, even in complex textures, in the second book lubimov plays the previously mentioned 19 steinway, which he describes as divinely soft in pianissimo, resonant and. This was the first collection of debussy s preludes i ever owned and i have yet to hear another that surpasses it. Its a wonderful bit of piano trickery that hides the melody in plain sight. The first book 1910 proved to be his most successful work. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op.

The attention to details is utterly painstaking notes seem to bend. This material may not be reproduced or transmitted, in whole or in part. But the piano playing is superbly brilliant and precise, and the more energetic pieces, like no. Walter gieseking plays debussy preludes book ii, no.

By the time he began writing the first book of preludes, claude debussy had established himself as an important and prolific composer having already. This album contains the preludes, books 1 and 2 by debussy, presented by piano classics, a label of brilliant classics. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussy s do not follow a strict pattern of key signature. Even scriabin, in his opinion, did not bring novelty in attitude towards the piano. But this is the only recording ive heard where book 2 stands on par with book 1. Debussy played nos 1, 2, 10 and 11 at a concert on 5 may and we know that all of them, apart possibly from no 7, were heard in paris over the next ten months. Debussy s intent becomes clear, and for the first time i realized how this music was meant to sound. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners. Debussys voiles, the second piece in his preludes, book i. Dates for book ii are harder to come by, but the volume was published almost exactly three years after the first, on 19 april 19. J s bach prelude and fugue no 3 in c sharp major bwv848. The first episode, measures 7 11, begins in the key of d.