This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. Orchestral reimaginings of debussys piano pieces which are entertaining, intriguing and very satisfying.
Claude debussys prel udes for piano, books 1 and 2. Pour les notes repetees images, book 2 contributed by d. 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. However we chose to interpret the meaning of this music.
Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. However, by march 1906, in another letter to durand, he had begun to think of. Images etudes pierrelaurent aimard, claude debussy. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. This was the first collection of debussy s preludes i ever owned and i have yet to hear another that surpasses it.
A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. I was very taken indeed with that disc so im delighted that the remainder of the. 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. These works are distinct from debussys images pour orchestre. Images usually pronounced in french is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by claude debussy.
Some pedaling marks at the bottom if these pages were cut off. Minstrels youtube the transformative power of classical music benjamin zander duration. About preludes, book iii complete high quality digital sheet music for piano, book iii, complete. Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. This recording of debussy preludes book 1 is a viewer request for jules hall in sheffield, england. I have had several people request that i record some debussy preludes so here is the first. Debussys orchestral works include prelude a lapresmidi dun faune 1894. 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. This approach to debussys piano works is not only wholly satisfying, it is also.
Of the manifold wonders in preludes, book i, i will mention several in which i think schepkin especially shines. The project goal was to revive the origins of chamber music organizing concerts on private settings. For a start, the piano sound is absolutely marvellous, rich, sonorous and excellently recorded. It consists in a series of 24 short pieces, equally subdivided into two books. Debussy preludes 112 book 1 complete paul barton, feurich. Soyoung choe performs excerpts from debussys preludes, book 1. Published on dec 12, 2011 this project was cancelled due to lack of funding. Sheet music archive downloadable sheet music plus free. Roges 1970s debussy recordings were superb, the only regret being that he didnt record book 2 of the preludes. Dovers book of debussy preludes is made of extremely high quality print on heavier paper than usual.
After traveling in europe and russia, debussy settled down in paris in 1887 and devoted himself to composing for the rest of his life. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century. 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. Book i was written between december 1909 and february 1910, and book ii. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Recorded live during the marion rubin berman 31 piano honors concert april 12, 2012 in necs jordan hall in boston. This piano piece was initially published in the year 1908 and is included in preludes by debussy. The recording is performed by jeremiah jones and is 5 minutes and 49 seconds in length. The sixth prelude of debussys second book takes its inspiration from the famous american juggler general lavine. Maybe i am a lazy pianist but i like editions that have some fingering suggestions so i dont have. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano. He redresses the balance here with a new complete set that ranks among the very best. During his years in rome debussy composed not for the academy most of.
Unlike chopins, bachs and many other composers homonymous series, these pieces arent sorted by key signature. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. 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. They were published in two booksseries, each consisting of three pieces. Claude debussy 18621918 is the subject of this fairly brief, but very engaging and wellillustrated biography. Welcome to the daily download, a handpicked, free, downloadable piece. In his notes to this cd, he points out that voiles, in the plural, can mean either veils or sails.
This is debussys tonal palette reimagined in much bolder, primary colours. With great wit and humor, debussy captures the eccentrics of the performer within the form of the cakewalka dance that originated during the time of slavery on the plantations of the southern united states, but became quite. 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. 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. 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. P ierrelaurent aimards muchpublicised recent claim in an interview with a german newspaper that debussy is a. He wanted to create, he said later, music whose form was so free it would sound improvised. This viewer request recording of debussy preludes book 1 is for jules.
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. I have one other schirmer debussy piano book and this compilation book was what led me to purchase this set of preludes. List of books and articles about claude debussy online. Collectors may want to know how philips latest incarnation of mitsuko uchidas 1989 debussy etudes differs from earlier cd issues. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op.
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