Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality. 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. Collectors may want to know how philips latest incarnation of mitsuko uchidas 1989 debussy etudes differs from earlier cd issues. Pianist imogen c ooper painted evocative sound pictures in a bbc radio 3 lunchtime recital featuring music by debussy, beethoven and chopin. Claude debussy 18621918 is the subject of this fairly brief, but very engaging and wellillustrated biography. Claude debussy s preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano, written in 191010 and 1912, and published as book i and ii respectively. Ilya itin, piano this video was recorded at the golandsky institute international piano festival at princeton university.
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. Orchestral reimaginings of debussys piano pieces which are entertaining, intriguing and very satisfying. The outer voices move apart, forming a wedge, however this is an example of debussy considering harmony over just the visual. 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. Footage from long duration scenery youtube channel. Complete works for solo piano by paul crossley from amazons classical music store. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. Debussys colouristic masterpiece, a bewitching compendium of scents, colours and sounds. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century.
Claude debussy composed the second book of preludes during 1910 12. However, by march 1906, in another letter to durand, he had begun to think of. Gieseking more or less owned these pieces during his lifetime and his performances have been judged as definitive by many critics since they were first issued. There is no proof that debussy necessarily intended the preludes to be performed as a cycle. Download piano sheet music from piano street digital sheet music library. Images usually pronounced in french is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by claude debussy. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano paperback april 1, 1989 by claude debussy author 4. Sviatoslav richter debussy prelude no 8, book ii ondine. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussy s do not follow a strict pattern of key signature. List of books and articles about claude debussy online.
Book i was written between december 1909 and february 1910, and book ii between the last months of 1912 and early april 19. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. See ning hui esplanade recital studio, singapore the tempest a piano recital supported by steinway gallery singapore born in singapore. Leslie cain performs in richard goodes alldebussy master class, march 27 2015.
Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Sheet music archive downloadable sheet music plus free. They were published in two booksseries, each consisting of three pieces. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes. Debussy preludes, book 1 download free sheet music. Retrospectlove of nature leading to love of man what sounds are those, helvellyn, that are heard up to thy summit, through the depth of air ascending, as if distance had the. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. The recording is performed by jeremiah jones and is 5 minutes and 49 seconds in length. Pour les notes repetees images, book 2 contributed by d. I think it was no question that i would have to read this book. Claude debussys two books of preludes, implying homage to both chopin and bach, revel in the composers innovative piano techniques. Although the composer did not think the preludes should be performed as a cycle, book two is perfectly symmetrical with two showpieces at the start and end on the twelve pieces.
This piano piece was initially published in the year 1908 and is included in preludes by debussy. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano. 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. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907. Debussy piano preludes, book ii addeddate 20090926 17. Among french musics most avantgarde expressions, they also contain some of debussys most atonal sorties. The girl with the flaxen hair the most tonal prelude, recalling. The sixth prelude of debussys second book takes its inspiration from the famous american juggler general lavine. Debussy sylvia jen piano youtube debussy preludes, book 2 duration. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a. Here in his first debussy recording for hyperion he presents the two books of images. In the opening of the first prelude, the moving line is in the middle voice, playing a chromatic figure, and the outer voices playing octaves and sixths ex. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination.
The music of debussy is given detailed, yet not too technical explanations. I was very taken indeed with that disc so im delighted that the remainder of the. These works are distinct from debussys images pour orchestre. After traveling in europe and russia, debussy settled down in paris in 1887 and devoted himself to composing for the rest of his life. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Originally recorded in 1953 and 1954 in monaural sound, walter giesekings magisterial performances of debussy s preludes were first released on cd in 1987 as a single disc, and they have been reissued in various guises many times since. The performance is mesmerizing and eckardsteins interpretations are simply unmatched. 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. He wanted to create, he said later, music whose form was so free it would sound improvised.
Preludes books 1 and 2 paperback april 1, 1999 by claude debussy composer 4. Standard notation, introductory text and performance notes does not include words to the songs. It is not necessary to be a virtuoso in order to play the notes of many of the pieces, but formidable technique and vision are required to create the colours and capture the changing moods. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. See all 9 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. 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.
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