Ilya itin, piano this video was recorded at the golandsky institute international piano festival at princeton university. In the poem, preludes, the first line show imagery when describing a winter night ending. For a start, the piano sound is absolutely marvellous, rich, sonorous and excellently recorded. He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century. 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. Claude debussy composed the second book of preludes during 1910 12. Adopting the major piano works including the preludes, bartok absorbed the liberated message as deeply as he absorbed the idiom of the hungarian peasant. 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. Several of them look ahead to debussys later style, in which the composers earlier impressionistic, almost romantic poetry was supplanted by a greater concentration upon technique and neoclassical objectivity. Preludes book 2 by arturo benedetti michelangeli on. Achilleclaude debussy 22nd august 1862 25th march 1918 was a french composer.
No complaints about any of this cd, for that matter. Roges 1970s debussy recordings were superb, the only regret being that he didnt record book 2 of the preludes. I hold the chords in these measures with my hands while playing the melody and halfpedaling as needed to avoid too much mud without losing the resonance. Preludes books 1 and 2 paperback april 1, 1999 by claude debussy composer 4.
Preludes book 2 scores at sheet music plus musicbrainz. Ivan ilic, claude debussy, ivan ilic, ivan ilic claude debussys prel udes for piano, books 1 and 2 music. Aug 19, 2016 the composer who benefited most from this liberation was bartok, who was introduced to debussys music by kodaly in 1907. Walter gieseking plays debussy preludes book ii, no. Sep 29, 2006 canope preludes, book ii, 19 sep29 by steve bryson. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Preludes, books 1 and 2 by chengzong yin on amazon music.
The paperback of the complete preludes, books 1 and 2. Canope preludes, book ii, 19 playing debussys piano. The first book 1910 proved to be his most successful work. Canope preludes, book ii, 19 playing debussys piano works. Preludes, book 1 6 epigraphes antiques en blanc et noir robert and gaby casadesus 1956 by claude debussy. Debussys two books of preludes amount to a revolution in piano writing, and reflect better that any of his other works the span of debussys achievement. Preludes definition of preludes by the free dictionary. In 1910 and 1911, while still a college student, he wrote the love song. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one. Prelude 11 from book 2 of debussy s preludes, published in 19. Again i take the staccato marking to indicate a belllike sound, which makes a nice articulation contrasting the two high bflat notes in mm. Eliot, the 1948 winner of the nobel prize in literature, is one of the giants of modern literature, highly distinguished as a poet, literary critic, dramatist, and editor and publisher. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
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. Maybe i am a lazy pianist but i like editions that have some fingering suggestions so i dont have so much work to do. Known as a composer of spectral symphonic music, luc brewaeys has demonstrated his prodigious orchestration skills in numerous concert works, though most of them are challenging experimental pieces that casual listeners are unlikely to find accessible. Debussys most dramatic contribution to music history was his disregard for traditional chord structures and tonality.
Information from its description page there is shown below. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes. Eliot describes the night ending by using the words settling down. Debussys preludes demand a great deal from pianists. The next few measures go through a series of stacked chord progressions that eventually come full circle back to d. Matthews lyon national orchestra, markl by claude debussy. The boisterous 14th, in e flat minor presto, provides a break from the generally subdued moods in the surrounding preludes and also features an abrupt, dramatic ending in the bass register. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. 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. Measures 7 and 8 set the motive and 9 and 10 are just a repetition. Media in category preludes by claude debussy the following 28 files are in this category, out of 28 total. Dance of puck from claude debussys claude debussy plays his finest works for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Jul 05, 2011 every part of conductors life is challenging. As an etude, it encourages the pianist to play as fast as possible, which most do.
Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. I have one other schirmer debussy piano book and this compilation book was what led me to purchase this set of preludes. He redresses the balance here with a new complete set that ranks among the very best. Book i was written between december 1909 and february 1910, and book ii between the last months of 1912 and. Preludes book 2 by arturo benedetti michelangeli on amazon music. I assumed it was a city because the smell of steak on the passageways.
The music becomes more dramatic toward the end of the set. Some pedaling marks at the bottom if these pages were cut off. The works in debussys second book of preludes are similar in intent to those of book i 1907 1910. Bach wrote hundreds of pieces for organ, choir, as well as many other instruments. Provided to youtube by naxos of america preludes, book 2, l. Ive learned to be careful about pronouncing a performance as definitive.
Claude debussy preludes download piano sheet music. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. This album contains the preludes, books 1 and 2 by debussy, presented by piano classics, a label of brilliant classics. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. He was too good a composer to imitate debussy, although there are a few examples of direct influence it. Eliot shows the time period by stating there are cab horses.
Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. My analysis of canope debussy preludes for piano, book. Another critic wrote that book 2 of the preludes is played more successfully than book 1. Claude debussy 18621918 preludes ii, pour piano, l.
From the enormity of the repertoire to the geography and travel. Sep 03, 2012 claudeachille debussy 1862 1918 preludes, livre 2. Prelude and fugue in csharp minor bach preludes book 2 debussy preludes, opus 32 rachmaninoff by lawrence budmen while an entire concert of preludes may seem repetitive at first glance, the term had a very different meaning to various composers. The first episode, measures 711, begins in the key of d. The second section b starts a span of four episodes that result in the peak of the piece in measure 20. Commons is a freely licensed media file repository. Pascal roges collection of debussys preludes marks both the launch.