He was one of the most important figures in music at the turn of the 20th century. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. This edition was published in 1989 and contains 128 pages. Preludes, for piano, scores featuring the piano, for 1 player collection. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano. 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. This piano piece was initially published in the year 1908 and is included in preludes by debussy. This viewer request recording of debussy preludes book 1 is for jules hall in sheffield, england. Achilleclaude debussy 22nd august 1862 25th march 1918 was a french composer.
Claude debussy s painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussy s twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. Aug 26, 2016 debussy preludes book 1 2016 debussy ilya itin. Egorovs chopin also impresses, particularly the nocturnes. They were published in two booksseries, each consisting of three pieces. This double cd contains a very generous collection of major debussy piano works including both books of preludes, pour the piano, estampes, both sets of images and childrens corner. These works are distinct from debussy s images pour orchestre. Frederic francois chopin, fryderyk franciszek chopin, fryderyk. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op.
The music becomes more dramatic toward the end of the set. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir 10. The first book of preludes is slightly easier than the second, since the second collection features debussys more mature writing style. Debussy preludes 112 book 1 complete paul barton, feurich. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Click on the following link to see a sample of the alfred masterwork debussy preludes. Jan 09, 2010 voiles, number 2 from book i of debussys preludes. Book i was composed in a short time between december 1909 and. Debussy piano sheet music best sheet music editions. Wvk001 debussy preludes book 1 albums wave kinetics. Both books 1 and 2 of debussys popular piano preludes are contained in this one sturdy volume. Complete works for the piano, 1894 chopin, frederic imslp.
Rochester by betty jeanne wicklund, 1945 musicbrainz. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. Debussys literary inspirations were mostly french, but he did not overlook foreign writers. 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. Schirmer issued at least 3 series of the chopin piano works in mikulis edition.
They are played by the legendary walter gieseking and were recorded in 1953 and 1955 the preludes and 1954 the other works on the second cd. Images usually pronounced in french is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by claude debussy. Feb 21, 2018 i t has taken maurizio pollini almost 20 years to complete his survey of debussys preludes his recording of the first book appeared in 1999. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Claude debussy composed the second book of preludes during 1910 12. Inspired by the performances of the american dancer loie. Claude debussy had a deep love for the music of a composer who, a halfcentury before, had blazed a new path with his utterly individual style and keyboard sound. One of the easiest pieces in this collection is the girl with the flaxen hair, around a.
Debussy preludes, bk 1 alfred masterwork edition debussy preludes, bk 2 alfred masterwork edition dover edition. Dovers book of debussy preludes is made of extremely high quality print on heavier paper than usual. Preludes complete 24 claude debussy krystian zimerman. Theyre both still quite the challenge for advanced players only. 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. Jun 25, 2019 this viewer request recording of debussy preludes book 1 is for jules hall in sheffield, england. In french literary circles, the style of this period was known as symbolism, a movement that directly inspired debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant. Shop and buy complete preludes, books 1 and 2 sheet music. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907. Debussy dover music for piano by debussy, claude isbn.
Free sheet music in the public domain from imslp music library. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. Preludes books 1 and 2 paperback april 1, 1999 by claude debussy composer 4. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy. The easiest debussy piano pieces and the most difficult. Recorded on an older spinnet piano in a room with many hard surfaces. Some pedaling marks at the bottom if these pages were cut off. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 by claude debussy 18621918. Debussy preludes, book 1 download free sheet music.
Aug 19, 2016 debussy did nothing less than liberate music from the domination by functional harmony which had prevailed for three centuries. 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. The paperback of the complete preludes, books 1 and 2. Walter gieseking emi is essential listening in the debussy, but krystian zimerman dg is unsurpassed among modern pianists, fully justifying but not excusing the cost of two full price discs with no filler. Walter morse rummel, piano complete first pub lication. Claude debussys preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano, written in 191010 and 1912, and published as book i and ii respectively.
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