One of the great peaks of the prelude literature for piano, alongside. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy dayoconnell this article presents a historical and analytical assessment of one of the important components of debussys musical style. Rosalie texier and emma bardac meet the women at each crossroad of debussys life achilleclaude debussy aged 55, debussy was universally acknowledged as one of the most important musicians of his time debussy. Debussy wrote two books of preludes published in 1910 and 19 respectively. They have a natural sequence of more abstraction and somehow, difficulty, from the first to the second. Book 2 is also completely written on 3 staves its sound is a bit more. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Images, book 1 debussy on this page of our site you can find detailed information about images, book 1 debussy piano music including free printable sheet music, piano tabs, mp3s, how to learn the piano part and more useful info.
Debussy piano music although he himself wished to reserve the term for the visual arts, claude debussy 18621918 has often been considered the founder of musical impressionism. Claude debussy was a child prodigy who became one of the most important and influential french composers of all time. Ive chosen this scene because it is a very disturbing one that shows a lot about debussy. This practice, while often radical, nevertheless also. The autograph score by claude debussy composer online at alibris. He is sometimes seen as the first impressionist composer, although he vigorously rejected the term. Claude debussy, in full achilleclaude debussy, born august 22, 1862, saintgermainenlaye, francedied march 25, 1918, paris, french composer whose works were a seminal force in the music of the 20th century.
He was pretty young when he did it but its very good. Along with maurice ravel, he was one of the most prominent figures working within the field of impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. Geisekings recordings of the preludes defintely rates as one of the best recordings of debussy piano music there is. Walter gieseking plays debussy and ravel, classical notes. Amid music institutions bonanza of composer anniversaries, debussys 150th birthday is slipping by in relative silence partly, perhaps, because hes relatively hard to label. Preludes book i, images book i and nocturne youtube. Germainenlaye, france, 1862 march 25, 1918 was born the eldest of five children in a. Already as a child he played pieces of his own composition and performed with orchestras both in japan and abroad. Debussy preludes 112 book 1 complete paul barton, feurich.
Provided to youtube by universal music group debussy. Debussy preludes book ii richter aldeburgh 67 duration. At that time he received advice from such personalities as karajan and rostropovich. The most important early example of the prelude being exemplified in the forty eight preludes and fugues of books i and ii of the well tempered clavier. Claudeachille debussy 22 august 1862 25 march 1918 was a french composer.
After sonatas by beethoven and chopin, a disc of schumann and. Debussy, pentatonicism, and the tonal tradition jeremy day. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy. This recording captured all the essence of hirokos playing and delivers one of the best interpretation of debussys preludes. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. This viewer request recording of debussy preludes book 1 is for jules hall in. This week is dedicated to some of my favourite piano music, claude debussys two books of preludes. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and. He developed a highly original system of harmony and musical structure that expressed in many respects the ideals to which the impressionist and symbolist painters and writers of. Preludes book 1 childrens corner by nelson freire and tens of. Debussy was born in 1862 in st germainenlaye, the son of a shopkeeper who was later to turn his. Here, in one volume, are two bodies of work that, perhaps more than any others, reveal the essence of claude debussys extraordinary expressiveness and his innovative gifts for musical imagery.
The first appeared in 1910, and he composed the second book of twelve preludes over the next several years while he was completing one of his most subtle orchestral scores, the ballet jeux. Each book was written in a matter of months, at an unusually fast pace for debussy. Claude debussys preludes are two sets of pieces for solo piano, written in 191010 and 1912, and published as book i and ii respectively. As for his piano compositions, after he completed the second book of preludes the only. Check out this biography to know about his childhood, family life, achievements and fun facts about him. During the latter years of debussys life, some of his most famous piano works were created.
Nelson has a special affinity with debussy s music and his magical style. Unlike other collections of preludes by great composers, debussys do not follow a strict pattern of key signature. Get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited. Sasaki is one of those very rare pianist to be able to render such a natural and pure sound. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. In 1910, debussy developed rectal cancer, slowly weakening him one day at a time. Book one was written between december 1909 and february 1910, and book two between the last months of 1912 and early april 19. Donate now to support your one stop classical music shop. Under the pianistic viewpoint, one can say that the etudes are the logical technical continuation of the preludes. In may 20, after some years dedicated to the family and her two young children. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Complete preludes, books 1 and 2 dover music for piano.
Played on a feurich 218 piano with 4th harmonic pedal. Debussys 150th birthday gets little notice the new york. Claude debussy was a famous french composer during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Indeed he added a quite new range of timbre and colour to western classical music. Debussy preludes, book 1 download free sheet music. Each book contains twelve preludes for the piano, many of them known to todays musical audiences because of their great popularity with pianists worldwide. I have roges earlier decca recording of book 1 of the preludes. Zoltan kocsis recorded two acclaimed debussy recital discs in the late 80s of suite bergamasque, pour le piano, estampes, the images and arabesques these two discs originally released in 1998 didnt receive the same acclaim which is a pity as they share many of the same qualities. January 1, 2009 get a special offer and listen to over 60 million songs, anywhere with amazon music unlimited.
Claude debussy h18621918 by the time he began writing the first book of preludes, claude debussy had established himself as an important and prolific composer having already produced most of the works that history would label masterpieces. Debussy preludes 112 book 1 complete paul barton, feurich hp piano duration. Debussys piano preludes which include the sunken cathedral are often compared to those of chopin. Claude debussy was a remarkable french composer and one of the most leading figures associated with the domain of impressionist music along with. Debussy may have contributed the last important evolution to the prelude. Societe musicale independante, claude debussy piano 19110503 in paris, salle pleyel complete jane mortier piano first pub lication. Claude debussy biography life, family, children, wife. Book i was written between december 1909 and february 1910, and book ii between the last months of 1912 and early april 19. Claude debussy biography facts, childhood, family life.
The guinness book of world records recognized this achievement as most pieces of music performed by a solo artist in 24 hours, while the government of poland awarded him the chopin passport presented to 100 artists worldwide who carried out remarkable activities related to the works of chopin in the year of the 200th anniversary of. Richter bbc legends or hashimoto nami records as you will remember rob, when kyoko hashimotos cd of schubert d. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Debussy was an influential composer of the late 19 early 20th centuries, creating works of sheer beauty that obscured their technical innovation. The footsteps barely move and clearly do so without vigor or hope. Preludes, book 1 debussy on this page you can find detailed information about preludes, book 1 debussy piano music including free printable sheet music, piano. Find claude debussy credit information on allmusic.