Debussy: His First Performers
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CLAUDE DEBUSSY
Debussy: His First Performers
Claude Debussy, Ricardo Viñes, Alfred Cortot, Walter Gieseking (pianos), Jacques Thibaud (violin), Lily Laskine (harp), Maggie Teyte (soprano), etc
[ Warner Classics / 10 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Friday 1 June 2018
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Claude Debussy, who died 100 years ago in March 1918, is one of history's greatest composers and the most influential of all French composers. A father of modern music, Debussy lived in the early days of the recording era.
All the artists who appear in this 10CD set, Debussy: His First Performers, were in some way pioneers in the performance of his music in the first half of the 20th century. All the recordings in this collection provide an authoritative and illuminating point of reference in our appreciation of Debussy.
The roster of performers is led by musicians who knew the composer personally, some of whom gave world premieres of his works. They also made some of the earliest recordings that feature on this set. Covering a period that extends from 1904 to 1963, Debussy: His First Performers also embraces landmark interpretations by artists, born during Debussy's lifetime, who have come to define our understanding of the composer's genius.
Among the most significant names in this collection - which covers piano, chamber and orchestral music, song and opera - are: pianists Ricardo Viñes, Alfred Cortot, Marcelle Meyer, Marguerite Long, Walter Gieseking - and Debussy himself (recordings made on piano rolls); violinist Jacques Thibaud; singers Mary Garden, Jane Bathori, Ninon Vallin, Claire Croiza (accompanied by Francis Poulenc at the piano), Maggie Teyte and Charles Panzéra; conductors Désiré-Émile Inghelbrecht, Arturo Toscanini, Pierre Monteux, Ernest Ansermet, Roger Désormière and Charles Munch.
Tracks:
Estampe No. 2 - La soirée dans Grenade [Claude Debussy]
Ricardo Viñes speaks about Claude Debussy
Images, Book 2, L. 120: III. Poissons d'or [Ricardo Viñes]
Estampe No. 2 - La soirée dans Grenade [Ricardo Viñes]
Préludes, Book 1, L. 125: [Alfred Cortot]
VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin
XII. Minstrels
X. La cathédrale engloutie
Children's Corner [Alfred Cortot]
Arabesques (2) [Marguerite Long]
Estampes, L. 108a:
III. Jardins sous la pluie [Marguerite Long]
Préludes, Book 1, L. 125 [Walter Gieseking]
Suite Bergamasque [Walter Gieseking]
Images, Book 1, L. 105 [Walter Gieseking]
Images, Book 2, L. 120 [Walter Gieseking]
Préludes, Book 2, L. 131 [Marcelle Meyer]
L'isle joyeuse [Marcelle Meyer]
String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10 [Quatuor Calvet]
Cello Sonata [Maurice Maréchal, Robert Casadesus]
Sonata for Flute, Viola & Harp [Marcel Moyse (flute), Lily Laskine (harp), Eugène Ginot (viola)]
Violin Sonata in G minor [Jacques Thibaud (violin), Alfred Cortot (piano)]
Debussy: Debussy / Arr Debussy: Préludes, Book 1, L. 125b: XII. Minstrels (Arr. Debussy for Violin & Piano) [Jacques Thibaud (violin), Alfred Cortot (piano)]
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune [Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux, Camille Chevillard]
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune [Orchestre des Concerts Straram, Walther Straram]
Trois Nocturnes [Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Orchestre des Festivals Debussy, Unknown Chorus, Philippe Gaubert, Désiré-Emile Inghelbrecht]
La Mer [Paris Conservatoire Orchestra, Charles Munch]
6 Épigraphes antiques, L. 139c [Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Ernest Ansermet]
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune [Orchestre des Concerts Colonne, Gabriel Pierné]
Danses sacrée et profane, L. 113a: No. 1, Danse sacrée
Danses sacrée et profane, L. 103a: No. 2, Danse profane [Lily Laskine (harp)]
Debussy / Orch Coppola: Two pieces [Piero Coppol, cond]
Children's Corner /Orch Caplet [Piero Coppol, cond]
La Mer [BBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini]
Petite suite, L. 71b [Orchestre National de la Radiodiffusion Française, Henri Büsser]
Trois Nocturnes [Women of the Berkshire Festival Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Monteux]
and much much more including Songs and Opera
