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Chill with Debussy 'The music I desire must be supple enough to adapt itself to the lyrical effusions of the soul and the fantasy of dreams.' Debussy in a...

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Chill with Debussy 'The music I desire must be supple enough to adapt itself to the lyrical effusions of the soul and the fantasy of dreams.' Debussy in a letter to a friend

A unique voice in classical music, Claude Debussy influenced virtually every composer in subsequent generations including Messiaen, Cage and Bartok. He continued the legacy of Chopin in his attempts to create a new musical language for the piano, and in fact conceived an entirely new rich soundscape by his use of Javanese influences (heard at the 1889 Paris Exhibition) and modal scales rather than major or minor keys. The majority of his writing was for the piano, although he also wrote a number of song settings, as well as instrumental and orchestral works and even an opera, Pelleas et Melisande(although he once caustically remarked 'In opera, there is always too much singing.') His music has often been called 'Impressionistic' for its colourful use of whole tone scales and subtly shifting, blurred chords - the musical equivalent of paintings by Monet and Renoir, who were both contemporaries and compatriots - although Debussy himself had a huge dislike of being labelled as such.

Debussy showed an aptitude for music at an early age, entering the Paris Conservatoire at the age of 10. He abandoned his early aspirations of becoming a virtuoso pianist to concentrate on composition and quickly progressed to become one of the key figures of early 20th century Parisian society. He was often in the company of prominent poets and painters, and while he chose not to mix much with other composers, counted Erik Satie amongst his close friends. He was also known for his philandering ways, leaving his first wife Lily for the soprano Emma Bardac, leading Lily to attempt suicide (the second woman to do so as a result of being rejected by Debussy) and resulting in a huge scandal that lost him many friends. After Emma's rich uncle disinherited her Debussy was forced to take various commissions and make regular performance trips abroad to support them both. Despite his financial insecurity, he had a lifelong penchant for fineries and often spent his money on antiquities and objets d'art, including a Chinese ornamental wooden toad named Arkel without which he claimed not to be able to compose. He continued to compose, conduct and perform virtually to the end of his life and eventually died at the age of 55 during the bombardment of Paris in March 1918, ravaged by cancer and deeply saddened by the devastation of war.

Disc 1

Suite bergamasque

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Composed by: Alain Lefevre Claude Debussy
Rafal Blechacz, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Emil Gilels, piano
Kyoko Tabe, piano
Klara Kormendi, piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Victor Borge,
Peter Nagy, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Margaret Mills, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Jane Coop, piano
Recording date: 23 December 1947

Clair de lune (Ocean's Eleven) - 5:08

2 Arabesques

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Composed by: Alain Lefevre Claude Debussy
Kyoko Tabe, piano
Klara Kormendi, piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Balazs Szokolay, piano
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Jack Richard Crossan, piano
Martin Souter, piano

Arabesque No. 1 - 5:04

Children's Corner (arr. A. Caplet)

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Performed by: Quebec Symphony Orchestra Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra Ulster Orchestra Lyon National Orchestra
Composed by: Andre Caplet Claude Debussy
Conducted by: Yan Pascal Tortelier Leif Segerstam Yoav Talmi Jun Markl Max Pommer

Serenade for the Doll - 3:04
The Snow is Dancing - 2:45
The Little Shepherd - 2:59

String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10

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Composed by: Claude Debussy

String Quartet No. 1 in G minor, Op. 10: III. Andantino doucement expressif - 7:55

2 Danses

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Ellen Sejersted Bodtker, harp
Skaila Kanga, harp
Sjur Bjaerke, double bass

Danse profane - 5:17

La plus que lente (arr. L. Roques for violin and harp)

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Ellen Sejersted Bodtker, harp
Leon Roques,
Berit Cardas, violin
Recording date: 10 - 14 January and 5 - 6 June, 2000

La plus que lente - 4:11

Preludes, Book 1

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Composed by: Ignacy Jan Paderewski Chengzong Yin Claude Debussy
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Klara Kormendi, piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Noel Lee, piano
Francine Kay, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Jeff Mee, synthesizer
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Jorge Federico Osorio, piano
Jack Richard Crossan, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Jane Coop, piano
Recording date: 25-28 November 1988

Des pas sur la neige - 3:32
La fille aux cheveux de lin - 2:11

Pour le piano

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Monique Haas, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Jack Richard Crossan, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Recording date: 28 November - 1 December 1994

Pour le piano: Sarabande - 4:29

Images, Book 2

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Composed by: Claude Debussy Ricardo Vines
Antonii Baryshevskyi, piano
Peter Frankl, piano
Myra Hess, piano
Klara Kormendi, piano
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Noel Lee, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Jeff Mee, synthesizer
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Henri Bonamy, piano
Recording date: 17 February 1928

Images II: Poissons d'or - 3:51

Estampes: No. 1. Pagodes (arr. A. Caplet)

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Performed by: Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra
Composed by: Andre Caplet Claude Debussy
Conducted by: Leif Segerstam

Pagodes (orch. Andre Caplet) - 6:17

Suite bergamasque (arr. A. Caplet)

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Clair de lune (orch. Andre Caplet) - 4:26

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Composer(s):
Caplet, Andre; Debussy, Claude

Conductor(s):
Segerstam, Leif

Orchestra(s):
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

Artist(s):
Bodtker, Ellen Sejersted; Cardas, Berit; Roques, Leon; Thiollier, Francois-Joel

Label: Naxos Classics
UPC: 730099678827
Item Number: 8556788
Release Date: Sep 21, 2004

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