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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: Clair de lune

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Recording date: 28 November - 1 December 1994
Produced by: Perrot, Jo�l

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

Arabesque No. 1

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Recording date: 28 November - 1 December 1994
Produced by: Perrot, Jo�l

Arabesque No. 1 - 5:04

Children's Corner (orch. Andre Caplet)

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

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

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

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Composed by: Claude Debussy

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

Danse profane

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Ellen Sejersted Bodtker, harp
Recording date: 10 - 14 January and 5 - 6 June, 2000
Produced by: Naess, Peter Anthon

Danse profane - 5:17

La plus que lente

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

La plus que lente - 4:11

Preludes, Book 1 (excerpts)

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano

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

Pour le piano: Sarabande

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Recording date: 28 November - 1 December 1994
Produced by: Perrot, Jo�l

Pour le piano: Sarabande - 4:29

Images II: Poissons d'or

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Composed by: Claude Debussy
Francois-Joel Thiollier, piano
Recording date: 16-18 January 1996
Produced by: Perrot, Jo�l

Images II: Poissons d'or - 3:51

Estampes

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

Pagodes (orch. Andre Caplet) - 6:17

Suite Bergamasque

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

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

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Composer(s):
Debussy, Claude

Conductor(s):
Segerstam, Leif

Orchestra(s):
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra

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

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