Great Composers in Words & Music: Claude Debussy
Jean-Claude Casadesus, Kodály Quartet, MDR Rundfunkchor, Orchestre National de Lille, Orchestre National de Lyon, Vertavo String Quartet, Andrew Matthews-Owen (Piano), Antonio Ballista (Piano), Chengzong Yin (Piano), Claire Booth (Soprano), Ellen Bødtker (Harp), François-Joël Thiollier (Piano), Klára Körmendi (Piano), Lorna Windsor (Soprano), Lucy Scott (Speaker), Paavali Jumppanen (Piano), Patrick Gallois (Flute), Sjur Bjaerke (Double Bass)
℗ 2022
- 00:07Introduction
- 00:39Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune L 86 (Bars 1-5)
- 04:12For the 20th-Century Composer and Conductor Pierre Boulez
- 00:57Children's Corner L 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk (Excerpt)
- 03:56That Was an Extract from Debussy's Six-Movement Piano Suite
- 01:36Nuit d'étoiles L 4 (Excerpt)
- 02:31The Extent to Which Debussy's Love Affair with Mme Vasnier
- 01:20L'enfant prodigue L 57: IV. Cortège et air de danse (Excerpt)
- 03:30Though He Had Gained the Highest Honours for "The Prodigal Son"
- 01:10Printemps L 61: II. Modéré (Version 1912, Orch. H. Büsser) (Excerpt)
- 03:39Back in Paris, Debussy's Relationship with Mme Vasnier Gradually Fizzled Out
- 01:25Poèmes de Baudelaire L 64: No. 2 Harmonie du soir (Excerpt)
- 01:19If His Old Musical Comrades Seem to Have Deserted Him
- 00:57Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune L 86 (Bars 51-64)
- 02:11"Faune" Was First Performed, with Debussy at the Piano
- 01:23String Quartet in G minor op. 10 L 85: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé (Excerpt)
- 01:55During This Time, Debussy Was Also Busy Composing Two Large-Scale Works
- 01:58Nocturnes L 91: No. 3 Sirènes (Excerpt)
- 03:22Debussy's "Nocturnes" Received Both Warm Applause and Frosty Criticism
- 01:26Pelléas et Mélisande L 88: Une forèt (Excerpt)
- 01:10That Was an Extract from the Beginning of Debussy's First and Only Completed Opera
- 01:30Danse sacrée et danse profane L 103: No. 2 Danse profane (Version for Harp and Strings) (Excerpt)
- 03:40It Was Also During This Post-"Pelléas" Period That Debussy Was Decorated
- 01:46Images, Book I L 110: No. 1 Reflets dans l'eau (Excerpt)
- 00:43Also About Water Is the Third Movement
- 01:39Images Book II L 111: No. 3 Poissons d'or (Excerpt)
- 03:25A New Period of Debussy's Life Was Soon to Begin
- 02:04Images pour orchestre L 118: II. Ibéria: 1. Par les rues et les chemins (Excerpt)
- 03:29In 1909 a Group of Artists and Musicians from Russia Arrived
- 01:13Jeux L 126 (Excerpt)
- 01:58Interestingly, "Faune" and "Jeux" Were Not the Only Theatrical Works
- 01:12Syrinx L 129 (Excerpt)
- 01:29In 1914, Having Returned to Paris
- 01:10Études L 136, Book II: No. 3 Pour les quartes (Excerpt)
- 02:41In 1915, Debussy Once Again Departed Paris
- 01:02Préludes, Book II L 123: No. 10 Canope (Excerpt)
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