Hans Henkemans plays Debussy: The Philips Recordings 1951-1957
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Label: Decca
Cat No: 4829490
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 27th April 2018
Contents
Works
Arabesques (2)Ballade slave, L70
Berceuse heroique
Children's Corner
D'un cahier d'esquisses (From a sketchbook), L112
Estampes (3)
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 1
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 2
Hommage a Haydn
Images pour piano, Book 1
Images pour piano, Book 2
L'Isle joyeuse
La Plus que lente, L121
Masques
Mazurka, L67
Pour le piano
Preludes (12), Book 1
Preludes (12), Book 2
Reverie, L68
Suite bergamasque
Tarentelle styrienne
Valse romantique, L71
Artists
Hans Henkemans (piano)Works
Arabesques (2)Ballade slave, L70
Berceuse heroique
Children's Corner
D'un cahier d'esquisses (From a sketchbook), L112
Estampes (3)
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 1
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 2
Hommage a Haydn
Images pour piano, Book 1
Images pour piano, Book 2
L'Isle joyeuse
La Plus que lente, L121
Masques
Mazurka, L67
Pour le piano
Preludes (12), Book 1
Preludes (12), Book 2
Reverie, L68
Suite bergamasque
Tarentelle styrienne
Valse romantique, L71
Artists
Hans Henkemans (piano)About
Hans Henkemans made his debut at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam in late December 1945, and for 25 years, he was acclaimed for his readings of Beethoven and Ravel, and especially for his performances of Mozart and Debussy. In 1951, he signed a contract with the newly-founded Philips label and between 1951 and 1957 his recordings would include the complete piano works of Claude Debussy. It is noteworthy that his orchestration of Debussy’s Préludes is perhaps the most accomplished that has been made to this day.
That his reputation has been largely confined to his birthplace of The Netherlands is a mystery. With this release, his ground-breaking interpretations of Debussy’s piano music are recognized for their forward-looking qualities, preceding the modern approach represented by Michelangeli and Béroff. Henkemans’ approach to the piano music of Debussy is marked by a supreme technical command, a wide variation of dynamics and touch, and by a strict fidelity to the score – and is notable for a superb control of the sustaining pedal with Henkemans eschewing its use simply for effect and frequently and completely clearing it allowing the music its natural expressivity through the notes themselves rather than through smudges of sound. For those who have not yet discovered Henkemans’ Debussy, these recordings “open closed doors, and in so doing, reveal hitherto unknown vistas. The result being the very enrichment of our faculty to enjoy music.”
First international CD release, and first digital release, of all repertoire, with CDs 2-4 released for the first time ever on CD.
44-page booklet (French/English) including:
- Artist biography
- An insightful essay by Hans Henkemans himself on Debussy’s piano works
- New repertoire notes and critique by former Universal exec., Tom Deacon
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