Debussy - Piano Music Vol.4
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Label: BIS
Cat No: BISCD1655
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Instrumental
Release Date: 31st March 2008
Contents
Works
Epigraphes antiques (6)Etude retrouvee
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 1
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 2
Intermede
Les Soirs illumines par l'ardeur du charbon
Artists
Noriko Ogawa (piano)Works
Epigraphes antiques (6)Etude retrouvee
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 1
Etudes pour piano (6), Book 2
Intermede
Les Soirs illumines par l'ardeur du charbon
Artists
Noriko Ogawa (piano)About
The Twelve Etudes form part of Debussy's final, glorious spurt of creativity. Debussy regarded the Etudes as a return to music in its purest form.
This well-filled disc also includes a rarely heard 13th étude, the Étude retrouvée discovered only in 1977. Another late work is Six Épigraphes antiques. These short pieces originated as musical renderings of six poems from Pierre Louÿ’s collection Chansons de Bilitis, purportedly translations of ancient Greek texts by a Greek courtesan. Originally written for two pianos, the Épigraphes were later arranged for a single player by the composer himself.
The remaining pieces on the disc come from opposite ends of Debussy’s career. Intermède is the piano version of a movement from his Piano Trio No. 1 from 1880, while Les Soirs illumines from 1917 is Debussy’s last completed work, written as a token of gratitude to his coal merchant, a Monsieur Tronquin, for having provided the household with precious fuel during the wartime winters.
“Captivating playing” of “exceeding beauty and refinement” have earned the previous volumes of Noriko Ogawa's Debussy cycle the highest recommendations, including no less than two Editor's Choice in Gramophone.
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