Pour Le Piano / Preludes

On this CD:

1. Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

2. Estampes, for piano, L. 100 No 2, La Soirée dans Grenade
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

3. Le vent dans la plaine, prelude for for piano, L. 117/3 No 3, Le Vent dans la Plaine
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

4. Voiles, prelude for piano, L. 117/2 No 2, Voiles
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

5. Les collines d'Anacapri, for piano, L. 117/5 No 3, Les Collines d'Anacapri
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

6. La fille aux cheveux de lin, prelude for piano, L. 117/8 No 8, La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest, prelude for piano, L. 117/7 No 5, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

8. La sérénade Interrompue, prelude for piano, L. 117/9 No 6, La sérénade interrompue
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

9. La cathédrale engloutie, prelude for piano, L. 117/10 No 7, La Cathédral engloutie
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

10. Minstrels, prelude for piano, L. 117/12 No 12, Minstrels
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

11. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110 No 1, Reflets Dans L'Eau
Composed by Claude Debussy
Performed by Berenice Lipson-Gruzen

Tracks:

Oeuvres Pour Piano: Gymnopedie I
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Gymnopedie II
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Gymnopedie III
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Les Trois Valses distingu du preux dI: Sa taille
Oeuvres Pour Piano: II: Son binocle
Oeuvres Pour Piano: III: Ses jambes
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Gnossiennes: I Lent
Oeuvres Pour Piano: II Avec nnement
Oeuvres Pour Piano: III Lent
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Gnossiennes: IV Lent
Oeuvres Pour Piano: V Mod
Oeuvres Pour Piano: VI Avec conviction et avec une tristesse rigoureuse
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Mouvements en forme de poire, uatre mains: Mani de commencement
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Prolongation du m
Oeuvres Pour Piano: I
Oeuvres Pour Piano: II
Oeuvres Pour Piano: III
Oeuvres Pour Piano: En plus
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Redite
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Croquis et agaceries d'un gros bonhomme en bois: I Tyrolienne turque
Oeuvres Pour Piano: II Danse maigre (a mani de ces messieurs)
Oeuvres Pour Piano: III Espa (Sorte de valse)
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Sonatine bureaucratique
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Trois Nocturnes: I Doux et calme
Oeuvres Pour Piano: II Simplement
Oeuvres Pour Piano: III Un peu mouvement
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Premi penset sonneries de la Rose Croix: Air de ldre
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Air du Grand Maitre
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Air du Grand Prieur
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Le Fils des oiles: Prde du 1er acte: la Vocation
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Prde du IIe acte: l'Initiation
Oeuvres Pour Piano: Prde du IIIe acte: l'Incantation

Tracks:

Jack In The Box: Prelude
Jack In The Box: Entracte
Jack In The Box: Final
Sports et Divertissements: Choral inappetissant
Sports et Divertissements: La Balanre
Sports et Divertissements: La Chasse
Sports et Divertissements: La Come italienne
Sports et Divertissements: Le Ril de la Mari
Sports et Divertissements: Colin-Maillard
Sports et Divertissements: La Pe
Sports et Divertissements: Le Yachting
Sports et Divertissements: Le Bain de mer
Sports et Divertissements: Le Carnaval
Sports et Divertissements: Le Golf
Sports et Divertissements: La Pieuvre
Sports et Divertissements: Les Courses
Sports et Divertissements: Les Quatre-Coins
Sports et Divertissements: Le pique-nique
Sports et Divertissements: Le Water-chute
Sports et Divertissements: Le Tango
Sports et Divertissements: Le Traau
Sports et Divertissements: Le Flirt
Sports et Divertissements: Le Feu d'artifice
Sports et Divertissements: Le Tennis
Oeuvres Pour Piano: I D'Holothurie
Embryons desseches: II D'Edriophtalma
Embryons desseches: III De Podophtalma
Preludes flasques (pour un chien): I Voix d'interieur
Preludes flasques (pour un chien): II. Idylle cynique
Preludes flasques (pour un chien): III. Chanson canine
Preludes flasques (pour un chien): IV. Avec camaraderie
En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): I Choral
En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): II Fugue litanique
En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): III Autre chose
En habit de cheval (a 4 mains): IV Fugue de papier
Apercus desagreables: I Pastorale
Apercus desagreables: II Choral
Apercus desagreables: III Fugue
Descriptions automatiques: I Sur un vaisseau
Descriptions automatiques: II Sur une lanterne
Descriptions automatiques: III Sur un casque
3 Petites pieces montees (a 4 mains): De l'enfance de Pantagruel (Reverie)
3 Petites pieces montees (a 4 mains): Marche de Cocagne (Demarche)
3 Petites pieces montees (a 4 mains): Jeux de Gargantua (Coin de Polka)
Peccadilles importunes: Etre jaloux de son camarade qui a une grosse tete
Peccadilles importunes: Lui manger sa tartine
Peccadilles importunes: Profiter de ce qu'il a des cors aux pieds pour lui voler son cerceau
Pieces froides - No. 1 Airs a faire fuir: I D'une maniere particuliere
Pieces froides - No. 1 Airs a faire fuir: II Modestement
Pieces froides - No. 1 Airs a faire fuir: III S'inviter
Pieces froides - No. 2 Danses de travers: I En y regardant par deux fois
Pieces froides - No. 2 Danses de travers: II Passer
Pieces froides - No. 2 Danses de travers: III Encore
La Belle Excentrique: I Grande ritournelle
La Belle Excentrique: II Marche franco-lunaire
La Belle Excentrique: III Valse du 'Mysterieux baiser dans l'oeil'
La Belle Excentrique: IV Can-can grand-mondain
3 Sarabandes: No. 1
3 Sarabandes: No. 2
3 Sarabandes: No. 3

Amazon.com

It's simple: in his various realizations of the piano music of Erik Satie, Aldo Ciccolini set a standard that has yet to be bettered. This compilation, drawn from recordings made between 1966 and 1971, is consequently the best of the best. Ciccolini always played Satie's music as though it had been written by Claude Debussy, not by some cheap charlatan or uneducated primitive (which, to an extent that is still debatable, Satie was). The result is that these seemingly simple piano pieces acquire a tonal allure that is as surprising as it is undeniable. They possess an understated sophistication that points directly toward Ravel and Poulenc, at the same time providing an opening to the minimalist aesthetic of the later 20th century. Ciccolini's playing is pliant and graceful, and under his fingers the music seems to breathe and come alive. What more could a composer or a listener want? --Ted Libbey

Customer Reviews:

Picasso in sound.......2006-02-19

Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau and Eric Satie were drinking buddies; it shouldn't be surprising that their work, though in different media, should bear striking similarities. This CD set replaces a very badly abused vinyl recording from the 1960s. No one plays Satie like Aldo Ciccolini. I do wish the Parade had been included, Satie wrote the music, Cocteau the libretto and Picasso did the sets and costumes-Satie's only ballet. Of course, the circa 1910 audience walked out. It's the story of an out-of-work ballet company that goes out onto the streets of Paris to try to get customers to come inside. The customers are stereotypes like the American in a cowboy outfit who adds the sound of this six gun to the music and the secretary who types through the encounter. The back wall of the theater was covered with Picasso designed neon signs flashing in bright colors throughout the performance. Across the front of the stage he'd strung acetate on which were playing street scenes of Paris from three cameras-red, blue and green. The men were way, way ahead of their times.

Great but NOT complete.......2004-12-23

Please note that this collection does NOT contain Erik Satie's complete works for piano. The collection makes no such claim, but at 5 CDs, some may assume it to be complete and none of the other reviews to date mention this. I am too lazy to do the research to come up with a complete list, but offhand I know that these songs are missing - "Je Te Veux", "Fantaisie-Valse" and "Valse-Ballet". These 3 are among my favorite Satie pieces, so yes, I think the collection is diminished somewhat by their absence.

Aldo Ciccolini always has been the greatest interpreter of Satie's work for piano. Ciccolini has a feel for Satie that no one else does, although I have to admit that I prefer a faster tempo to "Poudre D'Or" than the slower, introspective tempo Ciccolini always uses, but that's only a small matter of personal preference. These recordings were originally made in 1967 and 1971 and the sound quality is excellent. At the dawn of the CD era at various sessions from 1983-1986, Ciccolini recorded Satie's complete works for piano on EMI on 5 CDs. They are currently out of print in America, with the exception of one compilation CD (also available at Amazon at the time of writing) with Gabriel Tacchino playing the 2nd piano on the pieces for 2 pianos. Ciccolini was overdubbed playing the 2nd piano on the original recordings in this review. I have a slight preference for the later recordings, but many seem to prefer these originals. You can't go wrong with these, just understand that they are not complete and the missing songs are among Satie's best.

There's only one........2004-06-26

If you're reading this, you've already heard Satie's music, so I needn't to go into that. I do want to say that this is the only recording of Satie that is worth hearing. Ciccolini is the only foot that will fit the Satie glass slipper. Don't waste your money on the ugly step-sisters.

Don't forget Satie was an Anti-Romantic.......2002-02-25

No one could deny that setting every disperse music in a unique album is a remarkable job. But I didn't like much the approach of Ciccolini, which I knew around 1975 while getting borrowed the vinyl LPs in the Embassy of France in Buenos Aires. Now I'd like to explain to whom it may concern why do I feel that way.
Satie was an anti-romantic composer, at the point of creating the "furniture-music" (musique d'ameublement) which refuses that music could be so expressive as romantics wanted. Other ones clasifies him as a "Surrealist" composer (anti-romantic movement too), but there are no signs of dreams of unconsciousness through his work. Since that point of view you could play Satie's music anyway but expressively. Satie wasn't Debussy, besides the fact that they knew personally and admire each other. Could you play Debussy in a plain style without damage?. I don't think so, because Satie was farther of expressive tradition than Debussy: we can say that Debussy is a spirit of the XIX Century while Satie is a precursor of the XXth. Remember his own words: "I came to the world too young in a time too old".
The best performance I heard of the piano work of our composer was in charge of Jacques Fevrier on the excelent album called "Monsieur Erik Satie", with such a "sideman" as another member of the group of six as Georges Auric for the 4 hands pieces.
I wave goodbye with a great embrace to all Satie's fans.

"Electric Spirit of Eric Satie" fans this is the one !.......2001-08-17

Fans of "The Electronic Spirit of Eric Satie" will immediately recognize Aldo Ciccolini as one of the few musicians in touch with the true "Satie" style. The selections correspond to "Electric Spirit" ; except, performed as a good piano solo. The piano recording is done so well it's better than most orchestral versions. It sounds very much like "Electric Spirit" without orchestration nor electronic "boops" and "beeps"-- just a good piano. It's really just as funny and powerful; and here it has a class act. This performance is a rare find !

Average customer rating:

of the 6 or 7 recordings
One of the best Debussy performances I've heard.
Luminescent performances of Debussy's piano music!
one of my favorites
A great performance by a great pianist

Debussy: Piano Works

Manufacturer: Decca
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B00000423A
Release Date: 1994-10-11

Tracks:

Suite Bergamasque: Prelude
Suite Bergamasque: Menuet
Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune
Suite Bergamasque: Passepied
Children's Corner: Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
Children's Corner: Jimbo's Lullaby
Children's Corner: Serenade For The Doll
Children's Corner: The Snow Is Dancing
Children's Corner: The Little Shepherd
Children's Corner: Golliwogg's Cakewalk
Images - Premier Livre: Reflets dans l'eau
Images - Premier Livre: Hommage a Rameau
Images - Premier Livre: Mouvement
Images - Deuxieme Livre: Cloches ravers les feuiles
Images - Deuxieme Livre: Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
Images - Deuxieme Livre: Poissons d'or
Deux Arabesques: Andantino con moto
Deux Arabesques: Allegretto scherzando

Tracks:

Prdes - Premier Livre: Danseuses de Delphe
Prdes - Premier Livre: Voiles
Prdes - Premier Livre: Le Vent dans la plaine
Prdes - Premier Livre: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
Prdes - Premier Livre: Les Collines d'Anacapri
Prdes - Premier Livre: Des pas sur la neige
Prdes - Premier Livre: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
Prdes - Premier Livre: La Fille aux cheveux de lin
Prdes - Premier Livre: La Snade interrompue
Prdes - Premier Livre: La Cathale engloutie
Prdes - Premier Livre: La Danse de Puck
Prdes - Premier Livre: Minstrels
Pour le piano: Prde
Pour le piano: Sarabande
Pour le piano: Toccata
Estampes: Pagodes
Estampes: La Soirdans Grenade
Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie
L'isle joyeuse
Rrie

Customer Reviews:

of the 6 or 7 recordings .......2007-05-10

I've heard of Debussy's wonderful solo piano music, Pascal roge is the finest. the only one you need actually.

One of the best Debussy performances I've heard........2006-10-12

There's obviously hundreds of options if you're just "looking for some Debussy", but keep in mind that the $3 CDs at Best Buy are $3 for a reason: They don't put any money into the production. It's near impossible to enjoy such amazing works as this if it's being recorded on a cheap microphone across the room from an amateur clanking away on an upright piano!

Great recording, great performances. I don't know what the other reviewer was talking about with the "volume problems", this CD is actually mastered a little bit louder than most of the genre.

Luminescent performances of Debussy's piano music! .......2005-03-30

I bought this CD on the suggestion of a former piano professor with whom I studied. I'm really glad I followed his suggestion.

It's a rare performer who can take pieces that we've heard over and over and OVER again, and bring something fresh to them. Pascal Rogé has pulled this off -- and then some!

Of the two CD set, I really can't tell which is my favorite: I'll play one CD, and listen to it over and over again and decide that one is my favorite; then I listen to the other one and the same thing happens!

Which piece is the best? It's really difficult to tell, simply because the playing throughout is of such high caliber! L'isle joyeuse is ecstatic -- the timing of the phrases, the colors achieved are almost miraculous! (This is my favorite performance of L'isle joyeuse, hands down!) Le vent dans la plaine actually conveys the idea of wind moving over a plain; Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest (What the West Wind Has Seen) is just downright creepy in a musical description of an extratropical storm (what was a hurricane, until it lost its tropical characteristics -- but not its wind and the potential for damage).

And then, by contrast, Rogé's performance of Debussy's Toccata has the necessary dryness to pull off the feeling of a clavecin and yet conveys a vivid sense of tonal color!

I've had the CD a week, and I can already tell this is going to be one of my very favorite CDs. I've heard Horowitz and Gieseking playing these pieces, as well -- the Rogé is definitely my favorite. If you're going to buy a comprehensive CD of Debussy's piano music -- this one is the one to get!

one of my favorites.......2004-10-27

I am a young, yet avid, piano fan, and when I began playing Debussy last year I knew I had to get a cd. This cd is really amazing, the whole Children's Corner Suite is so much fun to listen to and each song is true to it's title. I would highly recommend this, both cds have earned themselves in my nightly rotation of classical music, and will continue to fill the boring hours of homework with amazing background music.

A great performance by a great pianist.......2002-01-31

If you ask me - they ought to put Pascal Roge in the series of "Great Pianists of the 20th century". His recordings of Debussy, Ravel and Satie's piano music are among the best I know for these composers, if not the very best. Roge's tender touch is especially good for their dreamy, hovering style. Indeed, in pieces like "l'Isle Joyeuse" I prefer Horowitz's powerful dynamism, and Roge sounds a little pale - but these are the exceptions, not the rule. His performance of the "Reverie" - in my view Debussy's best work and one of the masterpieces of piano music in all times - is touching, exciting, lovely; and so is the "Clair de lune" and many other pieces. Most recommended.

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Debussy is the BEST
Beautiful!
Debussy IS for Relaxation

Debussy for Relaxation

Manufacturer: RCA
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ASIN: B00000IFOY
Release Date: 1999-04-13

Tracks:

For Relaxation: Prelude: L'Apres-midi d'un faune (Prelude To The Afternoon Of A Faun)
For Relaxation: Suite Bergamasque: 3 - Clair de Lune
For Relaxation: Reverie
For Relaxation: Preludes, Book 1 No. 4: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir (Sounds And Perfumes Stir In The Evening Air)
For Relaxation: Quartet In G Minor, Op. 10: 3 - Andantino, doucement expressif
For Relaxation: Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre: 2 - Lento et molto espressivo
For Relaxation: La plus que lente
For Relaxation: Nocturnes: Nuages (Clouds)
For Relaxation: Preludes, Book 1 No. 8: La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl With The Flaxen Hair)
For Relaxation: Children's Corner: V - Le petit berger (The Little Shepherd)
For Relaxation: Pour le piano: Sarabande
For Relaxation: Danse sacree et danse profane

Customer Reviews:

Debussy is the BEST.......2002-03-05

This CD is Excellent for relaxing. I listen to it every night.

Beautiful!.......2001-03-14

If you are new to Debussy, this CD is great to start. If you are already a fan, this CD is the perfect weekend companion. It features a well chosen selection of pieces from several of his works, both orchestral and solo piano. Best of all (as the title indicates) these pieces are all adagio/lento that are pleasant to listen to and relax... It is also very well priced, so it is a good CD to recommend.

Debussy IS for Relaxation.......2000-06-13

This CD's title says it all - just for relaxation.

Debussy is for soul searching time, contemplation of the universe or just vegging out.

Tracks:

Reverie
Prelude
Menuet
Clair De Lune
Passepied
Lent (Melancolique Et Doux)
Tres Vite
Prelude
Sarabande
Toccata
Reflets Dans L'eau
Hommage A Rameau
Mouvement
Cloches A Travers Les Feuilles
Et La Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
Poissons D'or

Tracks:

Arabesque No.1
Arabesque No.2
Danse Bohemienne
Ballade Slave
Tarantelle Styrienne
Valse Romantique
Mazurka
Nocturne
Danseuses De Delphes
Voiles
Le Vent Dans La Plaine
Les Sons Et Les Parfums
Les Collines D'Anacapri
Des Pas Sur La Neige
Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'Ouest
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
La Serenade Interrompue
La Cathedrale Engloutie
La Danse De Puck
Minstrels

Tracks:

L'isle Joyeuse
Pagodes
La Soiree Dans Grenade
Jardins Sous La Pluie
D'un Cahier D'esquisses
Morceau De Concours
Masques
Brouillards
Feuilles Mortes
La Puerta Del Vino
Les Fees Sont D'exquises Danseuses
Bruyeres
General Lavine - Eccentric
Les Terraces Des Audiences
Ondine
Hommage A S. Pickwick Esq. PPMPC
Canope
Les Tierces Alternees
Feux D'artifice

Tracks:

Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum
Jimbo's Lullaby
Serenade For The Doll
The Snow Is Dancing
The Little Shepherd
Golliwog's Cake-Walk
Hommage A Haydn
Le Petit Negre
La Plus Que Lente
Berceuse Heroique
Elegie
Page D'album (Piece Pour Le Vetement Du Blesse)
Pour Les Cinq Doigts
Pour Les Tierces
Pour Les Quartes
Pour Les Sixtes
Pour Les Octaves
Pour Les Huit Doigts
Pour Les Degres Chromatiques
Pour Les Agrements
Pour Les Notes Repetees
Pour Les Sonoritees Opposees
Pour Les Arpeges Composes
Pour Les Accords

Customer Reviews:

Debussy with a difference!.......2007-03-10

Do not let the dismissive review below make you dismiss this amazing and breath taking complete set. Like his Scriabin recordings, Gordon Fergus-Thompson works wonder with the well known piece like Clair de Lune, Arabesque and Reverie, and breathes new life into the music by his keen sense of tonal colours and delicacy. When it comes to impressionist music, no pianists can match Richter, who played Clair de Lune, Pavane or miroirs like a miracle, but Fergus-Thompson creats his own unique soundscape.

He is one of very few pianists alive who pay careful attention to how a note produced on the instrument decays and merges with other notes, while most of pianist nowadays focus mostly on starting point of the sound. That's a secret of the richness of colours and expression in his pianism.

He is often criticised for lack of technical prowess, compared to past masters like Gieseking or Michelangeli, but I can not detect even a hint of technical weakness or instability in this set. This is simply a different and highly personal interpretation, and it is a shame to miss out this magical music making simply because it is different from the mainstream interpretation.

One Star for Charity's Sake.......2007-03-01

Avoid this set!!! The man is a gifted pianist but has no understanding on how to interpret the music. This is the nadir of all the Debussy piano sets. With Walter Gieseking's superlative set available why would you want dog food when you can eat supreme cuisine!!!

Beautifully interpreted.......2007-02-13

Gordon Fergus-Thompson does an amazing job of playing and interpreting Debussy's music. I have been playing piano for years--especially Debussy--and this CD really captures the essence of the music. I'd recommend this to anyone.

Complete Debussy.......2006-12-13

These recordings are some of the highest quality Debussy you'll find. There is a freedom that comes across in Fergus-Thompson's playing that you won't find in other so-called great recordings. Instead of trying to sound "Debussy-like", the music is played naturally while maintaining accuracy and original intent of the composer. Recording quality is up to date. Box set is 4 discs, with the body nicely separated into larger works with dates included.

Jean-Yves Thibaudet ~ Debussy - complete piano works, vol. 1

Average customer rating:

mixed feelings, 3 stars.
Jean-Yves Fan
Superior recordings and performances
Another installment of great by Thibaudet

Jean-Yves Thibaudet ~ Debussy - complete piano works, vol. 1

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Release Date: 1996-08-13

Tracks:

Preludes - livre I.: I. Danseuses de Delphes - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: II. Voiles - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: III. Le vent dans la plaine - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: IV. 'Les sons et les parfums tornent dans l'air du soir' - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: V. Les collines d'Anacapri - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: VI. Des pas sur la neige - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: IX. La serenade interrompue - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: X. La catedrale engloutie - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: XI. La danse de Puck - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre I.: XII. Minstrels - C. Debussy
Estampes: Pagodes - C. Debussy
Estampes: La soiree dans Grenade - C. Debussy
Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie - C. Debussy
Deux Arabesques: I. Andante con moto - C. Debussy
Deux Arabesques: II. Allegretto scherzando - C. Debussy
Reverie - C. Debussy
Masques - C. Debussy
L'isle joyeuse - C. Debussy

Tracks:

Preludes - livre II.: I. Brouillards - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: II. Feuiles mortes - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: III. La puerta del Vino - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: IV. 'Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses' - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: V. Bruyeres - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: VI. 'General Lavine' - excentric - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: VIII. Ondine - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: IX. Hommage a Sanuel Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C. - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: X. Canope - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: XI. Les tierces alternees - C. Debussy
Preludes - livre II.: XII. Feux d'artifice - C. Debussy
D'un cahier d'esquisses - C. Debussy
Morceau de concours - C. Debussy
Danse bohemienne - C. Debussy
Nocturne - C. Debussy
Images: Lent - C. Debussy
Images: Tres vite - C. Debussy
Pour le piano: Prelude - C. Debussy
Pour le piano: Sarabande - C. Debussy
Pour le piano: Toccata - C. Debussy

Tracks:

Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Preludes -- Livre I - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Estampes - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Estampes - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Estampes - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Deux Arabesques - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Deux Arabesques - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Reverie - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
Masques - Jean-Yves Thibaudet
L'isle Joyeuse - Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Customer Reviews:

mixed feelings, 3 stars........2007-07-05

There are quite a few of Debussy's piano pieces that immediately ring a bell in the mind - Clair de Lune, Gollowog's Cake Walk, La Petite Negre, En Bateau, La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin, La Catedrale Engloutie, etc. These pieces are not, in my opinion, where Thibaudet shines, and make me wish I had a different set (but who's?) The Sunken Cathedral is quite nice, I admit. I will also say that he is quite listenable, whereas Geiseking (sp?) made me so angry I had spent $60 that I stopped buying classical cds for about 10 years.

On the other hand, Thibaudet does have technical mastery - the pieces with which I am less familiar, etudes especially (referring to vol. 2 of the set) are played, to my ears at least, very well, and in fact bring a smile to the face. There is no 'bad' playing anywhere, but the pieces in which I would have liked more musicality lead me to think that the others which I haven't developed an opinion on will sound better in other sets as well. The search continues. At least this set is a good bar.

Jean-Yves Fan.......2007-03-21

I am a big fan of Jean-Yves playing(and a Debussy fan) so I enjoyed this recording. Piano style is a personal preference. (as a musician and pianist I know what I like and what I don't like and it is often not the same as what others prefer) If you enjoyed any other recordings by Jean-Yves or have seen him and concert and loved him you will enjoy this recording.

Superior recordings and performances.......2005-09-18

The Penguin Guide to CDs and DVDs has Thibaudet's sets of the complete Debussy solo piano music at the top of the digital recordings, and this is certainly high quality.

We have several recordings of the Preludes and some other works, but there is nothing to come close to Thibaudet for great performances and superior recording quality.

The liner notes are very helpful, and in the first set you get different articles in English, French, German and Italian. Great if you are multilingual, but only of marginal interest to me. The second set has one article and translations, not separate articles.

Well worth purchasing.

Another installment of great by Thibaudet.......2000-06-13

Thibaudet certainly has a great knack for playing French music. Perhaps it is because he is French himself, or perhaps it is because he has been blessed with a wonderful insight to piano music in general. I say this, because he brings such great musicianship to whatever he puts to record or performance. This two CD set of Debussy's Preludes exudes the personalities of both the composer and the pianist. Debussy, known as the great impressionist composer, delicately has painted numerous portraits in his preludes and this recording certainly does well at bringing them out. Technically, these pieces are played with virtuosity and clear attention to precision, clarity, and musicality. One of the best parts of this set is the a bonus CD of short interviews with Thibaudet in various languages where he himself explains what he has brought to the table in playing these pieces and what insights he had in mind when approaching these pieces.

Average customer rating:

Claude Debussy is largely responsible for my love of classical music.

Debussy: Piano Music

Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00008PX9H
Release Date: 2003-04-01

Customer Reviews:

Claude Debussy is largely responsible for my love of classical music........2007-01-08

I work in a bookstore, and, like all large bookstores eventually get around to doing, we sell music. One day, looking to broaden my horizons, I asked a co-worker if he cared to recommend something. He handed me this disc - at $6.99, who can say no? - and I took his word for it, on the strength of "Claire de Lune," which was to my knowledge the only Debussy I'd heard prior to buying this disc. Imagine my surprise as I discovered the total beauty of everything Claude laid down on paper... There is a wealth of music on this disc, but my favorites would have to be "Deux Arabesques" and "Children's Corner" (and, of course, "Claire de Lune" - possibly the most beautiful piece of music ever written). I am not acquainted with anything else Phillipe Entremont has done, but he does a spectacular job with the music, adding in his own subtle flair. I play this disc at work all the time, now. Go for it!

Average customer rating:

rather dry and unevocative playing
Van Cliburn at his best.
Cliburn's Debussy and Ravel
Romantic Impressions

Van Cliburn - My Favorite Debussy

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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The World's Favorite Piano Music

ASIN: B00002JXEM
Release Date: 1999-11-09

Tracks:

Douze Etudes, Book I, No. 5: Etude In Octaves
Douze Preludes, Book II, No. 7: The Terrace For Moonlight Audiences
Suite Bergamasque, No. 3: Clair de lune
La plus que lente
Estampes, No. 3: Gardens In The Rain
Reverie
Images, Set I, No. 1: Reflections In The Water
Douze Preludes, Book II, No. 12: Fireworks
Douze Preludes, Book I, No. 8: The Girl With The Flaxen Hair
Estampes, No. 2: Evening In Grenada
The Isle Of Joy
Pavane For A Dead Princess
Le Tombeau de Couperin, No. 6: Toccata

Customer Reviews:

rather dry and unevocative playing.......2006-10-04

I feel that Debussy's music requires a very sensitive and free (lots of "rubato") approach that I do not find in Van Cliburn's performances. Unfortunately, I rarely hear a Debussy performance that really sounds "Impressionistic," so perhaps I am expecting too much. But, I can listen to this entire CD and feel that I have not yet heard a single note of Debussy. It is not mysterious, sensitive, and evocative enough for my taste.

Van Cliburn at his best........2006-03-17

As a lover of Debussy's music, I've had a hard time finding recordings that I liked, or that I thought did justice to his work. This album, for me, stands above the rest. Mr. Cliburn gives the best performance of "Clair de Lune" I've ever heard (which is the piece most people will recognize). Others that stood out for me were "Reverie" and "Reflections In the Water." This is a first-class album. It sounds wonderful, with breathtaking performances by a true virtuosic genius.

Cliburn's Debussy and Ravel.......2001-08-20

This beautiful and transporting CD is a "rainy day" favorite of mine. Van Cliburn has created a gorgeous, shimmering watercolor for his listeners' ears. In May of 1998, I heard Maestro Cliburn play many of these works in recital. The two hour recital was sold out and I don't recall hearing a single cough, a rustle of paper or squeak of a chair - we were all completely riveted, completely absorbed in the mood and the music. Maestro Cliburn's gossamer arpeggios in "Reflets dan l'eau" are so liquid, so seamless, one envisions water rippling on a stream; and his sensitive and melancholy "Girl with the Flaxen Hair" is the most beautiful and heart-felt interpretation of this piece that I have heard. Mr. Cliburn makes these pieces look absolutely effortless, yet they are among the most difficult in piano repertoire. I look upon each of these tracks as a mini-masterpiece. No one plays the Impressionists with the sensitivity, the poetry of Van Cliburn. Although the overall mood is one of melancholy, Cliburn never lets the music become too sweet. In fact, just as Maestro Cliburn's beautiful music lulls one into a sleepy reverie, his powerful and spine-chilling keyboard run in Debussy's "Fireworks" catapults one right of it - a playful "Gotcha!" from one of the truly Great Pianists.

Romantic Impressions.......2000-08-01

When one thinks of Van Cliburn one usually thinks of the power of Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky. Fortunately, this beautifully remasterd collection of impressionistic pieces from Debussy and Ravel done in the 1970's gives us a look at a different side of his virtuosity. The power is there but tempered in a beautiful way. The dynamics are more sensitive than I have heard before and so I'm hearing new views of this music. I purchased this out of curiosity, and the music is not my favorite, but it is wonderfully executed and not cloying as these pieces are sometimes played. I would highly recommend this recording.

Debussy & Ravel: Piano Works - Samson Francois (6 CD's)

Average customer rating:

great pianist!!!!
Yesterday Francois would be celebrating his eighty-two anniversary

Debussy & Ravel: Piano Works - Samson Francois (6 CD's)
Samson Francois , Claude Debussy , and Maurice Ravel
Manufacturer: EMI Classics
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0002RUAEM
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

1. Danseuses De Delphes
2. Voiles
3. Le Vent Dans La Plaine
4. Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'Air Du Soir
5. Les Collines D'Anacapri
6. Des Pas Sur La Neige
7. Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'Ouest
8. La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
9. La Serenade Interrompue
10. La Cathedrale Engloutie
11. Danse De Puck
12. Minstrels
1. Brouillards
2. Feuilles Mortes
3. La Puerta Del Vino
4. Les Fees Sont D'Exquises Danseuses
5. Bruyeres
6. General Lavine (Eccentric)
7. La Terrasse Des Audiences Au Clair De Lune
8. Ondine
9. Hommage A S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
10. Canope
12. Feux D'Artifice

Tracks:

1. Reflets Dans L'eau
2. Hommage A Rameau
3. Mouvement
1. Cloches A Travers Les Feuilles
2. Et La Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
3. Poissons D'or
Reverie
1. Andantino
2. Allegretto Scherzando
La Plus Que Lente, Valse
1. Pour Les Degres Chromatiques
2. Pour Les Agrements
4. Pour Les Sonorites Opposees
5. Pour Les Arpeges Composes
6. Pour Les Accords
Masques
L'Isle Joyeuse
Berceuse Heroique

Tracks:

1. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum
2. Jimbo's Lullaby
3. Serenade For The Doll
4. The Snow Is Dancing
5. The Little Shepherd
6. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
1. Pagodes
2. La Soiree Dans Grenade
3. Jardins Sous La Pluie
1. Prelude
2. Menuet
3. Clair De Lune
4. Passepied
1. Prelude
2. Sarabande
3. Toccata

Tracks:

1. Allegramente
2. Adagio Assai
3. Presto
Lento/Allegro
1. Pavane De La Belle Au Bois Dormant - Pierre Barbizet
2. Petit Poucet - Pierre Barbizet
3. Laideronnette, Imperatrice Des Pagodes - Pierre Barbizet
4. Les Entretiens De La Belle Et De La Bete - Pierre Barbizet
5. Le Jardin Feerique - Pierre Barbizet

Tracks:

Pavane Pour Une Infante Defunte
1. Modere, Tres Franc
2. Assez Lent
3. Modere
4. Assez Anime
5. Presque Lent
6. Vif
7. Moins Vif
8. Epilogue: Lent
Prelude
Jeux D'Eau
Menuet Sur Le Nom D'Haydn
1. Noctuelles
2. Oiseaux Tristes
3. Une barque Sur L'Ocean
4. Alborada Del Gracioso
5. La Vallee Des Cloches
Emmanuel Chabrier (Paraphrase Sur Un Air De Gounod)
Borodine

Tracks:

1. Ondine
2. Le Gibet
3. Scarbo
1. Modere
2. Mouvement De Menuet
3. Anime
1. Prelude
2. Fugue
3. Forlane
4. Riguadon
5. Menuet
6. Toccata
Menuet Antique

Customer Reviews:

great pianist!!!!.......2007-02-16

samson was one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century his debussy was sublime and his color palete to impresionism is unsurpassed. could someone tell me if these recordings of his debussy are the stereo ones

Yesterday Francois would be celebrating his eighty-two anniversary .......2006-05-19

Samson Francois figure has evidenced slow but increasing enhancement through the years. His notable pianism, aristocratic approach and refined phrasing are some of his virtues.

If you still do not know about this legendary artist, no itý s the time for you to convince by yourself about the supreme level occupied by him.

When he left us in 1970 at his 46, he had so much to give. The musical world remained legitimately orphan and much more vile since his premature death.

But, fortunately his legacy will live among us, every time you listen any record you acquire of this peerless musician.

His Ravel is loaded not only of notable, sensual and asserive expressiveness. If you know about some other performance able to equal his Gaspard de la nuit, please, be my guest.

His Debussy is sober, eloquent with Impresionist flair and sublime musicality.

A true artistic and a fundamental treasure in your collection.

Average customer rating:

An absolute joy
CD review

Debussy at Dawn

Manufacturer: Philips
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Suites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Classical | Styles | Music

General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music

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Tchaikovsky At Tea Time: A Refreshing Blend For Body And Spirit
Liszt for Lovers: Piano Dreams of Love and Passion
Bach for Breakfast
Brahms for Book Lovers: A Cozy Companion for Reading

ASIN: B0000041O4
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune
The Sea At Dawn
Dances For Harp & Orchestra - Sacred Dance
Suite Bergamasque: Prelude
La Plus Que Lente
La fille aux cheveux de lin (The Girl With The Flaxen Hair)
Prelude No. 11 For Composed Arpeggios
Nocturnes for Orchestra - Nuages
Pour le piano - Sarabande
Images: Lent
Images: Souvenir de Louvre
Images: Images - Book 1, Reflections In The Water
Images: Rhapsody For Clarinet & Orchestra
Images: Nocturnes for Orchestra - Sirenes

Customer Reviews:

An absolute joy.......2006-01-26

So many pieces on this album are jewels. "Le fille aux cheveux de lin" and "Nocturnes for Orchestra - Sirenes" are particularly heavenly. "The Sea at Dawn" has an amazing sense of freshness and motion to it and is well placed at the beginning of the CD. A few of the songs on here make excellent background music but lack memorable themes. I wish I could wake up to this CD every morning, truly.

CD review.......2003-04-06

This is a great debussy CD. This CD is my introduction to Debussy, and now debussy is one of my favorite composers. The music in here is relaxing. The performances are excellent also. One complaint, however, is there is a repeat. There are two of the same pieces on the CD. Overall, this is a great CD.

Average customer rating:

Murky
Debussy and Gieseking
EMI IS ATROCIOUS!!!!!!!!!
Hello Sky, Hello Trees
sound quality of recording very average

Debussy: The Complete Works For Piano

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ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Release Date: 1997-01-21

Tracks:

Prdes Book I: I. Danseuses de Delphes (Lent et grave) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: II. Voiles (Mod) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: III. Le vent dans Ia plaine (Anim- Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: IV. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir (Mod) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: V. Les collines d'Anacapri (Trmod) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: VI. Des pas sur la neige (Triste et lent) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest (Animt tumultueux) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin (Trcalme et doucement expressif) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: IX. La snade interrompue (Modment anim- Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: X. La cathale engloutie (Profondnt calme) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: Xl. La danse de Puck (Capricieux et lr) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book I: XII. Minstrels (Mod) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: I. Brouillards (Mod) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: II. Feuilles mortes (Lent et mncolique) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: III. La Puerta del Vino (Mouvement de Habanera) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: IV. Les f sont d'exquises danseuses (Rapide et lr) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: V. Bruys (Calme) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: VI. General Lavine - eccentric (Dans le style et le mouvement d'un Cakewalk) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: VII. Le terrasse des audiences du clair de lune (Lent) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: VIII. Ondine (Scherzando) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: IX. Hommage . Pickwick, Esq., P.P.M.P.C. (Grave) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: X. Canope (Trcalme et doucement triste) - Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: XI. Les tierces altern (Modment anim- Walter Gieseking
Prdes Book II: XlI. Feux d'artifice (Modment anim- Walter Gieseking

Tracks:

Pour le piano: I. Prde (Assez anime et tres rythme) - C. Debussy
Pour le piano: II. Sarabande (Aved une elegance grave et lente) - C. Debussy
Pour le piano: III. Toccata (Vif) - C. Debussy
Estampes: I. Pagodes (Moderement anime) - C. Debussy
Estampes: II. La soirdans Grenade (Mouvement de Habanera) - C. Debussy
Estampes: III. Jardins sous la pluie (Net et vif) - C. Debussy
Images, Set I: I. Reflets dans l'eau (Andantino molto) - C. Debussy
Images, Set I: II. Hommage ameau (Lent et grave) - C. Debussy
Images, Set I: III. Mouvement (Anime) - C. Debussy
Images, Set II: I. Cloches ravers les feuilles (Lent) - C. Debussy
Images, Set II: II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut (Lent) - C. Debussy
Images, Set II: III. Poissons d'or (Anime) - C. Debussy
Children's Corner: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (Moderement anime) - C. Debussy
Children's Corner: II. Jimbo's Lullaby (Assez modere) - C. Debussy
Children's Corner: III. Serenade for the Doll (Allegretto ma non troppo) - C. Debussy
Children's Corner: IV. The Snow is Dancing (Moderement anime) - C. Debussy
Children's Corner: X. The Little Shepherd (Tres modere) - C. Debussy
Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk (Allegro giusto) - C. Debussy

Tracks:

12 Etudes: I. Pour les cinq doigts (d'apres Monsieur Czerny) (Sagement) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: II. Pour les tierces (Moderato, ma non troppo) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: III. Pour les quartes (Andantino com moto) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: IV. Pour les sixtes (Lento) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: V. Pour les octaves (Joyeaux et emporte, librement rythme) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: VI. Pour les huit doigts (Vivamente, molto leggiero e legato) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: VII. Pour les degrchromatiques (Scherzando, animato assai) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: VIII. Pour les agrnts (Lento, rubato e leggiero) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: IX. Pour les notes rt (Scherzando) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: X. Pour les sonoritoppos (Modere, sans lenteur) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: XI. Pour les arps compos(Dolce e lusingando) - C. Debussy
12 Etudes: XI. Pour les accords (Dedide, rythme, sans lourdeur) - C. Debussy
Masques (Tres vif et fantasque) - C. Debussy
D'un cahier d'esquisses (Tres lent-sans rigueur) - C. Debussy
L'Isle joyeuse (Quasi una cadenza - Tempo : Modere et tres souple) - C. Debussy
La plus que lente (Lent - Molto rubato con morbidezza) - C. Debussy
Le petit negre (Cakewalk. Allegro giusto) - C. Debussy
Berceuse heroique (Modere - sans lenteur) - C. Debussy
Hommage aydn (Mouvement de Valse lente) - C. Debussy

Tracks:

Suite Bergamasque: I. Prde (Moderato - tempo rubato) - C. Debussy
Suite Bergamasque: II. Meneut (Andantino) - C. Debussy
Suite Bergamasque: III. Clair de lune (Andante tres expressif) - C. Debussy
Suite Bergamasque: IV. Passepied (Allegretto ma non troppo) - C. Debussy
Danse bohenne (Allegro) - C. Debussy
Rrie (Andantino sans lenteur) - C. Debussy
Mazurka (Scherzando - assez anime) - C. Debussy
Valse romantique (Tempo di valse - Allegro moderato) - C. Debussy
Deux Arabesques: I. Andantino con moto - C. Debussy
Deux Arabesques: II. Allegretto scherzando - C. Debussy
Nocturne en re bemol majeur - in D flat - Des-dur - C. Debussy
Danse (Tarentelle styrienne) (Allegretto) - C. Debussy
Ballade (Andantino con moto) - C. Debussy
Fantaisie For Piano And Orchestra: I. Andante - Allegro - C. Debussy
Fantaisie For Piano And Orchestra: II. Lento e molto espressivo- - C. Debussy
Fantaisie For Piano And Orchestra: III. Allegro molto - C. Debussy

Amazon.com essential recording

These classic performances belong in the collection of anyone who cares about Debussy's piano music. Walter Gieseking's career was a troubled one--his pandering to the Nazi party cast a shadow over his last years, but the greatest irony of all was that this German nationalist turned out to be the greatest exponent of French music of his era. His Debussy playing marries an effortlessly subtle control of the keyboard to a real sense of fantasy. The music truly shimmers in his hands, and despite the limited range of the mono recording, the ear quickly adjusts. This is, in short, one of those classic recordings that critics and music lovers have enjoyed for nearly 50 years. So should you. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

Murky.......2007-04-01

I have to agree with the reviewers complaining about the sound quality on these CD's. I first discovered Debussy's piano music through these recordings when I was left my grandfather's record collection and I was obsessed. I bought this hoping to get back that vinyl magic but this is a murky compressed sounding thing, with none of the charm it should have. Boo.

Debussy and Gieseking.......2007-01-10

Historical 1950s recordings that demonstrate Gieseking's well attested shades of piano sound that are unique and outstanding.

EMI IS ATROCIOUS!!!!!!!!!.......2006-10-28

I despise EMI and for good reasons.
They have terrible recorded sound... from what I heard, i thought gieseking performed these pieces during the 1940s. I have remastered recordings from the 1920s and 30s that sound better than this!! But then again, EMI was never known for providing top-notch sonics.
Sheesh few years ago i purchased pablo casals on emi and it was simply horrible. i had to go get the one on testament (which is, by the way, superior to the Naxos remastering - believe it or not!).
I can't believe that much of gieseking's sound is lost and there's not much we can do about it!!!! emi will burn in hell... lol.

Hello Sky, Hello Trees.......2006-04-04

While there are those individuals, less sophisticated than my wonderful self, who are wont to dismiss Debussy as music only for those whose horticural inclinations run contrary to the course of gravity, I would have to venture that they don't know a good thing when they see one, and that to shun a composer merely because his fan base is given to lifting shirts would be nothing short of childish. After all, Debussy is really rather good, brilliant in fact, and if the good people at EMI should happen to let his liner notes be written by an inveterate pillow-biter, that does nothing to detract from his merits. "Bravo Debussy!" I say, and as I knock back another pastis enquire nonchalantly, "Anyone for tennis?"

sound quality of recording very average.......2005-11-12

I have to say I was disappointed with this CD. You cannot fault the artist, but the fact that it was recorded in the 1950s is very obvious by the very average sound quality of the recording, this is especialy noticable when the artist plays louder sections in the pieces.

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