In voiles, debussy uses a slightly different approach to layering his melodies. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and listener, also occupy an important place in musical. This page lists all recordings of voiles from preludes book 1 sails by claude achille debussy 18621918. Book i was written between december 1909 and february 1910, and book ii between the last months of 1912 and early april 19. An analysis and discussion of the performance of five debussy. Adopting the major piano works including the preludes, bartok absorbed the liberated message as deeply as he absorbed the idiom of the hungarian peasant. Of debussy and ravel thesis presented to the graduate council of the north texas state teachers college in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of master of music by elizabeth rose jameson, b. Theyre both still quite the challenge for advanced players only. The easiest debussy piano pieces and the most difficult. Publication date 1973 note includes the music for voiles, le. Canope preludes, book ii, 19 playing debussys piano works. Sep 29, 2009 claude debussy s painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussy s twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. Gerald larner explains how debussy, by defying the rules of. Hiroko sasakis performances, on an immaculately restored piano from 1873.
Debussy voiles voiles, number 2 from book i of debussy s preludes. If the wholetone scale itself is ambiguous, so is the title. Book ii had been reprinted twice, making a total of 4,000 copies. Voiles, number 2 from book i of debussy s preludes. Book i was composed in a short time between december 1909 and february 1910. Debussy took great care in assigning these titles, and several contain quotations from various poems. Ive not played this piece, but it is it possible to play the thirds with two hands one for top line and other for bottom.
It is the second piece in a set of twelve preludes published in 1910. By debussys death in march 1918, book i had been reprinted five times, making a total of 8,360 copies. The reason i ask is that this would be be much more etherial at double tempo really lightening up on the fastest notes. Among the most important 20th century composers, and the most influential. Often dubbed a musical impressionist, but his music always has a strong sense of form. The works in debussys second book of preludes are similar in intent to those of book i 1907 1910. Inspired by the performances of the american dancer loie fuller, whose scarf dances were.
Even allowing for book is threeyear start, the discrepancy is worth noting. Sep 29, 2006 this piece is pure debussy a beautiful, quiet contemplative tone poem. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l air du soir 5. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir 5. Claude debussy s preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each. Several of them look ahead to debussys later style, in which the composers earlier impressionistic, almost romantic poetry was supplanted by a greater concentration upon technique and neoclassical objectivity. After training at the paris conservatory, debussy took several jobs to support. Voiles is a composition by claude debussy for solo piano from 1909. An analysis and discussion of the performance of five debussy preludes. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Voiles, from debussys first book of preludes, certainly displays some of debussys compositional affinities. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir.
Gieseking is a revelation in book 2, and excellent in book 1. Claude debussy had been toying with the idea of writing a book of preludes for some time, and once he began, the process was a. Aug 19, 2016 the composer who benefited most from this liberation was bartok, who was introduced to debussys music by kodaly in 1907. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems. Maybe i am a lazy pianist but i like editions that have some fingering suggestions so i dont have so much work to do. The first book of preludes is slightly easier than the second, since the second collection features debussy s more mature writing style. I have one other schirmer debussy piano book and this compilation book was what led me to purchase this set of preludes. The excerpt in figure l is the main melody of voiles as it opens the piece and constantly reappears throughout the piece as a repetitive motif. That this was general we can to some extent see from the sales figures quoted by roy howat. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes. The project goal was to revive the origins of chamber music organizing concerts on private settings. In general i prefer arrau to most recordings of debussy, but even he struggles to bring out the best of book 2.
The titles are provided at the end of each prelude and left without dedication, with inspiration from impressionist artwork, literature, and nature. Debussy s voiles, the second prelude from book i, moves between wholetone and pentatonic harmonies. The twentyfour preludes of debussy are published in two books of twelve preludes each. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions.
Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Voiles metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Voiles by arturo benedetti michelangeli on amazon music. The story of debussys preludes 1909 gerald larner explains how debussy. The first book 1910 proved to be his most successful work. The title of the piece may be translated to english as either veils or sails. I would argue the tonality of this piece as being primarily based in c major. Preludes, an album by claude debussy, krystian zimerman on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. As seen in figure l, while maintaining the same right hand melody, debussy adds not just one, but two melodic lines under. Currently set for abrsm grade 8, it offers the player vast scope for creating variety in touch and.
Preludes, book i and ii this album contains the preludes, books 1 and 2 by debussy, presented by piano classics, a label of brilliant classics. Three years exist between the publication of the first and second book, with the former appearing in 1910. Get free preludes books 1 and 2 piano french edition music organizing concerts. Chopin, debussy composed twentyfour preludes in two books 1910 and 19.
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