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DEBUSSY: Complete Works for Piano Solo, Vol. 1
Categories: Instrumental Music
Classical Periods: Classical
Composers: Claude Debussy
Performers: Hakon Austbo
Classical Periods: Classical
Composers: Claude Debussy
Performers: Hakon Austbo
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Complete Works for Piano Solo
Hakon Austbo, piano
Volume I in this series was a sensation when launched in 2004, embraced by both critics and audiences. That very special hand Austbø has with the sonorities and structures in Debussy's music makes this CD a stunning venture into the depths beyond the surface.
The fantastic surface in Debussy's music is obviously unique in the piano literature. Often presented as highly perfumed artefacts, under the guise of 'impressionism', we treat the pieces as small and harmless beautiful objects. But listen to what Austbø reveals here!
| Track Listing | Time | MP3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Images (oubliees) | |||
| 1 | I Lent (Melancolique et doux) | 3:36 | |
| 2 | II Dans le mouvment d'une "Sarabande" | 4:24 | |
| 3 | III Quelques aspects de "Nous n'irons plus au bois" parce qu'il fait un temps insuportable | 3:45 | |
| Estampes | |||
| 4 | I Pagodes. Moderement anime | 4:32 | |
| 5 | II La soiree dans Grenade. Mouvment de Habanera | 5:22 | |
| 6 | III Jardins sous la pluie. Net et Vif | 3:51 | |
| Three Piano Pieces | |||
| 7 | I Masques. Tres vif et fantasque | 5:04 | |
| 8 | II D'un cahier d'esquisses. Tres lent sans rigueur | 3:57 | |
| 9 | III L'isle joyeuse. Quasi una cadenza - Tempo: modere et tres souple | 6:11 | |
| Images, Book I | |||
| 10 | Reflets dans l'eau. Andantino molto (Tempo rubato) | 4:59 | |
| 11 | Hommage a Rameau. Lend et grave | 6:09 | |
| 12 | Mouvment. Anime (avec une legrete fantasque mais precise) | 3:29 | |
| Images, Book II | |||
| 13 | Cloches a travers les feuilles. Lent | 4:19 | |
| 14 | Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut. Lent | 5:47 | |
| 15 | Poissons d'or. Anime | 4:17 |