Claude Debussy: The Composer as Pianist

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Annotation

Tracks 1-14:

Welte Mignon reproducing piano rolls recorded by Claude Debussy for M. Welte & Sohne, Paris, 1 November 1913
Audio recording of piano rolls on a 1923 Feurich Welte piano by Kenneth K. Caswell, Austin TX

Tracks 15-18:

Recorded by Gramphone and Typewriter Company, Paris, 1904

Annotation last modified on 2010-01-21 18:26 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Préludes, Book 1: I. Danseuses de Delphes
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: I. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
3:04
2Préludes, Book 1: X. La cathédrale engloutie
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: X. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
5:01
3Préludes, Book 1: XI. La Danse de Puck
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: XI. La danse de Puck. Capricieux et léger (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-05-25)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
2:10
4Préludes, Book 1: XII. Minstrels
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: XII. Minstrels. Modéré (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1911-02-10)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
1:45
5Préludes, Book 1: III. Le vent dans la plaine
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125: III. Le Vent dans la plaine. Animé (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1909-12 until 1910-02)
premiered at:
[concert] (1911-01-16)
part of:
Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125
2:00
6La plus que lente
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
La plus que lente, L. 121, CD 128 (pour piano solo) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1910)
premiered at:
[concert] (1911-03-31)
publisher:
Durand et Cie (1909–1947) (in 1910-07)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 121) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 128)
3:28
7Estampes: II. La soirée dans Grenade
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Estampes, L. 100: II. La Soirée dans Grenade. Mouvement de Habanera (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1903-07)
part of:
Estampes, L. 100, CD 108 (for piano)
5:34
8Children’s Corner: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum (original piano version) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
1:51
9Children’s Corner: II. Jimbo’s Lullaby
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: II. Jimbo’s Lullaby (original piano version) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
3:06
10Children’s Corner: III. Serenade for the Doll
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll (original piano version) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
1:44
11Children’s Corner: IV. The Snow is Dancing
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: IV. The Snow is Dancing (original piano version) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
2:09
12Children’s Corner: V. The Little Shepherd
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd (original piano version) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
1:47
13Children’s Corner: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake‐Walk
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake-Walk (original piano version) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1906 until 1908-07)
part of:
Children’s Corner, L. 113, CD 119 (original piano version)
2:53
14D’un cahier d’esquisses
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (on 1913-11-01)
recording of:
D’un cahier d’esquisses, L. 99, CD 112 (for piano) (on 1913-11-01)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1904-01)
premiered at:
[concert] (1910-04-20)
publisher:
Schott Frères (in 1904) and Librairie Manzi-Joyant (in 1904-02)
part of:
Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version de 1977 “L.”) (number: L. 99) and Catalogue François Lesure des œuvres de Claude Debussy (Version révisée en 2001 “CD”) (number: CD 112)
4:30
15Pelléas et Mélisande: Act III, Scene I. “Mes longs cheveux”
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1904)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo-soprano) (in 1904)
partial recording of:
Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88, CD 93 (original piano version) (in 1904)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1893 until 1895)
1:47
16Ariettes oubliées: V. Green
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1904)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo-soprano) (in 1904)
recording of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a : V. Aquarelles, 1. Green "Voici des fruits, des fleurs, des feuilles" (for voice and piano) (in 1904)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1886-01)
is based on:
Green (Paul Verlaine's poem)
part of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a (for voice and piano)
1:36
17Ariettes oubliées: III. L’ombre des arbres
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1904)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo-soprano) (in 1904)
recording of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a : III. Le rossignol qui, du haut d’une branche "L’ombre des arbres dans la rivière embrumée" (for voice and piano) (in 1904)
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (from 1885-01-06 until 1885-01-10)
part of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a (for voice and piano)
2:22
18Ariettes oubliées: II. Il Pleure Dans Mon Coeur
piano:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1904)
soprano vocals:
Mary Garden (soprano, then mezzo-soprano) (in 1904)
recording of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a : II. Il pleut doucement sur la ville "Il pleure dans mon cœur comme il pleure sur la ville" (for voice and piano) (in 1904)
additional lyricist:
Arthur Rimbaud
lyricist:
Paul Verlaine (French poet)
composer:
Claude Debussy (composer) (in 1887-03)
is based on:
Il pleure dans mon cœur (Paul Verlaine's poem)
part of:
Ariettes oubliées, L. 60, CD 63a (for voice and piano)
2:11

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