7/4 Posted February 23, 2009 Report Share Posted February 23, 2009 Sure have. , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted March 4, 2009 Report Share Posted March 4, 2009 (edited) French Impressions Paul Galbraith Debussy & Ravel on 8 string classical guitar. He uses an end pin and holds his guitar like a cello. Now that does look interesting! I'll be following that up...thanks. This disc frequently gets repeated spins around here. I love it, I'm thinking of getting his Bach Sonatas and Partitas & the Lute Suites. Edited March 4, 2009 by 7/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michel devos Posted April 5, 2009 Report Share Posted April 5, 2009 (edited) You won't find the complete piano works of Debussy under his name, but, if you like this music, you really shouldn't neglect the recordings of the great Czech pianist Ivan Moravec : these are the most colourful, exquisite renditions of works like Images I and II, suite bergamasque, Préludes, hommage à Rameau, pour le piano ondine and others I have ever heard. They should still be available under the label Vox and Supraphon : at the time of recording (1969) they made the Connoisseur company famous for the quality of the playing and the recorded sound. Unfortunately, many of the Debussy-Connoisseur have not yet been released in CD format ...one more reason to grab the still existing ones! You might have a look at this site : http://www.ivanmoravec.net/albums/al-cdx5103.html Edited April 5, 2009 by michel devos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 NPR Dubs Paul Jacobs's "Quite Remarkable" Debussy Preludes Essential Listening Paul Jacobs, the late pianist and harpsichordist for the New York Philharmonic, recorded the piano works of composer Claude Debussy for Nonesuch Records in the 1970s, albums that were later reissued on CD in the 1980s. The NPR Classical 50, a weekly series from NPR recommending "50 essential recordings for everyone from first-timers to fanatics," this week adds to the list Jacobs's Nonesuch recordings of the Debussy Preludes, "little pieces that had a big influence on the music world," says host Fred Child. mo' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blind-blake Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 I wonder how folks feel about the Paul Jacobs (Nonesuch) and Werner Hass (Phillips) albums. I've been listening to the Nonesuch albums a lot lately. Yeah! The Jacobs recorings are just great!! I have I think 3 or 4 versions and always come back to his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 yes, not piano. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.L.M Posted July 16, 2010 Report Share Posted July 16, 2010 (edited) I've always prefered Debussy by french pianists. You (who ever you are) should listen to this versions of: - Etudes (Douze Etudes, livre I & II+ ... D'un cahier d'esquisses, Masques, l'Isle joyeuse) by Alain Planès (Harmonia Mundi, 1997) - Oeuvres (Images Livre I, Images Livre II, Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, Masques, Estampes, Hommage à Haydn, Berceuse héroïque) by Alice Adler (Erato/ XXe Siècle vol. 10, recorded 1991, published 1996) - Préludes Livre I (1909/10) + Jeux (Debussy's Transcription, 1913) by Alice Adler (Pianovox, 1999) - Préludes Livre II (1910/ 1912) + Elégie, Children's Corner By Alice Adler (Pianovox, 2001) Edited July 16, 2010 by P.L.M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mandrill Posted July 20, 2010 Report Share Posted July 20, 2010 My favorite Debussyists (or is it Debussyittes?): Paul Jacobs, Ivan Moravec, Arturo Michelangeli, Monique Haas. You can get a complete set by Haas and piece together almost complete sets by any of other three from several albums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I'm having somewhat of a hard time getting into Debussy's piano music ... the only recordings that really did it for me so far are Marcelle Meyer's (which I think haven't been mentioned her). Not sure what the problem is, but it's most likely on my end ... anyway, Meyer is wonderful, I find. Gieseking, François and Ciccolini are others I've listened to, but none of them really grabs me so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarThrower Posted February 13, 2013 Report Share Posted February 13, 2013 I recently picked up the cheap Sony box by Paul Crossley. This sounds great to my ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted March 6, 2013 Report Share Posted March 6, 2013 After half a day of Ciccolini's Debussy, I think I've found another one I enjoy hearing with these pieces. Got Bolet (a disc of Préludes) and Benedetti Michelangeli (what's in the DG box) ready to try again, also Gieseking (what's in the ICON, two disc's worth, I think). But I guess the bubbly, sparkling Meyer remains on top for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 25, 2013 Report Share Posted August 25, 2013 I needed some of Debussy's chamber music and found these. Quite happy with them. Musique De Chambre 1. Fêtes 06:14 2. Prélude à l'après midi 09:37 3. Rhapsodie Clarinette 07:57 4. Syrinx (Trumpet) 02:39 5. Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe : pastorale 06:48 6. Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe : interlude 05:53 7. Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe : finale 04:48 8. Rhapsodie pour saxophone et piano 10:25 9. Syrinx (Flute) 02:43 10. Sonate pour violoncelle et harpe - Prologue 04:20 11. Sonate pour violoncelle et harpe - Sérénade 03:32 12. Sonate pour violoncelle et harpe - Finale 03:48 13. Danses - Danse sacrée 04:26 14. Danses - Danse profane 04:54 and... Les 3 Sonates Syrinx – Danses sacrée et profane - Rhapsodie Danses sacrée et profane pour harpe et cordes (1904) 1 - Danse sacrée 4’47 2 - Danse profane 5’00 3 – Syrinx pour flûte 2’56 Sonate violoncelle et piano (1915) 4 - Prologue 4’29 5 - Sérénade 3’05 6 - Finale 3’32 Sonate pour flûte, alto et harpe (1915) 7 - Pastorale 7’35 8 - Interlude 6’14 9 - Finale 4’50 Sonate violon et piano (1917) 10 - Allegro vivo 4’51 11 - Intermède (fantasque et léger) 4’18 12 - Finale (très animé) 4’30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 got this OOP one on recommendation on another forum (thanks mikeweil!) and am most happy with it: this one's HIP ... some details here: http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=255046 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Wow, even Debussy has to be HIP. Regarding the complete piano works, I am extremely happy with the one on Brilliant, Gordon Fergus-Thompson performing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I don't care much about hip or not hin in most cases ... but that's a fine disc, nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aparxa Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I have fond memories of the chronological Intégrale pour piano seul de Debussy performed by Alain Planès in Grenoble back in 2005. Sober, intimate and beautifully executed. I haven't listened to the following 5-CD set yet, recorded between 2000 and 2006 and released in 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 I've got that one ... but haven't really explored it yet. Still don't quite know what to make of Debussy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomsMobley Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Debussy piano works requires virtuosity of fingers and mind; VERY few musicians have both. In 2013, the best recordings en masse to date are those of * Jean-Efflam Bavouzet * Pascal Roge * Zoltan Kocsis Ya'll might enjoy x # of recordings to one degree or another but they're 3/4 measures at best and FACT all records with ANY Kuijkens are dull dull dull... a cpl or three Telemann chamber pieces aside. This is said from painful experience and if you've recorded as much that family and never been the best or even near so in ANYTHING... it's absurd. Alain Planes on record is a dud-- maybe better live??-- "sober" indeed, which is one reason his Haydn was a botch and his Schubert was no good either. Crossley is merely OK but if you have access to decent used CDs, Cecile Ousset is a great Debussian-- Marcel Meyer is worthy, likewise Alfred Cortot. (skip the Geiseking hype.) Edited August 26, 2013 by MomsMobley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 My favorite is Daniel Ericourt. Yuri Egorov is also quite something -- not quite the consistent insight of Ericourt but pretty fabulous pianism. I also have and like Peter Frankl's Vox boxes and Marcel Meyer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwR-3ekLu7o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 (edited) Marcelle, please. But glad I'm not alone liking her Debussy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwR-3ekLu7o Edited August 26, 2013 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Д.Д. Posted August 26, 2013 Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Pascal Roge's was my sole exposure to piano solo Debussy for years, and I never liked it. Thought I am just not into Debussy. Then I heard Richter and Fergus-Thompson playing Debussy, and realized that he is all right . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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king ubu Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Can't see anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwbol Posted August 27, 2013 Report Share Posted August 27, 2013 Can't see anything. Referral Denied You don't have permission to access "http://c3.cduniverse.ws/MuzeAudioArt/Large/45/1254045.jpg" on this server. Reference #24.d80e4bd5.1377594848.1afaff8 These CDuniverse links are unfortunately only visible to the original posters (it's still in their browser's cache). A recurring problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogdan101 Posted August 28, 2013 Report Share Posted August 28, 2013 Sorry for the bad link. It was the VAI 2cd set containing Gieseking's pre-war Debussy recordings; this is the Debussy I would choose if I were to keep only one. Also there is some great Debussy in one of the 2 10-cd Documents set on Benedetti-Michelangeli. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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