Geoffrey Simon
Debussy - Engulfed Cathedral
- Type CD
- Label Signum Classics
- UPC 0635212209226
- Catalog number SIGCD 2092
- Release date 04 October 2019
About the album
Claude Debussy initially came under the spell of Germanic musical tradition, but soon rejected its sonata-forms, Teutonic philosophies and myth-laden Wagnerian music dramas. Instead, he found inspiration in colour, light and shade, subtle harmonies and rhythms, and his own fantasy and imagination. Although the largest part of his output lies in his compositions for the piano, he was also a master of orchestral sonorities. Under his supervision, he would often let colleagues orchestrate his piano compositions for him. Later, arrangers from further afield followed suit, making orchestral transcriptions which brought Debussy’s music out of the living room and recital hall to a wider concert-going public. Our programme thus contains orchestral versions of some of Debussy’s most evocative piano works, with, at their centre, his own masterful impression of the turbulent, constantly shifting sea.
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11La cathédrale engloutie L.125 No. 10 (arr. Stokowski)
07:56 -
12L'isle joyeuse L. 109 (arr. Mouton)
06:22 -
13Deux arabesques L. 74 (arr. Mouton) I. Andantino con moto
04:22 -
14Deux arabesques L. 74 (arr. Mouton) II. Allegretto scherzando
03:12 -
15La mer L. 111 I. De l'aube à midi sur la mer
08:28 -
16La mer L. 111 II. Jeux de vagues
06:21 -
17La mer L. 111 III. Dialogue du vent et de la mer
07:40 -
18Bruyères L. 131 No. 5 (arr. Grainger)
02:55 -
19Danse L. 77 (Tarantelle styrienne) (arr. Ravel)
05:07 -
110Children's Corner L. 119 (arr. Caplet) I. Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum
02:25 -
111Children's Corner L. 119 (arr. Caplet) II. Jimbo's Lullaby
03:48 -
112Children's Corner L. 119 (arr. Caplet) III. Serenade for the Doll
02:37 -
113Children's Corner L. 119 (arr. Caplet) IV. The Snow is Dancing
02:42 -
114Children's Corner L. 119 (arr. Caplet) V. The Little Shepherd
02:21 -
115Children's Corner L. 119 (arr. Caplet) VI. Golliwog's Cake-Walk
02:52