Great Composers in Words & Music: Claude Debussy

Album by Claire Booth.

Release date: 2022-06-10

Tracks (36)

  1. Introduction
  2. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Bars 1-5)
  3. For the 20th-Century Composer and Conductor Pierre Boulez
  4. Children's Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk (Excerpt)
  5. That Was an Extract from Debussy's Six-Movement Piano Suite
  6. Nuit d'étoiles, L. 4 (Excerpt)
  7. The Extent to Which Debussy's Love Affair with Mme Vasnier
  8. L'enfant prodigue, L. 57: IV. Cortège et air de danse (Excerpt)
  9. Though He Had Gained the Highest Honours for "The Prodigal Son"
  10. Printemps, L. 61: II. Modéré (1912 Version) [Orch. H. Büsser] [Excerpt]
  11. Back in Paris, Debussy's Relationship with Mme Vasnier Gradually Fizzled Out
  12. 5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L. 64: No. 2, Harmonie du soir (Excerpt)
  13. If His Old Musical Comrades Seem to Have Deserted Him
  14. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Bars 51-64)
  15. "Faune" Was First Performed, with Debussy at the Piano
  16. String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé (Excerpt)
  17. During This Time, Debussy Was Also Busy Composing Two Large-Scale Works
  18. Nocturnes, L. 91: No. 3, Sirènes (Excerpt)
  19. Debussy's "Nocturnes" Received Both Warm Applause and Frosty Criticism
  20. Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Une forèt (Excerpt)
  21. That Was an Extract from the Beginning of Debussy's First and Only Completed Opera
  22. Danse sacrée et danse profane, L. 103: No. 2, Danse profane (Version for Harp & Solo Strings) [Excerpt]
  23. It Was Also During This Post-"Pelléas" Period That Debussy Was Decorated
  24. Images, Book 1, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets dans l'eau (Excerpt)
  25. Also About Water Is the Third Movement
  26. Images, Book 2, L. 111: No. 3, Poissons d'or (Excerpt)
  27. A New Period of Debussy's Life Was Soon to Begin
  28. Images pour orchestre, L. 122, No. 2, Ibéria: I. Par les rues et les chemins (Excerpt)
  29. In 1909 a Group of Artists and Musicians from Russia Arrived
  30. Jeux, L. 126 (Excerpt)
  31. Interestingly, "Faune" and "Jeux" Were Not the Only Theatrical Works
  32. Syrinx, L. 129 (Excerpt)
  33. In 1914, Having Returned to Paris
  34. 12 Etudes, L. 136, Book 2: No. 3, Pour les quartes (Excerpt)
  35. In 1915, Debussy Once Again Departed Paris
  36. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 10, Canope (Excerpt)

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