Customers and visitors can download classical music in high quality flac or mp3 and find out more about classical music. Chopin and debussy remained for this international piano series concert, joined by mozart and schubert. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. I first heard francesco piemontesi last year, at the city of london festival. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. As for his piano compositions, after he completed the second book of preludes the only. Three years exist between the publication of the first and second book, with the former appearing in 1910. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Among the emerging generation of pianists, francesco piemontesi has been. Concert francesco piemontesi plays mozart, liszt, debussy. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Allegro con fuoco francesco piemontesi, jiri belohlavek, bbc symphony orchestra preludes, book i, l 117.
A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. He was the winner of the 2007 queen elisabeth competition in brussels. Unlike some notable collections of preludes from prior times, such as chopins op. Find claude debussy credit information on allmusic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. Im not actually a great fan of debussy, nor of lengthy works for solo piano, but piemontesis interpretations here are just gorgeous throughout, and i was totally drawn in by his fluidity.
This analysis of the fourth piece from debussys preludes book i illustrates typical harmonic techniques of debussy as manipulations of harmonic qualities. Yet piemontesis encore, debussys minstrels from his first book of preludes, very. Playlist 25 songs the gauzy, indistinct term impressionism is tossed around a lot with debussy not that he cared for it himself. Francesco piemontesi plays mozart, liszt, debussy, and. Preludes, an album by claude debussy, francesco piemontesi on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Finally came the crowning glory of this recital, a complete performance of the 2nd book of debussy s piano preludes. This paper also includes a brief history of preludes as well as possible influences upon debussy and his compositions. Debussy was an influential composer of the late 19 early 20th centuries, creating works of sheer beauty that obscured their technical innovation. Concert francesco piemontesi plays mozart, liszt, debussy, and. Chopin and debussy remained for this international piano series concert, joined by. These compositions, while endearing themselves to both pianist and. We quantify harmonic qualities via the magnitudes and squaredmagnitudes of the coefficients of the discrete fourier transform dft of pitch class sets, following ian quinn. Artist francesco piemontesi francesco piemontesi intermusica.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Yet piemontesis encore, debussys minstrels from his first book of preludes, very wittily executed, afforded the greater sense. Mozart, beethoven, debussy, stravinsky agosti live recording 2007 avi classics buy. Music feature the fantastical world of robert schumann. Jul 26, 2017 francesco piemontesi plays mozart, liszt, debussy, and schubert piano recital about noted for his great talent and artistic insight, swiss pianist francesco piemontesi performs at the verbier festival for the first time, presenting a recital of works by mozart, liszt, debussy, and schubert. Francesco s new recording, featuring debussy s complete preludes, has been released on naive, his third recording on the french label though widely renowned for his interpretations of mozart works, francesco s pianism and sensibility has close affinity with the preludes, which he has included regularly and to great acclaim in recital programmes. Francesco piemontesi has given concerts with major ensembles worldwide. Oct 08, 2015 listen to your favourite songs from debussy. He cites a lot of detail, and, like the majority of recent accounts, piemontesis performance is based on durands scholarly edition. As he plays debussys book 1 preludes, you notice how effortlessly his arms, hands, and fingers are choreographed to the music. Jun 07, 2016 francesco piemontesi recalls his teacher, cecile ousset, showing him the copy of the preludes that belonged to her teacher, marcel ciampi, its pages thick with annotations, including some in debussys hand. Piemontesi performs these three outstanding works with fleet fingers and. Claude debussys preludes are 24 pieces for solo piano, divided into two books of 12 preludes each.
Widely renowned for his interpretation of mozart and the early romantic repertoire, piemontesis pianism and sensibility has a close affinity too with the later 19th century and 20th century repertoire of brahms, liszt, dvorak, ravel, debussy, bartok and beyond. Francesco piemontesis third recording on naive is dedicated to debussys complex and fascinating preludes, in which he is recognised as one of the specialists worldwide today. Preludes, heft 2 francesco piemontesi youtube mozart. Klavierkonzert cdur kv 503 hrsinfonieorchester francesco piemontesi. Rate your music is an online community of people who love music. The purpose of this thesis is to discuss and give a descriptive analysis of twelve of the twentyfour preludes written by claude debussy. Popular with both lay audiences and specialists, his. Over the last three years, much of what the guardian holds dear has been. The twentyfour preludes of debussy are published in two books of twelve preludes each. Claude debussys painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussys twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. A descriptive analysis of the preludes book 1 of claude debussy.
By the time he began writing the first book of preludes, claude debussy had established himself as an important and prolific composer having already produced most of the works that history would label masterpieces. Sep 29, 2009 claude debussy s painterly preludes the subtle, elusive quality of debussy s twentyfour preludes is captured perfectly by pianist paul jacobs, who plays them with a tolling, belllike sound. In a not entirely dissimilar programme, though with no duplication, he had performed music by chopin, debussy, and schumann. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir no. Lucy parham on how literature inspired schumann to write some of his great piano cycles.
Both books 1 and 2 of debussys popular piano preludes are contained in this one sturdy volume. Piemontesi mozart, schubert, chopin, and debussy, 7. Nov 07, 2012 i first heard francesco piemontesi last year, at the city of london festival. Claude debussy essentials by apple music classical on. Im not actually a great fan of debussy, nor of lengthy works for solo piano, but piemontesi s interpretations here are just gorgeous throughout, and i was totally drawn in by his fluidity. It s often said of debussy that he dissolved musical line into sheer colour, but as piemontesi s performance showed the truth is more complicated. He studied with arie vardi in hannover and later worked with cecile ousset, alexis weissenberg, murray perahia, and alfred brendel. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for. Adopting the major piano works including the preludes, bartok absorbed the liberated message as deeply as he absorbed the idiom of the hungarian peasant. Still, as musicologist rollo myers notes, the pictorial element is not unduly stressed if stressed at all. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Chandos records is one of the worlds premier classical music record companies, best known for its ground breaking search for neglected musical gems.
Each of debussys preludes, book i 19071910 is a short but substantial work that conveys a particular mood or impression suggested by its title. This page lists all recordings of preludes book 1 by claude achille debussy 18621918. Swiss pianist francesco piemontesi, named best newcomer of 2012 by bbc music magazine, presents this recital of debussys challenging preludes, based on a new edition of the works by durandsalaberteschig and codirected by french piano music scholar roy howat. Guido agosti 19011989 italian pianist guido agosti was a student of busoni and the teacher of many well known pianists, maria tipo the greatest of all. Francesco piemontesi plays mozart, liszt, debussy, and schubert piano recital about noted for his great talent and artistic insight, swiss pianist francesco piemontesi performs at the verbier festival for the first time, presenting a recital of works by mozart, liszt, debussy, and schubert. Francesco piemontesi has based his work on this essential composition upon a new edition durandsalaberteschig, codirected by renowned french piano music. Aug 19, 2016 the composer who benefited most from this liberation was bartok, who was introduced to debussys music by kodaly in 1907. Francesco piemontesi, piano nordic artists management. When you rate your music, the sites musicsocial recommender can recommend similar music and. Dressed in a chic tan turtleneck, untucked, but with a belt clasped around it, arturo benedetti michelangeli sits at the piano in an intimate studio in october, 1978. Harmonic qualities in debussys les sons et les parfums. Francesco piemontesi is a pianist of exceptional refinement of expression, which is allied to a consummate technical skill. Debussy preludes, book 1 by claude debussy 18621918.
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