He was best known for his performances of twentiethcentury music but also gained wide recognition for his work with early keyboards, performing frequently with baroque ensembles. Editions durand etudes livres 1 et 2 books 1 and 2 piano. With the publication of hartmanns memoir claude debussy as i knew him, along with the twentytwo known letters from claude debussy and the thirtynine letters from emma debussy to hartmann and his wife, the richness and importance of their relationship can be appreciated for the first time. List of books and articles about claude debussy online. The twelve piano etudes of claude debussy became a permanent part of my life. I personally consider them way underrated with one of my former teachers, we did the whole set of etudes with my piano class, and it was really wonderful to get to hear them as a whole. Debussy s etudes, like chopins, to whom they were dedicated, are technical exercises. In french literary circles, the style of this period was known as symbolism, a movement that directly inspired debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant.
Gramophone declared they should be heard by everyone. Pour les cinq doigts dapres monsieur czerny paul jacobs debussy. It deserves a special award for paul jacobs magnificent playing on a fabulous bosendorfer imperial grand piano and for. Both books are included here in performances by paul jacobs described by the new york times as absorbing, and sensuous in the most refined way.
Paul jacobs 193083 was the pianist and harpsichordist of the new york philharmonic. Douze etudes by claude debussy a pianists view helda. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Even though paul jacobs classic 1978 recordings of debussys preludes, books i and ii were made just before the dawn of the digital era, they have superb. The most important early example of the prelude being exemplified in the forty eight preludes and fugues of books i and ii of the well tempered clavier of bach, where the prelude served to establish the tonal center of the fugue that followed it. Paul jacobss 1970s recordings of debussys preludes for nonesuch have been added to the npr classical 50 list. Robert and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Paul jacobss recordings of these pieces garnered international renown upon their initial release. Debussy 12 etudes book 2 free downloadable sheet music.
Images usually pronounced in french is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by claude debussy. Jacobss recording of the debussy etudes in the new york times, peter davis wrote about the pianists crystalline textures, rhythmic sinew and. Paul jacobs june 22, 1930 september 25, 1983 was an american pianist. A 2001 reissue in philips 50 great recordings series offered 24bit remastering that yielded more palpable room ambience, clearer definition, and a more natural equalization of the piano than the excellentsounding original release. And other works for piano dover music for piano by debussy, claude and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The tonal hues in claude debussy s etude pour les quartes a short analysis by mehmet okonsar according to c. Throughout jacobs commitment to every note of debussys phantasmagoric visions is total. Listen to your favorite songs from the debussy edition by various artists now. The debussy edition by various artists on amazon music unlimited. Paul jacobss 1970s recordings of debussys preludes for nonesuch were included in the npr classical 50 list of essential recordings. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907. Published in 1905 and 1907 respectively, the two sets of images for solo piano are often considered the first examples of debussy.
Recorded june 1975, rutgers presbyterian church, new york. Riemanns tonnetz transcribed in a quartal harmonic system released by the author under the terms of the gnu general public licence. Etudes for piano en blanc et noir by paul jacobs gilbert kalish on amazon music. 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. Claude debussy has 541 books on goodreads with 1052 ratings. Jacobs was the first to perform the complete schoeberg piano works while in paris and later recorded them as part of a number of records he recorded for nonesuch throughout. Claude achille debussy bewitching in music, bastard in love. But, like chopins etudes, debussy s are also wonderful music. They were published in two books series, each consisting of three pieces.
These works are distinct from debussy s images pour orchestre. Pianist paul jacobs mentions a static element in debussys music, being of. Debussys teenage and adult love life was so packed with incident that we must skim over his childhood, which, according to dietschy was fraught with instability, lack of money, rebellion, hunger, fear, delusion, shame and defeat. Collectors may want to know how philips latest incarnation of mitsuko uchidas 1989 debussy etudes differs from earlier cd issues. The tonal hues in claude debussy s etude pour les quartes. 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. The piano works of claude debussy da capo press music reprint series by schmitz, e. Debussy had originally intended this set of images as a twopiano sequel to the first set of images for solo piano, as described in a letter to his publisher durand as of september 1905.
Claude debussy, paul jacobs 3 etudes for piano, books. Chileanamerican virtuoso paulina zamora, however, is one of todays more adventurous leading pianists championing these keyboard masterpieces. This was the first collection of debussy s preludes i ever owned and i have yet to hear another that surpasses it. Musicnotes features the worlds largest online digital sheet music catalogue with over 300,000 arrangements available to print and play instantly. Detailed discussion of performance styles draws on current recordings, and two analytical chapters trace the growth of ideas through the work. Debussy may have contributed the last important evolution to the prelude. Composed in 1915, claude debussys piano etudes represent some of the composers most adventurous and unconventional writing. Debussys twelve etudes have long been regarded as being among the most enigmatic of his piano works and have thus been among the least often performed. He took on the piano position in 1962 and harpsichord in 1974, after having spent the 1950s in europe focusing on avantgarde music. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir. Our knowledge of debussy s life and music has increased considerably during the last decade or so, largely through the efforts of those working on the long overdue complete edition of his music. Debussys volatile and domineering mother victorine nee manoury, was. I found the performance and the recording quality exceptional. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more.
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