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Classical, Instrumental
Franco-American pianist George Lepauw returns to Orchid Classics with the complete Preludes for piano by Claude Debussy. Lepauw has released several highly successful albums with Orchid, including Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier and Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. The ambition of those releases is matched by this recording of both books of Debussy’s Preludes, which represent some of the most colourful, intricate and finely-nuanced piano music in the repertoire. As Lepauw explains in the album booklet: “Each one of these preludes is a world unto itself and can easily stand alone. Listening to them individually or as part of the entire set is equally rewarding”.George Lepauw was named Chicagoan of the Year in 2012 by the Chicago Tribune for his visionary artistic leadership in music, art and film festival programming, and has been recognised by the New York Times for his “singing tone” and by the Chicago Tribune as a “prodigious pianist”.
Tracklist
01. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes
02. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 2, Voiles
03. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine
04. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 4, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir
05. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 5, Les collines d’Anacapri
06. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 6, Des pas sur la neige
07. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 7, Ce qu’a vu le vent d’ouest
08. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
09. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 9, La sérénade interrompue
10. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie
11. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 11, La danse de Puck
12. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels
13. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 1, Brouillards
14. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 2, Feuilles mortes
15. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 3, La puerta del Vino
16. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 4, Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses
17. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 5, Bruyères
18. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 6, Général Lavine – Eccentric
19. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 7, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
20. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 8, Ondine
21. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 9, Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
22. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 10, Canope
23. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 11, Les tierces alternées
24. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 12, Feux d’artifice