The affinity of Walter Gieseking for the music of Debussy is nothing less than legendary. As Gramophone magazine wrote: “Debussy and Gieseking form an inseparable union where creator and recreator become one and the same person. Had Debussy lived to hear Gieseking he would surely have marvelled at such an uncanny identification with his very spirit.” These miraculous recordings, dating from the early 1950s, continue to set a standard in the interpretation of the French master’s music.
Label: Warner Classics
UPC: 190295869199
Release Date: August 18, 2017
Track List
- Prludes Book 1 L.117: I. Danseuses de Delphes
- Prludes Book 1 L.117: II. Voiles
- Prludes Book 1 L.117: III. Le Vent Dans la Plaine
- Prludes Book 1 L.117: IV. ‘Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L’air Du Soir’ – CH. Baudelaire
- Prludes Book 1 L.117: V. Les Collines D’anacapri
- Prludes Book 1 L. 117: VI. Des Pas Sur la Neige
- Prludes Book 1 L. 117: VII. Ce Qu’a Vu Le Vent D’ouest
- Prludes Book 1 L. 117: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
- Prludes Book 1 L.117: IX. La Srnade Interrompue
- Prludes Book 1 L. 117: X. La Cathdrale Engloutie
- Prludes Book 1 L. 117: XI. La Danse de Puck
- Prludes Book 1 L. 117: XII. Minstrels
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: I. Brouillards
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: II. Feuilles Mortes
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: III. La Puerta Del Vino
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: IV. ‘Les Fes Sont D’exquises Danseuses’
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: V. Bruyres
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: VI. ‘General Lavine’ – Excentric
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: VII. La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair de Lune
- Prludes Books I ; II Book 2: VIII. Ondine
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: IX. Hommage S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: X. Canope
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: XI. Les Tierces Alternes
- Prludes Book 2 L. 123: XII. Feux D’artifice
- Images Book 1 L. 110: No. 1 Reflets Dans L’eau
- Images Book 1 L. 110: No. 2 Hommage Rameau
- Images Book 1 L. 110: No. 3 Mouvement
- Images Book 2 L. 111: No.1 Cloches Travers Les Feuilles
- Images Book 2 L. 111: No. 2 Et la Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
- Images Book 2 L. 111: No.3 Poissons D’or
- Pour Le Piano L. 95: I. Prlude
- Pour Le Piano L. 95: II. Sarabande
- Pour Le Piano L. 95
- Estampes L. 100: I. Pagodes
- Estampes L. 100: II. La Soire Dans Grenade
- Estampes L. 100: III. Jardins Sous la Pluie
- 12 Etudes L. 136: I. Pour Les Cinq Doigts
- 12 Etudes L. 136: II. Pour Les Tierce
- 12 Etudes L. 136: III. Pour Les Quartes
- 12 Etudes L. 136: IV. Pour Les Sixtes
- 12 Etudes L. 136: V. Pour Les Ocatves
- 12 Etudes L. 136: VI. Pour Les Huits Doigts
- 12 Etudes L. 136: VII. Pour Les Degrs Chromatiques
- 12 Etudes L. 136: VIII. Pour Les Agrments
- 12 Etudes L. 136: IX. Pour Les Notes Rpets
- 12 Etudes L. 136: X. Pour Les Sonorits Opposes
- 12 Etudes L. 136: XI. Pour Les Arpges Composs
- 12 Etudes L. 136: XII. Pour Les Accords
- D’un Cahier D’esquisses L. 99 (Equisse)
- Tarantelle Styrienne L. 69 – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
- Rverie L. 68
- Deux Arabesques L. 66: No. 1 Andantino Con Moto
- Deux Arabesques L. 66: No. 2: Allegretto Scherzando
- Nocturne in D-Flat Major L. 82
- Valse Romantique L. 71
- L’isle Joyeuse L. 106
- Le Petit Ngre L. 114
- Masques L. 105
- Danse Bohmienne L. 9
- Ballade: Andantino Con Moto
- Mazurka L. 67 (Scherzando – Assez Anim)
- La Plus Que Lente L. 121 – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
- Suite Bergamasque L. 75: I. Prlude (Moderato [Tempo Rubato])
- Suite Bergamasque L. 75: II. Menuet (Andantino)
- Suite Bergamasque L. 75: III. Clair de Lune (Andante TRS Expressif)
- Suite Bergamasque L. 75: IV. Passepied (Allegretto Ma Non Troppo)
- Berceuse Hroque L. 138
- Hommage Haydn L. 115
- Children’s Corner L. 113 I. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
- Children’s Corner L. 113: II. Jimbo’s Lullaby – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
- Children’s Corner L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
- Children’s Corner L. 113: Children’s Corner: IV. the Snow Is Dancing – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
- Children’s Corner L. 113: V. the Little Shepherd – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
- Children’s Corner L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake Walk – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones