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

1. Prludes Book 1 L.117: I. Danseuses de Delphes
2. Prludes Book 1 L.117: II. Voiles
3. Prludes Book 1 L.117: III. Le Vent Dans la Plaine
4. Prludes Book 1 L.117: IV. ‘Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L’air Du Soir’ – CH. Baudelaire
5. Prludes Book 1 L.117: V. Les Collines D’anacapri
6. Prludes Book 1 L. 117: VI. Des Pas Sur la Neige
7. Prludes Book 1 L. 117: VII. Ce Qu’a Vu Le Vent D’ouest
8. Prludes Book 1 L. 117: VIII. La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin
9. Prludes Book 1 L.117: IX. La Srnade Interrompue
10. Prludes Book 1 L. 117: X. La Cathdrale Engloutie
11. Prludes Book 1 L. 117: XI. La Danse de Puck
12. Prludes Book 1 L. 117: XII. Minstrels
13. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: I. Brouillards
14. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: II. Feuilles Mortes
15. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: III. La Puerta Del Vino
16. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: IV. ‘Les Fes Sont D’exquises Danseuses’
17. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: V. Bruyres
18. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: VI. ‘General Lavine’ – Excentric
19. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: VII. La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair de Lune
20. Prludes Books I ; II Book 2: VIII. Ondine
21. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: IX. Hommage S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C
22. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: X. Canope
23. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: XI. Les Tierces Alternes
24. Prludes Book 2 L. 123: XII. Feux D’artifice
25. Images Book 1 L. 110: No. 1 Reflets Dans L’eau
26. Images Book 1 L. 110: No. 2 Hommage Rameau
27. Images Book 1 L. 110: No. 3 Mouvement
28. Images Book 2 L. 111: No.1 Cloches Travers Les Feuilles
29. Images Book 2 L. 111: No. 2 Et la Lune Descend Sur Le Temple Qui Fut
30. Images Book 2 L. 111: No.3 Poissons D’or
31. Pour Le Piano L. 95: I. Prlude
32. Pour Le Piano L. 95: II. Sarabande
33. Pour Le Piano L. 95
34. Estampes L. 100: I. Pagodes
35. Estampes L. 100: II. La Soire Dans Grenade
36. Estampes L. 100: III. Jardins Sous la Pluie
37. 12 Etudes L. 136: I. Pour Les Cinq Doigts
38. 12 Etudes L. 136: II. Pour Les Tierce
39. 12 Etudes L. 136: III. Pour Les Quartes
40. 12 Etudes L. 136: IV. Pour Les Sixtes
41. 12 Etudes L. 136: V. Pour Les Ocatves
42. 12 Etudes L. 136: VI. Pour Les Huits Doigts
43. 12 Etudes L. 136: VII. Pour Les Degrs Chromatiques
44. 12 Etudes L. 136: VIII. Pour Les Agrments
45. 12 Etudes L. 136: IX. Pour Les Notes Rpets
46. 12 Etudes L. 136: X. Pour Les Sonorits Opposes
47. 12 Etudes L. 136: XI. Pour Les Arpges Composs
48. 12 Etudes L. 136: XII. Pour Les Accords
49. D’un Cahier D’esquisses L. 99 (Equisse)
50. Tarantelle Styrienne L. 69 – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
51. Rverie L. 68
52. Deux Arabesques L. 66: No. 1 Andantino Con Moto
53. Deux Arabesques L. 66: No. 2: Allegretto Scherzando
54. Nocturne in D-Flat Major L. 82
55. Valse Romantique L. 71
56. L’isle Joyeuse L. 106
57. Le Petit Ngre L. 114
58. Masques L. 105
59. Danse Bohmienne L. 9
60. Ballade: Andantino Con Moto
61. Mazurka L. 67 (Scherzando – Assez Anim)
62. La Plus Que Lente L. 121 – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
63. Suite Bergamasque L. 75: I. Prlude (Moderato [Tempo Rubato])
64. Suite Bergamasque L. 75: II. Menuet (Andantino)
65. Suite Bergamasque L. 75: III. Clair de Lune (Andante TRS Expressif)
66. Suite Bergamasque L. 75: IV. Passepied (Allegretto Ma Non Troppo)
67. Berceuse Hroque L. 138
68. Hommage Haydn L. 115
69. Children’s Corner L. 113 I. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
70. Children’s Corner L. 113: II. Jimbo’s Lullaby – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
71. Children’s Corner L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
72. Children’s Corner L. 113: Children’s Corner: IV. the Snow Is Dancing – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
73. Children’s Corner L. 113: V. the Little Shepherd – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones
74. Children’s Corner L. 113: VI. Golliwogg’s Cake Walk – By Walter Gieseking/Geraint Jones