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Claude Debussy – Paul Jacobs - Preludes For Piano
Claude Debussy - Paul Jacobs
Preludes For Piano
Style: Classical
Label: Nonesuch
Catalog Number: HB 73031
Released: 1978, 70's
Featured on NPR Classical 50, a weekly series from NPR recommending “50 essential recordings for everyone from first-timers to fanatics,” Paul Jacobs’ performance of Preludes For Piano sounds like a distant dream. The instrument used is a Bosendorfer, which has a bell-like tone and deep bass. “What you hear is so extraordinary,” music critic Ted Libbey explains. “The ability of the piano to sustain tones and harmonies, to float in the air and to entreat the ear in an entirely new way really is something remarkable, and it comes out very well in these recordings.”
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Essential Listening / Floating / Piano
Tracklist:
Book I
Danseuses De Delphes
Voiles
Le Vent Dans La Plaine
“Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L’Air Du Soir”
Les Collines D’Anacapri
Des Pas Sur La Neige
Ce Qu’A Vu Le Vent D’Ouest
La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin
La Sérénade Interrompue
La Cathédrale Engloutie
La Danse De Puck
Minstrels
Book II
Brouillards
Feuilles Mortes
La Puerta Del Vino
“Les Fées Sont D’Exquises Danseuses”
Bruyères
“General Lavine” -Eccentric
La Terrase Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune
Ondine
Hommage á S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
Canope
Les Tierces Alternées
Feux D’Artifice
Credits:
Artwork [Cover Art] – Arthur Rackham
Composed By – Claude Debussy
Design, Art Direction – Paula Bisacca
Engineer, Recording Supervisor – Joanna Nickrenz, Marc J. Aubort
Mastered By – Robert C. Ludwig*
Piano, Liner Notes – Paul Jacobs (3)
