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Roger Woodward has produced an astounding account of the Debussy Preludes: individual, idiomatic, intimate, imaginative, intelligent. Woodward, the San Francisco-based Australian, explores the limits of this stunning and diverse musical world. He is particularly interested in sonorities and soundscapes, in which he is aided by a superb recording, but shape and sensuality are not neglected. Even the CD medium is challenged, with both books of 12 preludes on one CD of 79:43 minutes (17 seconds to spare). The pianist himself considers it possibly the best recording of his career.
Claude Debussy: Preludes, Book 1
No. 1. Danseuses de Delphes
No. 2. Voiles
No. 3. Le vent dans la plaine
No. 4. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
No. 5. Les collines d'Anacapri
No. 6. Des pas sur la neige
No. 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin
No. 9. La serenade interrompue
No. 10. La cathedrale engloutie
No. 11. La danse de Puck
No. 12. Minstrels
Claude Debussy: Preludes, Book 2
No. 1. Brouillards
No. 2. Feuilles mortes
No. 3. La Puerta del Vino
No. 4. Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses
No. 5. Bruyeres
No. 6. General Lavine - eccentric
No. 7. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
No. 8. Ondine
No. 9. Hommage a S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C
No. 10. Canope
No. 11. Les tierces alternees
No. 12. Feux d'artifice
26th March 2010
*****
“In this masterful series of Debussy's Preludes, pianist Roger Woodward perfectly evokes the composer's intuitive musical spirit, and his inimitable
sense of quiet, measured exploration...A matchless recording.”
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No. 1. Danseuses de Delphes
