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Debussy completed his two books of Préludes in 1910 and 1913 respectively, and they contain some of his most visionary and poetic writing for piano. There are evocations of calm seascapes, delicate wind tracery, and snow-covered landscapes. Some moments are steeped in antiquity, such as La cathédrale engloutie, others in expressive portraiture, as in La fille aux cheveux de lin. There is even a cake-walk. The Préludes are performed here in the subtle and colouristic orchestrations of much-admired Slovak-born composer Peter Breiner.
Claude Debussy: Preludes, Book 1 (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)
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 (arr. P. Breiner for orchestra)
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
23rd September 2012
“Stylish Jun Märkl and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra exploit all the changing hues of this colourful showpiece”
Awards Issue 2012
“The impression is of a job professionally done and of performances that do what they have to do and do it well. They do not, however, extinguish the temptation to go back and relish Debussy's piano originals.”
December 2012
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“Breiner's orchestrations are tastefully done, with sympathy for Debussy's idiom and a fine ear for colour.”
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No. 1. Danseuses de Delphes
