Debussy: Préludes Book I and II

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Date CD: September 2006 | Hyperion | 77:04

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ALEX ROSS BEST OF 2006

'A good recording of the Debussy Préludes should feel like an occasion, and Steven Osborne delivers. His playing seeps with atmosphere and he delves deep into the composer’s sound world. There is throughout the sense of going on a journey, even awe, to Osborne’s interpretations. Beautifully recorded, this is total-immersion Debussy' (Gramophone)

'This CD confirms what has been increasingly apparent from Osborne's recitals: he is one of the outstanding keyboard talents of our time. Osborne plays with a maturity that sets him apart from most of his contemporaries bringing to the two books of préludes a quality of touch, texture and colour that lets the music's scene and story-telling speak for itself without blurring. From the very first note you feel he has Debussy's entire sound-world in his grasp' (The Financial Times)

'The finesse that Steven Osborne infallibly brings to his playing pays winning dividends on this recording of the two books of Debussy's Préludes' (Daily Telegraph)

Steven Osborne has already made a name for himself in French music with a disc of Alkan and a profoundly moving performance of Messiaen’s Vingt Regards. Here he reaches between those two to tackle one of the pinnacles of the piano repertoire—Debussy’s two books of Préludes. These works have been central to Steven’s repertoire for many years and he brings them to the studio after many public performances and much reflection. He has worked from the most up-to-date Urtext edition which clarifies Debussy’s thought in many places, particularly with regard to tempo relationships within La cathédrale engloutie and a missing bar in Les tierces alternées. In a crowded field Osborne need fear no comparisons: the pianism is exquisite and the interpretations are of a rare depth and subtlety—a recording to rival the very best!

Préludes. Book 1

1 - No 01: Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave

2 - No 02: Voiles. Modéré

3 - No 03: Le vent dans la plaine. Animé

4 - No 04: Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir. Modéré

5 - No 05: Les collines d'Anacapri. Très modéré

6 - No 06: Des pas sur la neige. Triste et lent

7 - No 07: Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest. Animé et tumultueux

8 - No 08: La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif

9 - No 09: La sérénade interrompue. Modérément animé

10 - No 10: La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme

11 - No 11: La danse de Puck. Capricieux et léger

12 - No 12: Minstrels. Modéré

Préludes. Book 2

13 - No 01: Brouillards. Modéré

14 - No 02: Feuilles mortes. Lent et mélancolique

15 - No 03: La Puerta del Vino. Mouvement de Habanera

16 - No 04: Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses. Rapide et léger

17 - No 05: Bruyères. Calme

18 - No 06: General Lavine, excentric. Dans le style et le mouvement d'un Cake-Walk

19 - No 07: La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune. Lent

20 - No 08: Ondine. Scherzando

21 - No 09: Hommage à S Pickwick Esq PPMPC. Grave

22 - No 10: Canope. Très calme et doucement triste

23 - No 11: Les tierces alternées. Modérément animé

24 - No 12: Feux d'artifice. Modérément animé

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