℗ 2020 OnClassical
Released | October 9, 2020 |
Duration | 1h 31m 03s |
Record Label | OnClassical |
Catalogue No. | OC20096B |
Genre | Classical (Piano) |
Debussy: Piano Works, Vol. 4 – Préludes, Books 1 & 2
Jacopo Salvatori
Available in 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117
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1.1
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No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:43 | |||
1.2
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No. 2, Voiles
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
5:09 | |||
1.3
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No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
2:26 | |||
1.4
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No. 4, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
4:01 | |||
1.5
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No. 5, Les collines d'Anacapri
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:49 | |||
1.6
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No. 6, Des pas sur la neige
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
4:21 | |||
1.7
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No. 7, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:40 | |||
1.8
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No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
2:27 | |||
1.9
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No. 9, La sérénade interrompue
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
2:42 | |||
1.10
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No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
6:44 | |||
1.11
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No. 11, La danse de Puck
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:48 | |||
1.12
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No. 12, Minstrels
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
2:26 | |||
Préludes, Book 2, L. 123
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2.1
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No. 1, Brouillards
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
4:15 | |||
2.2
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No. 2, Feuilles mortes
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:20 | |||
2.3
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No. 3, La puerta del Vino
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:31 | |||
2.4
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No. 4, Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:54 | |||
2.5
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No. 5, Bruyères
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:31 | |||
2.6
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No. 6, General Lavine - Eccentric
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
2:55 | |||
2.7
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No. 7, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
4:39 | |||
2.8
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No. 8, Ondine
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
4:40 | |||
2.9
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No. 9, Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
2:52 | |||
2.10
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No. 10, Canope
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:48 | |||
2.11
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No. 11, Les tierces alternées
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
3:18 | |||
2.12
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No. 12, Feux d'artifice
Claude Debussy; Jacopo Salvatori |
5:04 |
Written between 1909 and 1913, Préludes are probably Claude Debussy's most important work for piano. It consists in a series of 24 short pieces, equally subdivided into two books.
Unlike Chopin's, Bach's and many other composer's homonymous series, these pieces aren't sorted by key signature. Debussy gave a title to all of the 24 preludes and decided to place them at the end of each piece. This choice is mainly addressed to the performer to encourage him to find his own interpretation but it also points out that it's the music here that will suggest the titles and not vice versa. Being certainly the peak of maturity in Debussy's musical experience, these pieces also carry the youthful energy of the author's early pieces. This combination of both aspects of Debussy's personal style gives this music an unique feature: here, music and dramaturgy express and support each other mutually, letting each idea unfold and develop achieving a brilliant balance between its strong inspiration sources and Debussy's consumate mastery of composing. Such quality is rarely to find in the repertoire of concert music, making Préludes a milestone for musicians of all sorts.
The recording, taken by engineer Alessandro Simonetto, is in pure-stereo HD 88.2/24-bits using microphones Sennheiser and pres/converters Prism Sound.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – OnClassical Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -5.51 -14.95 to 0.00 | -29.30 -38.89 to -20.77 | -25.56 -34.70 to -17.50 | 14 13 to 17 | |
1.1 | No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes | -3.68 | -29.88 | -26.2 | 15 |
1.2 | No. 2, Voiles | -5.04 | -32.00 | -28.2 | 17 |
1.3 | No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine | -2.82 | -27.49 | -24.5 | 14 |
1.4 | No. 4, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir | -5.42 | -30.71 | -26.9 | 15 |
1.5 | No. 5, Les collines d'Anacapri | -4.03 | -26.91 | -22.7 | 14 |
1.6 | No. 6, Des pas sur la neige | -13.07 | -38.46 | -34.6 | 16 |
1.7 | No. 7, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest | 0.00 | -20.77 | -17.5 | 13 |
1.8 | No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin | -7.54 | -30.77 | -27.1 | 14 |
1.9 | No. 9, La sérénade interrompue | -3.30 | -26.96 | -23.9 | 14 |
1.10 | No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie | -0.82 | -26.25 | -21.4 | 15 |
1.11 | No. 11, La danse de Puck | -5.76 | -28.93 | -25.6 | 14 |
1.12 | No. 12, Minstrels | -3.36 | -25.09 | -21.5 | 13 |
2.1 | No. 1, Brouillards | -9.31 | -33.32 | -29.6 | 15 |
2.2 | No. 2, Feuilles mortes | -12.69 | -34.76 | -31.4 | 13 |
2.3 | No. 3, La puerta del Vino | -4.95 | -28.81 | -25.0 | 15 |
2.4 | No. 4, Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses | -6.56 | -28.81 | -25.4 | 14 |
2.5 | No. 5, Bruyères | -5.77 | -29.91 | -26.0 | 13 |
2.6 | No. 6, General Lavine - Eccentric | -2.58 | -25.21 | -21.6 | 13 |
2.7 | No. 7, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune | -3.65 | -29.31 | -25.5 | 15 |
2.8 | No. 8, Ondine | -8.83 | -31.49 | -27.6 | 14 |
2.9 | No. 9, Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C. | -3.57 | -26.25 | -22.4 | 14 |
2.10 | No. 10, Canope | -14.95 | -38.89 | -34.7 | 15 |
2.11 | No. 11, Les tierces alternées | -3.05 | -28.58 | -24.6 | 13 |
2.12 | No. 12, Feux d'artifice | -1.54 | -23.64 | -19.5 | 13 |