Walter Gieseking - Debussy: The first Columbia recordings
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Walter Gieseking - Debussy: The first Columbia recordings
Walter Gieseking (piano)
[ APR / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 2 September 2022
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WALTER GIESEKING (1895-1956) has long been regarded as one of the supreme interpreters of Debussy, his recordings having achieved almost definitive status. But it's generally his later recordings from the early 1950s which have been reissued time and time again. His first Columbia recordings, mostly made in the 1930s, are much less known, yet many critics have regarded them as even finer than the later remakes. Here then are these legendary discs in what we consider to be the finest transfers from the original 78s they have ever had.
"Gieseking was indeed a 'sorcerer'. Hear him in 'Voiles', 'Les sons et les parfums' or 'Des pas sur la neige' and you sense how everything is accomplished by tonal finesse rather than heavy underlining of self-conscious significance." International Piano
"This twofer is a wonderful and comprehensive collection of Gieseking's early Debussy recordings... The sound is clear and lively and I would have no hesitation in snapping up these recordings of such vivid and colourful interpretations." MusicWeb
Tracks:
Compact Disc 1
Préludes Book I
01 Danseueses Del Delphes 2:54
02 Voiles 2:46
03 Le Vent Dans La Plaine 1:58
04 Les Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'Air Du Soir 3:11
05 Les Collines D'Anacapri 2:35
06 Des Par Sur La Neige 2:54
07 Ce Qu'a Vu Le Vent D'Ouest 2:35
08 La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin 2:07
09 Le Sérénade Interrompue 2:09
10 La Cathédrale Engloutie 5:55
11 La Danse De Puck 2:08
12 Minstrels 2:03
Préludes Book II
13 Brouillards 2:27
14 Feuilles Mortes 3:02
15 La Puerta Del Vino 2:58
16 Les Fées Sont D'Exquises Danseuses 2:32
17 Bruyèrers 2:31
18 "General Lavine" - Excentric 2:26
19 La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair De Lune 3:25
20 Ondine 2:42
21 Hommage À S Pickwick Esq PPMPC 03
22 Canope 2:36
23 Les Tierces Alternées 2:16
24 Feux D'artifice 3:23
Deux Arabesques
25 Andantino Con Moto 3:04
26 Allegretto Scherzando 2:53
27 Rêverie
Compact Disc 2
Suite Bergamasque
01 Prélude 3:36
02 Menuet 3:34
03 Clair De Lune 4:10
04 Passepied 3:35
05 Ballade 5:46
07 Nocturne 5:32
Estampes
08 Pagodes
09 La Soirée Dans Grenade 4:06
10 Jardins Sous La Pluie 3:19
11 L'Isle Joyeuse 4:27
From Images Book I
12 I. Reflets Dans L'Eau 4:39
13 III. Mouvement 2:49
From Images Book II
14 I. Cloches À Travers Les Feuilles 3:15
15 III. Poissons D'Or 2:51
Children's Corner
16 Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum 2:08
17 Jimbo's Lullaby 3:11
18 Serenade For The Doll 2:56
19 The Snow Is Dancing 2:01
20 The Little Shepherd 1:52
21 Golliwogg's Cake Walk 2:36
22 La Plus Que Lente 3:32
