Debussy: Preludes du 1er Livre & Estampes

Where Alexander Melnikov chose a period Érard piano for book 2 of the Preludes, Javier Perianes plumps for a modern Steinway to complete the set with Book 1. Both approaches work, and Perianes... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 30th Nov 2018
Catalogue No: HMM902301
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Series: Debussy Centenary Edition
Length: 58 minutes

International Classical Music Awards

2019

Nominee - Solo Music

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Debussy: Préludes, Livre 1, CD 125

Work length43:13

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Javier Perianes (soloist)

I. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave

Track length3:17

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II. Voiles. Modéré

Track length4:28

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III. Le vent dans la plaine. Animé

Track length2:13

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IV. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir. Modéré

Track length3:54

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V. Les collines d'Anacapri. Très modéré - Vif

Track length3:37

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VI. Des pas sur la neige. Triste et lent

Track length4:22

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VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest. Animé et tumultueux

Track length3:50

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VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif

Track length2:52

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IX. La sérénade interrompue. Modérément animé

Track length2:44

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X. La Cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme (Dans une brume doucement sonore)

Track length6:28

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XI. La danse de Puck. Capricieux et léger

Track length2:59

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XII. Minstrels. Modéré (Nerveux et avec humour)

Track length2:29

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Debussy: Estampes (3)

Work length15:05

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Javier Perianes (soloist)

I. Pagodes. Modérément animé

Track length5:31

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II. La soirée dans Grenade. Mouvement de habanera

Track length5:50

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III. Jardins sous la pluie. Net et vif

Track length3:44

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A century after his death on 25 March 1918, many harmonia mundi artists are eager to pay tribute to Claude Debussy, the magician of melody and timbre, the great ‘colourist’ and father of modern music.

Javier Perianes, for his part, wanted to come back to these Préludes that are so close to his heart, after an earlier album devoted to the intangible links between Chopin and Debussy.

This First Book, presented here in its entirety alongside the sublime Estampes, plunges us into the heart of music capable of dictating its title to each piece… beneath the final double bar.

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March 2019

Where Alexander Melnikov chose a period Érard piano for book 2 of the Preludes, Javier Perianes plumps for a modern Steinway to complete the set with Book 1. Both approaches work, and Perianes packs in the colour and detail here.

June 2019

These new interpretations have much to commend them, relishing each chord and phrase for its sonority as much as musical content, catching the lyrical qualities that lie between the notes as well as in the combinations of them. There is no denying the sheer finesse and sensual joy of Perianes’ playing. If you like your Debussy soft-focused, this should tick your boxes.

14th December 2018

I am glad he’s playing a modern Steinway, because Perianes grabs every benefit possible from the instrument’s vast colour range, sustaining pedal, and seamless action. As he navigates a poetic path through these 12 brilliant, sometimes shadowy, miniatures, you realise what Debussy meant when he described his goal as “an emotional transposition of what is ‘invisible’.

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