Paavali Jumppanen - Debussy: Préludes & Children's Corner (2018)

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 1, Danseuses de Delphes
02. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 2, Voiles
03. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 3, Le vent dans la plaine
04. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 4, Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
05. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 5, Les collines d'Anacapri
06. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 6, Des pas sur la neige
07. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 7, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
08. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin
09. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 9, La sérénade interrompue
10. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 10, La cathédrale engloutie
11. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 11, La danse de Puck
12. Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: No. 12, Minstrels
CD2
01. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 1, Brouillards
02. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 2, Feuilles mortes
03. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 3, La puerta del vino
04. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 4, Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses
05. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 5, Bruyères
06. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 6, Général Lavine (Eccentric)
07. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 7, La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
08. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 8, Ondine
09. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 9, Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C
10. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 10, Canope
11. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 11, Les tierces alternées
12. Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 12, Feux d'artifice
13. Children's Corner, L. 113: I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
14. Children's Corner, L. 113: II. Jimbo's Lullaby
15. Children's Corner, L. 113: III. Serenade for the Doll
16. Children's Corner, L. 113: IV. The Snow Is Dancing
17. Children's Corner, L. 113: V. The Little Shepherd
18. Children's Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cakewalk
After the five-volume complete recording of Beethoven's Piano Sonatas Paavali Jumppanen's new recording on Ondine turns attention to Claude Debussy's (1862-1918) piano works. This release includes complete Préludes together with the Children's Corner. Debussy's oeuvre has been explored both by the amateur pianist and the most legendary virtuosos of the keyboard. Throughout his career Debussy sought new ways to express his musical vistas. He began numerous large compositional projects and between these big ventures wrote miniatures such as songs and piano pieces. Debussy's 24 piano preludes were published in two sets in 1910 and 1913. These miniatures are varied in character and style, and include, among others, references to literature, poetry, nature, the Mediterranean landscape and the events in Paris during Debussy's lifetime. The six pieces forming the cycle Children's Corner (1908) evoke adult recollections of childhood. The set bears a dedication to Debussy's daughter Chouchou and includes some of Debussy's most well-known piano pieces, including The Snow is Dancing and Golliwogg's cake walk. A dedicated performer of French music, Paavali Jumppanen often performs the large cycles of Debussy's late period, namely the Préludes and the Études.