Claude Debussy Noriko Ogawa - Debussy Piano Music Vol 1 (14 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Claude Debussy, Noriko Ogawa
Debussy: Piano Music, Vol. 1
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110: No. 1, 'Reflets dans l'eau'
2. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110: No. 2, 'Hommage a Rameau'
3. Images (3), for piano, Set I, L. 110: No. 3, 'Mouvement'
4. Images (3), for piano, Set II, L. 111: No. 1, 'Cloches ? travers les feuilles'
5. Images (3), for piano, Set II, L. 111: No. 2, 'Et la lune descend sur le temple qui f?t'
6. Images (3), for piano, Set II, L. 111: No. 3, 'Poissons d'or'
7. Images in?dites (3), for piano, L. 87: No. 1, 'Lent, doux et melancolique'
8. Images in?dites (3), for piano, L. 87: No. 2, 'Souvenir du Louvre'
9. Images in?dites (3), for piano, L. 87: No. 3, 'Quelques aspects de 'Nous n'irons plus au bois''
10. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: No. 1, 'Pagodes'
11. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: No. 2, 'La soiree dans Grenade'
12. Estampes, for piano, L. 100: No. 3, 'Jardins sous la pluie'
13. Masques, for piano, L. 105
14. L'isle joyeuse, for piano, L. 106

CD Details

All Artists: Claude Debussy, Noriko Ogawa
Title: Debussy: Piano Music, Vol. 1
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Bis
Original Release Date: 1/1/2001
Re-Release Date: 5/29/2001
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Short Forms, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 675754370329

CD Reviews

Auspicious start of a series

Craig T. Niedzielski | Jacksonville, Florida United States | 02/28/2002

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I really like this record. Sure, you can get more stellar performances from the likes of Gieseking, Michelangeli or Richter. If, however, you just want to relax and enjoy this lovely music ravishingly played, I cannot recommend Noriko Ogawa too highly. Slightly more relaxed in her tempi, she nonetheless makes this music shimmer and glow. The recording (in Stockholm) is way better than anything you'll find for those past masters, allowing you to really lose yourself in Debussy's sound scape. Her Steinway too is voiced to perfection, contributing to a performance that allows you to forget about composer, pianist and instrument and just immerse yourself in the music.Being volume one of a series, inevitably there is included a weak piece or two. Here, the 1894 set of Images isn't up to the standard of Debussy's mature masterpieces. Nonetheless, a generous program of essential repertoire lovingly performed. This will be the series to beat. I can hardly wait for the preludes."