Claude Debussy Stany David Lasry - Debussy Preludes Book 1 2 Piano Works 3 (25 tracks) +Album Reviews

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Claude Debussy, Stany David Lasry
Debussy: Preludes Book 1 & 2 / Piano Works 3
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (25) - Disc #1
1. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 1, 'Danseuses de Delphes'
2. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 2, 'Voiles'
3. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 3, 'Le vent dans la plaine'
4. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 4, 'Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir' (Baudelaire)
5. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 5, 'Les collines d'Anacapri'
6. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 6, 'Des pas sur la neige'
7. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 7, 'Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest'
8. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 8, 'La fille aux cheveux de lin' (Girl With the Flaxen Hair)
9. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 9, 'La serenade interrompue'
10. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 10, 'La cathedrale engloutie' (The Sunken Cathedral)
11. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 11, 'La danse de Puck'
12. Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117: No. 12, 'Minstrels'
13. La plus que lente, waltz for piano (or orchestra), L. 121
14. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 1, 'Brouillards'
15. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 2, 'Feuilles mortes'
16. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 3, 'La Puerta del Vino'
17. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 4, 'Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses'
18. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 5, 'Bruyeres'
19. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 6, 'General Lavine - eccentric'
20. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 7, 'La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune'
21. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 8, 'Ondine'
22. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 9, 'Hommage a S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C' (inspired by Dickens: The Posthumous Papers o
23. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 10, 'Canope'
24. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 11, 'Les tierces alternees'
25. Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123: No. 12, 'Feux d'artifice'

CD Details

All Artists: Claude Debussy, Stany David Lasry
Title: Debussy: Preludes Book 1 & 2 / Piano Works 3
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Arcana Records
Release Date: 9/7/1999
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 713746130527, 3464858010630

CD Reviews

A fresh view of Debussy's familiar Preludes

Ian K. Hughes | San Mateo, CA | 08/15/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had never heard of pianist Stany David Lasry or the ARCANA label for which he recorded these versions of Debussy's Preludes ( Books 1 & 2 ). Played on a restored Erard piano ( the type Debussy himself played, c. 1900 ), Lasry's versions of these very familiar ( and still enchanting ) pieces are outstanding in giving one a slightly different aural "view"; a sort of restrained dry warmth, beautifully recorded, is achieved that allows the pieces to be seen anew, perhaps in an analogous fashion, to paintings that have been restored ( delicately ) by experts. No true lover of Debussy will want to have just one version of these masterworks- 10 versions would not be outlandish. Stany David Lasry's version is I believe worthy of exploration for those who may think they've heard everything that is to be heard in this repertoire. Note that Lasry has separately recorded Debussy's "Images", "Estampes" and other pieces ( unfortunately not the "Etudes" ) for the same label ( I'm not sure whether it's also available thru AMAZON )."