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Debussy: Piano Favourites

Francois-Joel ThiollierMP3 Download
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  • Original Release Date: May 12, 2004
  • Format - Music: MP3
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Play   1. Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune 5:11 $0.89 Buy Track  - Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune
Play   2. La plus que lente 4:46 $0.89 Buy Track  - La plus que lente
Play   3. 2 Arabesques: Arabeque No. 1 5:08 $0.89 Buy Track  - 2 Arabesques: Arabeque No. 1
Play   4. The Little Nigar: Le petit negre 1:30 $0.89 Buy Track  - The Little Nigar: Le petit negre
Play   5. Children's Corner: The snow is dancing 2:53 $0.89 Buy Track  - Children's Corner: The snow is dancing
Play   6. Children's Corner: The little shepherd 2:54 $0.89 Buy Track  - Children's Corner: The little shepherd
Play   7. Children's Corner: Golliwog's cakewalk 3:07 $0.89 Buy Track  - Children's Corner: Golliwog's cakewalk
Play   8. Estampes: La soiree dans Grenade 5:29 $0.89 Buy Track  - Estampes: La soiree dans Grenade
Play   9. Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie 3:46 $0.89 Buy Track  - Estampes: Jardins sous la pluie
Play 10. 2 Arabesques: Arabesque No. 2 3:36 $0.89 Buy Track  - 2 Arabesques: Arabesque No. 2
Play 11. Valse romantique 3:31 $0.89 Buy Track  - Valse romantique
Play 12. Danse, "Tarentelle styrienne" : Danse (Tarantelle styrienne) 5:14 $0.89 Buy Track  - Danse, "Tarentelle styrienne" : Danse (Tarantelle styrienne)
Play 13. Pour le piano: Toccata 4:01 $0.89 Buy Track  - Pour le piano: Toccata
Play 14. Images, Book 1: No. 1. Reflets dans l'eau (Reflections in the water) 5:17 $0.89 Buy Track  - Images, Book 1: No. 1. Reflets dans l'eau (Reflections in the water)
Play 15. Images, Book 2: No. 3. Poissons d'or (Goldfish) 3:54 $0.89 Buy Track  - Images, Book 2: No. 3. Poissons d'or (Goldfish)
Play 16. Mazurka 3:06 $0.89 Buy Track  - Mazurka
Play 17. Reverie 4:23 $0.89 Buy Track  - Reverie
Play 18. Preludes, Book 1: No. 8: La fille aux cheveux de lin 2:15 $0.89 Buy Track  - Preludes, Book 1: No. 8: La fille aux cheveux de lin
Play 19. Preludes, Book 1: No. 12: Minstrels 2:07 $0.89 Buy Track  - Preludes, Book 1: No. 12: Minstrels
Play 20. Preludes, Book 1: No. 10: La cathedrale engloutie 5:53 $0.89 Buy Track  - Preludes, Book 1: No. 10: La cathedrale engloutie
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3.0 out of 5 stars Debussy Favorites in OK Performances, Variable Sound, May 23, 2004
Francois-Joël Thiollier has recorded much of Debussy's piano music for Naxos. This CD appears to be a 'favorites' album drawn from several previous issues. The most familiar and probably the best-loved Debussy pieces are here, beginning with a dreamy (but somewhat soupily-recorded) 'Clair de lune' ('Moonlight'). [The cover illustration is a nice reproduction of Eugène Boudin's gorgeous 'The Effect of the Moon.'] As of yet Amazon has not listed the contents, so I shall do so: Clair de lune, La plus que lente, Arabesque Nos. 1 & 2, Le petit nègre, excerpts from The Children's Corner (The snow is dancing, The little shepherd, Golliwog's cakewalk), La soirée dans Grénade, Jardin sous la pluie, Valse romantique, Tarantelle styrienne, Toccata, Reflets dans l'eau, Poissons d'or, Mazurka, Révérie, The Girl with the Golden Hair, and The Engulfed Cathedral.

Thiollier often takes slower than usual tempi, and he often sounds rather deliberate or even stodgy as a result. This is not to say there aren't some quicker tempi taken: 'Le petit nègre' starts off with a real Gottschalkian verve, but when he comes to the second theme he backs off. 'Poissons d'or' ('Goldfish') swim excitedly (and beautifully). 'The snow is dancing' all right, but it seems to be doing a sarabande. These are pretty straight interpretations; one misses the drama or sadness in, say, Golliwog's Cakewalk. I think one problem in all these performances is a lack of crisp articulation. Debussy's soft-edged harmonies can lead a pianist to play in a flaccid, dreamy fashion and that works for some of the pieces, but on the whole Debussy requires more rhythmic spine, and that is often lacking here.

The primary thing going for this compilation is the price. But I couldn't recommend it to anyone other than someone on a sharply restricted budget and who wants these particular pieces. For somewhat more outlay, one could have performances by say, the fabled Michelangeli or the spectacular Kocsis or the legendary Gieseking.

TT=78:10

Scott Morrison

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Debussy's Clair de lune, November 27, 2010
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I have lost track of the amount of time I have spent listening to this wonderful song. The others on the CD are wonderful also, but Clare de lune is my all time favorite, and it has been since I was just a little girl. I wish I had a piano, I would simply learn to play this song, it is so beautiful, and if I could learn that one, I do believe I would be content to just play it.
If you want truly wonderul music, buy this, you will not be sorry.
Cheryl
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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic, December 15, 2009
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I bought this more because of Twilight but I am a fan of classical and piano... Lovely music.
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