Debussy: Piano Works [Extra tracks, Import]

Robert Casadesus (Artist), Claude Debussy (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Claude Debussy
• Audio CD (July 18, 2002)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Extra tracks, Import
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B00005KC5D
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,210,997 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Masques

2. L'lle Joyeuse

3. Images- Livres 1 & Ii

4. Images- Livres 1 & Ii

5. Images- Livres 1 & Ii

6. Images- Livres 1 & Ii

7. Images- Livres 1 & Ii

8. Images- Livres 1 & Ii

9. Deux Arabesques

10. Deux Arabesques

11. Estampes

12. Estampes

13. Estampes

14. Children's Corner

15. Children's Corner

16. Children's Corner

17. Children's Corner

18. Children's Corner

19. Children's Corner

20. Preludes- Livres I & Ii

See all 47 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Sublime simplicity, October 26, 2010

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Scriabinmahler (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Debussy: Piano Works (Audio CD)

Some of the recordings here sound very muffled, particularly in the lower register, and do not do justice to Casadesus' wonderfully subtle playing, and it takes listener's concentration to fully appreciate what is going on the instrument. But once your ears get used to the background hiss, there emerges, like a beautiful landscape in mist, Casadesus' breath taking pianism of sublime simplicity and exquisite tonal colouring. It's a real shame, Sony deleted these CDs alongside the amazing Ravel piano music on 2CD.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best, really the Best, May 1, 2007

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L. E. Roberts "Larry" (Escondido, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Debussy: Piano Works (Audio CD)

Debussy played by a real master of French piano music. *warning - it does not contain Claire de Lune, at least the most commonly known piece of that name* It is played with incredible passion. The Engulfed Cathedral is incredible, and the Petite Suite, played with Gaby Casadesus, is worth the price of the entire album (I payed $80 for it when it was out of print). True, I am a Casadesus fan (no better Beethoven or Mozart, and his Brahms 2nd concerto is the best), but his Debussy is a thing of beauty and a joy forever. If you don't enjoy this album, you probably wouldn't like George Szell's Beethoven and Schubert, either!