En blanc et noir: The Debussy Album

Claude Debussy (Composer), Katia Labeque (Performer), Marielle Labeque (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Katia Labeque, Marielle Labeque
• Composer: Claude Debussy
• Audio CD (February 10, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000041M2
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #215,584 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. En blanc et noir: Avec emportement

2. En blanc et noir: Lent. Sombre

3. En blanc et noir: Scherzando

4. Petite Suite: En bateau

5. Petite Suite: Cortege

6. Petite Suite: Menuet

7. Petite Suite: Ballet

8. 3 Nocturnes:: Nuages

9. 3 Nocturnes:: Fetes

10. 6 Epigraphes antiques: Pour invoquer Pan, dieu du vent d'ete

11. 6 Epigraphes antiques: Pour un tombeau sans nom

12. 6 Epigraphes antiques: Pour que la nuit soit propice

13. 6 Epigraphes antiques: Pour la danseuse aux crotales

14. 6 Epigraphes antiques: Pour 'Egyptienne

15. 6 Epigraphes antiques: Pour remercier la pluie au matin

16. Lindaraja

Customer Reviews

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18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great performances of mostly rarely played masterpieces, April 16, 2001

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Itamar Ronen (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: En blanc et noir: The Debussy Album (Audio CD)

It is often said that playing French music is almost like speaking French - you have to be a native French to do it convincingly. Despite many examples to the contrary, there is something magical in the way French artists perform French music. The more relatively recent examples are Jean-Ives Thibaudet, and in this instance - the sisters Labeque. Except for some mannerisms here and there I less agree with, particularly in the charming Petite Suite (something that afflicted also their performance of Bizet's Jeux D'enfants in a rather cheesy TV setting) - the performances, both technically and interpretation-wise, are wonderful. And the music is superb. En Blanc et Noir has it all - the amazing span of atmospheres and colours, so typical of the late Debussy. The two out of the three orchestral Nocturnes (Nuages and Fetes), arranged for two pianos by Ravel (who usually orchestrated rather than reduced) lose very little, if at all, in this piano version. The Six Epigraphes Antiques are the most shamefully neglected of all Debussy's piano works. There's a version for 2 hands, arranged by the composer. These late, meditative pieces deserve much more exposure, and the sisters Labeque do them justice. This is a wonderful CD.

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Piano work, February 1, 2011

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Robert N. Valli (Moraga, California United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: En blanc et noir: The Debussy Album (Audio CD)

This is an excellent CD, featuring Katia and Marielle Labeque. The music on this cd is beautifully performed. Great performers.