Notes and Editorial Reviews
Featuring some of the most original and beautiful music ever written for the piano, this superb 5-CD release is dedicated to Debussy’s complete works for the instrument and is sure to provide hours of enjoyable listening.
The compilation details a few early gems, such as the enchanting Re?verie of 1890, but is particularly fascinating in its exploration of the composer’s later works, which reveal his development in style. From the 1903 Estampes, in which Debussy’s preference for static structures is first recorded, to the Images of 1905–7 – highly innovative in their rhythmic, timbral and harmonic design – the release also features what many consider to be his crowning achievement in the Impressionist style: the notoriously
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difficult 12 Etudes.
With some of the Frenchman’s best-known works on display, such as the highly accessible Children’s Corner, this release is a musical feast. Gordon Fergus-Thompson’s interpre- tations are highly expressive, and it comes as no surprise to hear that the first issue of this release won him the prestigious MRA ‘Best Instrumental Recording of the Year’. A fantastic compilation, full of colour and evocative scene painting.
OTHER INFORMATION:
• Recorded in 1989.
• The first issue of this recording won the prestigious MRA Instrumental Recording of the Year’ award.
• Includes detailed notes for each work.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Rêverie by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890; France
2.
Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
3.
Images oubliées: no 1, Lent by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1894; France
4.
Images oubliées: no 3, Très vite by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1894; France
5.
Suite for Piano "Pour le piano" by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1896-1901; France
6.
Images for Piano, Set 1 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905; France
7.
Images for Piano, Set 2 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1907; France
8.
Arabesques (2) for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888-1891; France
9.
Danse bohémienne by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1880; France
10.
Ballade slave by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1903; France
11.
Tarentelle styrienne "Danse" by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1890; France
12.
Valse romantique by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890; France
13.
Mazurka for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1890; France
14.
Nocturne for Piano in D flat major by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892; France
15.
Préludes, Book 1 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
16.
L'isle joyeuse by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
17.
Estampes (3) for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903; France
18.
D'un cahier d'esquisses by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903; France
19.
Morceau de concours by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
20.
Masques by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
21.
Préludes, Book 2 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1912-1913; France
22.
Children's Corner by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906-1908; France
23.
Hommage à Haydn by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909; France
24.
Le petit nègre by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909; France
25.
La plus que lente by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
26.
Berceuse heroïque by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914; France
27.
Elégie by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
28.
Page d'album by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
29.
Etudes (12) for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gordon Fergus-Thompson (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
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