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VARIOUS ARTISTS

Great Composers in Words & Music: Claude Debussy

VARIOUS ARTISTS

36 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 9 MINUTES • JUN 10 2022

1
Introduction
00:07
2
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Bars 1-5)
00:39
3
For the 20th-Century Composer and Conductor Pierre Boulez
04:12
4
Children's Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk (Excerpt)
00:57
5
That Was an Extract from Debussy's Six-Movement Piano Suite
03:56
6
Nuit d'étoiles, L. 4 (Excerpt)
01:36
7
The Extent to Which Debussy's Love Affair with Mme Vasnier
02:31
8
L'enfant prodigue, L. 57: IV. Cortège et air de danse (Excerpt)
01:20
9
Though He Had Gained the Highest Honours for "The Prodigal Son"
03:30
10
Printemps, L. 61: II. Modéré (1912 Version) [Orch. H. Büsser] [Excerpt]
01:10
11
Back in Paris, Debussy's Relationship with Mme Vasnier Gradually Fizzled Out
03:39
12
5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L. 64: No. 2, Harmonie du soir (Excerpt)
01:25
13
If His Old Musical Comrades Seem to Have Deserted Him
01:19
14
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Bars 51-64)
00:57
15
"Faune" Was First Performed, with Debussy at the Piano
02:11
16
String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé (Excerpt)
01:23
17
During This Time, Debussy Was Also Busy Composing Two Large-Scale Works
01:55
18
Nocturnes, L. 91: No. 3, Sirènes (Excerpt)
01:58
19
Debussy's "Nocturnes" Received Both Warm Applause and Frosty Criticism
03:22
20
Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Une forèt (Excerpt)
01:26
21
That Was an Extract from the Beginning of Debussy's First and Only Completed Opera
01:10
22
Danse sacrée et danse profane, L. 103: No. 2, Danse profane (Version for Harp & Solo Strings) [Excerpt]
01:30
23
It Was Also During This Post-"Pelléas" Period That Debussy Was Decorated
03:40
24
Images, Book 1, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets dans l'eau (Excerpt)
01:46
25
Also About Water Is the Third Movement
00:43
26
Images, Book 2, L. 111: No. 3, Poissons d'or (Excerpt)
01:39
27
A New Period of Debussy's Life Was Soon to Begin
03:25
28
Images pour orchestre, L. 122, No. 2, Ibéria: I. Par les rues et les chemins (Excerpt)
02:04
29
In 1909 a Group of Artists and Musicians from Russia Arrived
03:30
30
Jeux, L. 126 (Excerpt)
01:13
31
Interestingly, "Faune" and "Jeux" Were Not the Only Theatrical Works
01:58
32
Syrinx, L. 129 (Excerpt)
01:12
33
In 1914, Having Returned to Paris
01:29
34
12 Études, L. 136, Book 2: No. 3, Pour les quartes (Excerpt)
01:10
35
In 1915, Debussy Once Again Departed Paris
02:41
36
Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 10, Canope (Excerpt)
01:02
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