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Debussy: Preludes [Box set]

~ Krystian Zimerman (Artist)
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Product details

  • Audio CD (8 Feb 1994)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B000001GGL
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 84,661 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

Disc: 1
1. 1. Danseuses de Delphes
2. 2. Voiles
3. 3. Le vent dans la plaine
4. 4. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir
5. 5. Les collines d'Anacapri
6. 6. Des pas sur la neige
7. 7. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
8. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin
9. 9. La sérénade interrompue
10. 10. La cathédrale engloutie
See all 12 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. 1. Brouillards
2. 2. Feuilles mortes
3. 3. La puerta del vino
4. 4. "Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses"
5. 5. Bruyères
6. 6. "General Lavine" - eccentric
7. 7. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
8. 8. Ondine
9. 9. Hommage à S. Pickwick, Esq., P.P.M.P.C.
10. 10. Canope
See all 12 tracks on this disc
On this CD:
  1. (24) Préludes
    Composed by Claude Debussy
    with Krystian Zimerman

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
Krystian Zimerman's survey of one of the most towering monuments in all piano literature simply exudes stylish authority. There is a tremendous sense of power in reserve here--try "Le vent dans la plaine" from Book 1, with its fearsome dynamic range and rolling surges of sumptuous tone--yet at the same time this distinguished Polish virtuoso doesn't miss out on the delicate purity of the evergreen "La fille aux cheveux de lin" ("The Girl with the flaxen hair"). It's conceivable that some collectors might even baulk a little at a display of such relentless, high-octane intensity; in which case they might care to try either the underrated Martino Tirimo on Carlton Classics or the classic mono set from Walter Gieseking on EMI Références (both on one disc and retailing at mid-price). No matter, Zimerman's Debussy demands to be heard. --Andrew Achenbach

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3.0 out of 5 stars Very clear, that's all., 4 April 2009
By Hanabi (Asia) - See all my reviews
Krystian Zimerman will be one of the best pianists in the late 20th and 21st century. Tone he produces is so crystal clear, not harsh at all.
In this recording, that's surprising every single note is, as I said, extremely clear, the clearest! However I would say it is TOO clear, sounds like all notes shining under the sun. I think Debussy's music very much needs contrast, I mean shade and shadow, feeling of distance veiled sound somthing like that. There is no sense of these in Mr. Zimerman's Debussy. Everything is just bright. It is good but lack of nuance.
Technical perfection is brilliant.
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