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Debussy: Images; Études

~ Claude Debussy (Composer), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (Piano)
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  • Composer: Claude Debussy
  • Audio CD (15 Sep 2003)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Teldec
  • ASIN: B000059QUV
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 177,675 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Images Set 1 : I Reflets dans l'eau 4:46£0.69
Listen  2. Debussy : Images Set 1 : II Hommage a Rameau 6:14£0.69
Listen  3. Debussy : Images Set 1 : III Mouvement 3:22£0.69
Listen  4. Debussy : Images Set 2 : I Cloches à travers les feuilles 4:25£0.69
Listen  5. Debussy : Images Set 2 : II Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fût 5:03£0.69
Listen  6. Debussy : Images Set 2 : III Poissons d'or 4:03£0.69
Listen  7. Debussy : 12 Etudes : I Pour les cing doigts 3:11£0.69
Listen  8. Debussy : 12 Etudes : II Pour les tierces 4:32£0.69
Listen  9. Debussy : 12 Etudes : III Pour les quartes 5:12£0.69
Listen10. Debussy : 12 Etudes : IV Pour les sixtes 4:37£0.69
Listen11. Debussy : 12 Etudes : V Pours les octaves 2:24£0.69
Listen12. Debussy : 12 Etudes : VI Pour les huit doigts 1:33£0.69
Listen13. Debussy : 12 Etudes : VII Pour les degrés chromatiques 2:11£0.69
Listen14. Debussy : 12 Etudes : VIII Pour Les Agréments 4:43£0.69
Listen15. Debussy : 12 Etudes : IX Pour les notes répétées 3:17£0.69
Listen16. Debussy : 12 Etudes : X Pour les sonorités opposées 5:36£0.69
Listen17. Debussy : 12 Etudes : XI Pour les arpèges composés 4:43£0.69
Listen18. 12 Etudes : XII Pour les accords 4:50£0.69

On this CD:
  1. (12) Etudes
    Composed by Claude Debussy
    with Pierre-Laurent Aimard

  2. (6) Images
    Composed by Claude Debussy
    with Pierre-Laurent Aimard

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5.0 out of 5 stars Modernist Debussy, 24 April 2004
By J Scott Morrison (Middlebury VT, USA) - See all my reviews
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It's hard to believe, listening to this CD, that Debussy's music waswritten almost hundred years ago. One reason for this is that Aimard seemsto have re-invented the Debussy sound according to his own modernistlights. We've had early recordings by the likes of Cortot who playedDebussy as a classic with little emphasis on the hammerless blur of sound,and then more recent ones by folks like Arrau or Gieseking who did theopposite and tend to make Debussy sound soft-edged. Aimard hasre-emphasized his ferocity, especially in the Études. Even in the 'Images'that include such impressionistic favorites as 'Reflets dan l'eau' and'Poissons d'or,' he tends not to stick around and glory in the hazy washof sound usually associated with Debussy. That sound is not present in allthat Debussy wrote, and it is a mistake to play it all that way. Aimardunderstands this. At times, especially in the Études, he sounds almost asif he were playing a modern like Prokofiev. I will admit my bias: I likethis approach. Maybe all these decades of hearing mushy Debussy,hyper-atmospheric Debussy, has led me to this stance, but there you are.At any rate, Aimard brings something fresh to his approach. But it is notall of a piece. Sometimes, for instance as in 'Hommage à Rameau' he getsprecisely the right balance of rhythmic precision and harmonic overlap. Inothers, like the études 'Pour les notes répétées' and 'Pour les sixtes,'fierce clarity gives us an almost Ligetian modernity. He gives all heplays rhythmic point and backbone.
The Études have always been step-children in the Debussy canon. Many majorpianists simply ignored them. Others openly disdained them. Fortunatelyrecent pianists, like Michiko Uchida, have placed them high on their list.It is clear that Aimard has done the same, and for me these are the bestoverall recordings of them I've ever heard.
Highly recommended.
TT 75'06"
Scott Morrison
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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely beautiful, 2 Feb 2005
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Sadly I don't have the detailed musical knowledge or insight of some of the reviewers here, but as a relative newcomer to classical music I must recommend this particular recording as being an excellent choice. The recording is amazing - it's like being in an intimate concert hall with the pianist, and although once again I feel unqualified to judge and was previously unfamilar with the pieces, the performance is captivating.

The music itself is instantly loveable and accessible, but has plenty of depth to keep the interest for a long time to come. This is the highlight of my (albeit small for the time being) classical collection.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Un esteta del pianoforte, 12 Oct 2009
Magistrale interpretazione di Pierre-Laurent Aimard, che rende meravigliosamente il luccichio sonoro e le raffinate modulazioni di queste pagine tra le più belle della letteratura pianistica.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic interpretation
I own several fine recordings of Debussy's Images, but this one by Aimard is very special. This is a reading that seeks to present Debussy as the great modernist he was. Read more
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