Preludes for Piano, Books I & II

Album by Claude Debussy & Paul Jacobs

Préludes, Books I and II are two sets of piano pieces by French composer Claude Debussy, published in 1910 and 1913. They showcase Debussy's Impressionist harmonic language, use of modal and whole‑tone scales, delicate and innovative piano textures and pedalling, and mark a mature phase in his output that contributed to the development of early 20th‑century piano repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: I. Danseuses de Delphes
    3:38
  2. 2.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: II. Voiles
    4:03
  3. 3.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: III. Le Vent dans la plaine
    2:03
  4. 4.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: IV. "Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir"
    4:36
  5. 5.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: V. Les Collines d'Anacapri
    3:14
  6. 6.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: VI. Des pas sur la neige
    5:23
  7. 7.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
    3:06
  8. 8.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: VIII. La Fille aux cheveux de lin
    2:37
  9. 9.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: IX. La Sérénade interrompue
    2:25
  10. 10.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: X. La Cathédrale engloutie
    6:12
  11. 11.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: XI. La Danse de Puck
    2:56
  12. 12.
    Preludes for Piano, Book I: XII. Minstrels
    2:06

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: I. Brouillards
    3:38
  2. 3.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: II. Feuilles mortes
    3:39
  3. 4.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: III. La Puerta del Vino
    3:38
  4. 5.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: IV. "Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses"
    2:52
  5. 6.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: V. Bruyères
    2:51
  6. 7.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: VI. "General Lavine" - eccentric
    3:05
  7. 8.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: VII. La Terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
    5:27
  8. 9.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: VIII. Ondine
    3:00
  9. 10.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: IX. Homage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.
    2:33
  10. 11.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: X. Canope
    3:20
  11. 12.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: XI. Les tierces alternées
    2:36
  12. 13.
    Preludes for Piano, Book II: XII. Feux d'artifice
    4:23

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