Complete Works: the Centenary Edition

Complete Works: the Centenary Edition

Fluid forms, delicately-etched sonorities and subtle harmonies soon established Claude Debussy as one of the immense originals of the 20th century. Deutsche Grammophon commemorates the 100th anniversary of his passing with a new Limited-Edition Set presenting the Complete Published Works, which brings together legendary performances by acclaimed Debussy performers and conductors, several recordings new to CD, and a number of additional historical performances; presented with insightful essays and full lyrics. <br><br>• Limited Edition 24-disc set presenting the complete published works of Claude Debussy – 22 CDs and a double DVD set of his opera Pelléas et Mélisande.<br>• Featuring legendary performances by acclaimed Debussy performers and conductors, including Maurizio Pollini, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Monique Haas, Pierre Boulez, Charles Dutoit and Daniel Barenboim, as well as young stars like Rafal Blechacz and Seong-Jin Cho. <br>• Includes the first CD releases of Barenboim’s 1980s recording with the Orchestre de Paris (Nocturnes, L91) and Dino Ciani’s Children’s Corner (1971), both newly remastered form the original tapes.<br>• Includes three CDs of additional historical recordings by Friedrich Gulda, Monique Haas, Sviatoslav Richter and others<br>• 200-page booklet <br><br>CLAUDE DEBUSSY CENTENARY EDITION<br>Claude Debussy was one of the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism and the formal fluidity of his music with its delicately-etched sonorities and subtle harmonies established him as one of the most progressive and influential musical voices of his time. His own unique musical style was influenced by his interest in literature and visual art. The poet Stéphane Mallarmé for example was a major influence, talking of "a 'musicalization' of poetry" – Debussy drew directly from his poem "L'après-midi d'un faune". Debussy’s work cannot be judged on the musical level alone: As Paul Dukas put it: “One must seek the poetry in his work.”<br>Deutsche Grammophon commemorates the 100th anniversary of his passing with a new limited edition boxed set presenting the complete published works.<br><br>ARTISTS INCLUDE<br>Pianists: Aimard ∙ Arrau ∙ Blechacz ∙ Cho ∙ Haas ∙ Koscis ∙ the Kontarskys ∙ Michelangeli ∙ Pollini ∙ Richter ∙ Thibaudet ∙ Vásáry ∙ Conductors: Abbado ∙ Barenboim ∙ Bernstein ∙ Boulez ∙ Chailly ∙ Dutoit ∙ Haitink ∙ Prêtre ∙ Mutter ∙ Gabetta ∙ Fournier ∙ Oistrakh ∙ Schäfer ∙ Souzay ∙ Dietschy ∙ and more <br><br>“Debussy had the soul of an artist shot through with a genuine and subtle sensibility. To express this sensibility he discovered a new type of harmony which seemed to open new horizons on to the future of music” - PUCCINI<br>“The musicians of my generation and I myself owe the most to Debussy” - STRAVINSKY<br><br>“The flute of the Prélude à l’après-midi d’un Faune introduced a new breath into the art of music” - BOULEZ