To mark the 150th anniversary of Debussy’s birth in 2012, we are proud to present a tribute to his piano solo works in three volumes, available as a paperbound or a clothbound edition. As a publishing house whose main focus is on piano music, it was important for us to give a special place to the works of Claude Debussy, the innovator of piano style. Thus since the early 1980s we have steadily been publishing single editions of all of Debussy’s important works for the piano. Our editor Ernst-Günter Heinemann has worked closely with the French Debussy scholar François Lesure to present Debussy’s elaborate music in high quality Urtext editions. Beginning with the "Danse bohémienne" from 1880, all of the single works from our catalogue have been drawn together in these three volumes, arranged according to their date of composition. And as a little "encore" we have included the Prélude to the cantata "La Damoiselle élue" in volume I. Each of the three volumes contains true highlights for the piano. But the short and lesser known works also offer a glimpse at the modern classical composer Debussy from a different angle. In addition each volume contains a helpful glossary with all of Debussy’s often very vivid performance instructions translated into English and German.
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The present three-volume edition of the piano works of Claude Debussy (1862– 1918) covers a time span ranging from 1880 to 1915. The works are arranged in chronological order according to the date of their genesis. In many cases, the pieces were first published shortly after their creation. Volume III contains Debussy’s last works for piano, which were written between 1911 … 続き
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Claude Debussy
Most important French composer around 1900, whose music, primarily characterized by its sound, exhibits profound innovations. His oeuvre bears a close relationship to Symbolism.
| 1862 | Born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye on August 22. |
| 1872–84 | Studies at the Conservatoire de Paris. During this time, he travels with the family of Nadezhda von Meck to Switzerland, Italy, Vienna, and Russia, where he becomes acquainted with Russian and Gypsy music. |
| 1884 | Wins the Prix de Rome with his cantata “L’Enfant prodigue.” Thereafter resides in Rome until 1887. |
| 1887–89 | Songs, “Cinq Poèmes de Baudelaire.” |
| 1888/89 | Visit to the Bayreuth Festival; criticism of Wagner. |
| 1889 | Exposition universelle (World Exposition) in Paris, where he learns about East Asian music, which influences his style. |
| 1890 | Connection to Mallarmé and his circle. |
| 1891/1903 | Series of songs, “Fêtes galantes,” after Verlaine. |
| 1891–94 | Orchestral work “Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune” (“Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun”) with arabesque-like melodies. |
| 1897–99 | Nocturnes for orchestra and women’s voices. |
| 1901 | Beginning of his activity as a music critic. |
| 1902 | Performance of the opera “Pelléas et Mélisande” after the Symbolist drama by Maeterlinck, which despite criticism spells his breakthrough. |
| 1903–05 | Orchestral work “La Mer” uses symphonic principles and “Impressionist” tonal language. |
| 1905–07 | Books one and two of “Images” for piano. |
| 1906–08 | “Children’s Corner,” children’s pieces for piano. |
| 1909–10/11–1913 | Books one and two of the “Préludes” for piano; the programmatic titles of these character pieces, some of which are quite esoteric, are listed at the end of each one. |
| 1913 | Songs “Trois poèmes de Stéphane Mallarmé.” |
| 1915–17 | Chamber music sonatas, drawing from the French tradition of the eighteenth century. |
| 1918 | Death in Paris on March 25. |
Henle Verlag have produced a stunning new set of volumes of Debussy's piano music, presented in their clearly produced house-style with detailed notes on each peace and reference to different sources. It really is a labour of love! ... An exciting and indispensable new edition!
Rechtzeitig zum 150. Geburtstag des Komponisten 2012 hat der Henle-Verlag sämtliche Klavierwerke in drei stolzen Bänden vereinigt, deren Leinen oder Paperback nun den Händen glücklicher Besitzer schmeichelt. Was immer man vom ritualisierten Jubiläumsbetrieb der Musikwelt halten mag: wenn er solche Ausgaben hervorbringt, soll es uns recht sein. ... Das die bislang disparat verstreuten Brocken gleichförmig gestaltende und dabei auf höchstes ästhetisches Niveau anhebende Henle'sche Notenbild spiegelt auf seine Weise etwas vom sinnlichen Reiz dieser Musik. Bibliophile Naturen werden die drei Bände also wie eine Kostbarkeit in Händen halten, die Seiten mit den Daumen hin- und herschnurren lassen, damit das Auge immer wieder unerwartet auf Stellen fällt und vielleicht Zusammenhänge entdeckt, oder einfach um mit der Nase den Duft des Papiers einzusaugen und sich an der grafischen Opulenz und Eleganz von Debussys Notenbild zu erfreuen ...
Debussy und Henle, das ist eine lange Liaison, die bereits dreißig Jahre zurückreicht. ... Die Ausgabe lädt dazu ein, den modernen Klassiker Debussy in kleinen und weniger bekannten Werken von einer neuen Seite kennenzulernen.
La nouvelle gravure des partitions est particulièrement soignée, claire et aérée.
... werkelijk een schitterend eerbetoon aan de 150-jarige.
These volumes have been produced with the highly quality that pianists have come to expect from Henle.