Author(s): Caddy, Davinia
Composer(s): Debussy, Claude
Arranger(s): Büsser, Henri
Reader(s): Scott, Lucy
Label: Naxos
Genre: Ballet; Chamber Music; Instrumental; Non-Fiction; Orchestral; Vocal
Period: 20th Century; Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.578364
Barcode: 747313836475
Release Date: 06/2022

DEBUSSY, C.: Great Composers in Words and Music

Tracklist

Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
1Introduction00:08
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
2Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune: bars 1-500:40
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
3For the 20th-century composer and conductor Pierre Boulez…04:12
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Jumppanen, Paavali (piano)
4Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk (excerpt)00:57
Jumppanen, Paavali (piano)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
5That was an extract from Debussy's six-movement piano suite…03:56
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Banville, Théodore Faullin de - Lyricist
Windsor, Lorna (soprano)
Ballista, Antonio (piano)
6Nuit d'étoiles (excerpt)01:36
Windsor, Lorna (soprano)
Ballista, Antonio (piano)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
7The extent to which Debussy's love affair with Mme Vasnier…02:31
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
8L'enfant prodigue: Cortège et Air de danse (excerpt)01:20
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
9Though he had gained the highest honours for The Prodigal Son…03:30
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Büsser, Henri - Arranger
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
10Printemps: II. Modéré (arr. H. Büsser for orchestra) (excerpt)01:10
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
11Back in Paris, Debussy's relationship with Mme Vasnier gradually fizzled out03:39
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Baudelaire, Charles - Lyricist
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
125 Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire: No. 2. Harmonie du soir (excerpt)01:25
Booth, Claire (soprano)
Matthews-Owen, Andrew (piano)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
13If his old musical comrades seem to have deserted him…01:19
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
14Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune: bars 51-6400:57
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
15Faune was first performed, with Debussy at the piano…02:11
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Kodály Quartet (Ensemble)
16String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé (excerpt)01:23
Kodály Quartet (Ensemble)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
17During this time, Debussy was also busy composing two large-scale works…01:55
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Leipzig MDR Radio Choir (Choir)
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
18Nocturnes: No. 3. Sirènes (excerpt)01:58
Leipzig MDR Radio Choir (Choir)
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
19Debussy's Nocturnes received both warm applause and frosty criticism03:22
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
20Pelléas et Mélisande (Pelleas and Melisande), Act I Scene 1: Une forèt (excerpt)01:26
Lille National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Casadesus, Jean-Claude (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
21That was an extract from the beginning of Debussy's first and only completed opera…01:10
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Bødtker, Ellen (harp)
Vertavo String Quartet (Ensemble)
Bjaerke, Sjur (double bass)
222 Danses, "Danses sacrée et profane": No. 2. Danse profane (version for harp and solo strings) (excerpt)01:30
Bødtker, Ellen (harp)
Vertavo String Quartet (Ensemble)
Bjaerke, Sjur (double bass)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
23It was also during this post-Pelléas period that Debussy was decorated…03:40
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Körmendi, Klára (piano)
24Images, Book 1: No. 1. Reflets dans l'eau (excerpt)01:46
Körmendi, Klára (piano)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
25Also about water is the third movement…00:43
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Körmendi, Klára (piano)
26Images, Book 2: No. 3. Poissons d'or (excerpt)01:39
Körmendi, Klára (piano)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
27A new period of Debussy's life was soon to begin…03:25
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
28Images: No. 2. Ibéria: Par les rues et par les chemins (excerpt)02:04
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
29In 1909 a group of artists and musicians from Russia arrived…03:29
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
30Jeux (excerpt)01:13
Lyon National Orchestra (Orchestra)
Märkl, Jun (Conductor)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
31Interestingly, Faune and Jeux were not the only theatrical works…01:58
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Gallois, Patrick (flute)
32Syrinx (excerpt)01:12
Gallois, Patrick (flute)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
33In 1914, having returned to Paris…01:29
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
3412 Etudes: No. 3. Pour les quartes (For fourths) (excerpt)01:10
Thiollier, François-Joël (piano)
Caddy, Davinia - Author
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
35In 1915, Debussy once again departed Paris…02:41
Scott, Lucy (Reader)
Debussy, Claude
Yin, Chengzong (piano)
36Préludes, Book 2: No. 10. Canope (excerpt)01:05
Yin, Chengzong (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:09:49