Master pianist Geoffrey Madge talks to Concertzender’s Louis Thörig about different performance techniques. Today: Interpreting Debussy
1. Claude Debussy – Prelude no. 1 “Danseuses de Delphes“
Claude Debussy, piano, recorded on a Welte Mignon in 1913.
2. Claude Debussy – “Ariettes Oubliées” no. 5
Mary Garden, vocals;
Claude Debussy, piano, an acoustic recording from 1904.
3. Claude Debussy – “Estampe” no. 2, la soirée dans Grenade,
a. Claude Debussy, piano, recorded on a Welte Mignon in 1913;
b. Ricardo Vines, piano, an acoustic recording from 1930.
4. Claude Debussy – Mandolin
a. Ninon Vallin en Gustave Cloez,an recording from 1928
b. Gérard Souzay with Dalton Baldwin on the grand piano.
5. Claude Debussy – Poissons d’or
a. Ricardo Vines in a historic recording from 1930
b. Walter Gieseking in a live recording from 1948.
6. Modest Moessorgsky -Song cycle “the Nursery”
Boris Christof, bass with Alexandre Labinsky on the piano
7. Claude Debussy – Part of “Children’s Corner”
Claude Debussy, piano, recorded on a Welte Mignon in 1913.
