Tribute To Claude Debussy On 180g Double LP!
With "a poetic sensibility that evokes the fantastical sound world of the early Romantics" (San Francisco Chronicle), 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho explores the music of Claude Debussy in honor of the 100th anniversary of the composerÂ’s death. Seong-Jin ChoÂ’s third album on Deutsche Grammophon features DebussyÂ’s most popular works and cycles, such as Images I & II, Suite Bergamasque and ChildrenÂ’s Corner.
In his latest recording the 23-year-old South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho presents an all-Debussy programme. Debussy follows ChoÂ’s two best-selling Chopin recordings.
It is entirely fitting that Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, should now turn to Debussy. Towards his lifeÂ’s close, the French composer edited the piano works of Chopin, an experience that reignited his creativity, opening his heart to music he had loved since childhood. In turn, ChoÂ’s connection to Debussy runs deep. He performed "GolliwoggÂ’s Cake-walk" from ChildrenÂ’s Corner as part of his first public recital at the age of eleven, and his passion for the composer developed in parallel with his exploration of Chopin. He was therefore delighted to have the opportunity of commemorating the centenary of DebussyÂ’s death, which falls in March 2018, with his own tribute.
Since childhood, Cho has felt many affinities with Debussy and he was keen to mark the centenary in his own style. The album features both books of Images, each comprising three pieces of breathtaking imagination, in company with ChildrenÂ’s Corner and Suite Bergamasque, the latter including the hugely popular "Clair de lune". Rounding things off in jubilant fashion is the beautiful "LÂ’Isle joyeuse".
Cho’s album begins with music that sounds as if it could have existed for all eternity, despite bearing the hallmarks of what its composer described as "the most recent discoveries of harmonic chemistry." The enigmatic opening of “Reflets dans l’eau” from Images I sets the mood for the pianist’s tribute to one of the last century’s most original creative minds. He goes on to perform the remaining works of the two books of Images, bringing out every subtle nuance of music that demands true virtuosity. The Children’s Corner suite offers inventiveness, fantasy and touches of humour followed by the elegant Suite bergamasque, at whose heart lies the haunting "Clair de lune". Rounding off proceedings is L’Isle joyeuse whose atmospheric, energetic writing makes it the ideal finale to this homage to Debussy.
Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Limited time download voucher
• Made in Germany
Musicians:
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Selections:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Side A:
1-3. Images I
Side B:
1-3. Images II
Side C:
1-6. Children's Corner
Side D:
1-4. Suite bergamasque
5. L'Isle joyeuse
With "a poetic sensibility that evokes the fantastical sound world of the early Romantics" (San Francisco Chronicle), 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho explores the music of Claude Debussy in honor of the 100th anniversary of the composerÂ’s death. Seong-Jin ChoÂ’s third album on Deutsche Grammophon features DebussyÂ’s most popular works and cycles, such as Images I & II, Suite Bergamasque and ChildrenÂ’s Corner.
In his latest recording the 23-year-old South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho presents an all-Debussy programme. Debussy follows ChoÂ’s two best-selling Chopin recordings.
It is entirely fitting that Seong-Jin Cho, winner of the 2015 International Chopin Piano Competition, should now turn to Debussy. Towards his lifeÂ’s close, the French composer edited the piano works of Chopin, an experience that reignited his creativity, opening his heart to music he had loved since childhood. In turn, ChoÂ’s connection to Debussy runs deep. He performed "GolliwoggÂ’s Cake-walk" from ChildrenÂ’s Corner as part of his first public recital at the age of eleven, and his passion for the composer developed in parallel with his exploration of Chopin. He was therefore delighted to have the opportunity of commemorating the centenary of DebussyÂ’s death, which falls in March 2018, with his own tribute.
Since childhood, Cho has felt many affinities with Debussy and he was keen to mark the centenary in his own style. The album features both books of Images, each comprising three pieces of breathtaking imagination, in company with ChildrenÂ’s Corner and Suite Bergamasque, the latter including the hugely popular "Clair de lune". Rounding things off in jubilant fashion is the beautiful "LÂ’Isle joyeuse".
Cho’s album begins with music that sounds as if it could have existed for all eternity, despite bearing the hallmarks of what its composer described as "the most recent discoveries of harmonic chemistry." The enigmatic opening of “Reflets dans l’eau” from Images I sets the mood for the pianist’s tribute to one of the last century’s most original creative minds. He goes on to perform the remaining works of the two books of Images, bringing out every subtle nuance of music that demands true virtuosity. The Children’s Corner suite offers inventiveness, fantasy and touches of humour followed by the elegant Suite bergamasque, at whose heart lies the haunting "Clair de lune". Rounding off proceedings is L’Isle joyeuse whose atmospheric, energetic writing makes it the ideal finale to this homage to Debussy.
Features:
• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Limited time download voucher
• Made in Germany
Musicians:
Seong-Jin Cho, piano
Selections:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918)
Side A:
1-3. Images I
Side B:
1-3. Images II
Side C:
1-6. Children's Corner
Side D:
1-4. Suite bergamasque
5. L'Isle joyeuse
