Baerenreiter Verlag

Composer: Claude Debussy
Editor: Thomas Kabisch
Format: Book, Urtext Edition
Instrumentation: Piano

• Urtext edition based on the latest state of research
• Reader-friendly engraving with fingering by Martin Widmaier
• Detailed Foreword, notes on pedalling (Ger/Eng), glossary (Fr/Ger/Eng) and Critical Commentary (Eng)

Three years after the publication of the first volume, the second volume of Debussy's Preludes was published in 1913. Here the music reflects the influence of Stravinsky's music on the composer. In his new Urtext edition, the musicologist Thomas Kabisch who specialises in Debussy's piano music presents a reliable text based on the latest research findings and all known sources. The readings and editorial decisions are recorded in the Critical Commentary (Eng).

Fingering by pianist Martin Widmaier makes musical lines audible and supports the realisation of the desired sound. A clear and uncluttered engraving, a detailed Foreword as well as notes on pedalling (Ger/Eng) and a glossary (Fr/Ger/Eng) create the ideal prerequisites for the study of these pieces.

Contents:

• Preface
• Remarks on the Pedal
• Glossary
• Preludes pour Piano (2me Livre):
  • I (... Brouillards)
  • II (... Feuilles mortes)
  • III (... La puerta del Vino)
  • IV (... "Les fees sont d'exquises danseuses")
  • V (... Bruyeres)
  • VI (... "General Lavine" - eccentric)
  • VII (... La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune)
  • VIII (... Ondine)
  • IX (... Hommage a S. Pickwick Esq. P. P. M. P. C.)
  • X (... Canope)
  • XI (... Les tierces alternees)
  • XII (... Feux d'artifice)
• Critical Commentary