Debussy Orchestrated / Rophé, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
Details
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Artist
- Pascal Rophé
- Format
- SACD
- Label
- BIS
- Released
- Feb 04, 2022
- Catalog #
- BIS-2622
- UPC
- 7318599926223
About
With the present release, Pascal Rophé and his Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire pay tribute to their great countryman, Claude Debussy – but not with the standard orchestral fare. Debussy Orchestrated paints a portrait of a light-hearted composer, seen through the eyes of two of his collaborators, Henri Büsser and André Caplet, who transferred the works recorded here from the keyboard to the orchestra. In Petite Suite, composed for piano four hands in 1899, Debussy makes allusions to Fêtes galantes by Paul Verlaine, the poet who so often inspired him. Büsser’s orchestration of this light and pleasant suite was made in 1907, and obviously pleased Debussy, as he later entrusted him with making an orchestral version of Printemps. As for Children’s Corner and La Boîte à joujoux, it is probably fair to say that the composer’s main inspiration was his own daughter, Claude-Emma, born in 1905. Both works are dedicated to her, and it is easy to imagine that some of the characters that appear in Children’s Corner had their counterparts among her toys. Letting toys come alive in a ballet was the idea that illustrator André Hellé a few years later presented to Debussy with La Boîte à joujoux. The piano version of the piece was published, with Hellé’s illustrations, in time for Christmas in 1913 and Debussy began orchestrating it the following year, but died before he could complete the task. His friend André Caplet – who had already orchestrated Children’s Corner – took over and the ballet was finally premièred in December 1919.
REVIEWS:
Both "La boite a joujoux" and the similarly enchanting "Children’s Corner" are performed with deft panache by this quality orchestra. There are outstanding individual players, among them the principal oboe, whose haunting contribution to ‘The Little Shepherd’ in Children’s Corner is a special moment.
-- BBC Music Magazine
This is a fine orchestra… and the playing is exquisite. The woodwind sound particularly lovely… it’s a wonderfully engaging disc of great charm.
-- Gramophone
Tracklist 16 tracks
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1 I. En bateau 04:17
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. En bateau
- Duration
- 04:17
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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2 II. Cortège 03:29
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Cortège
- Duration
- 03:29
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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3 III. Menuet 03:16
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Menuet
- Duration
- 03:16
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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4 IV. Ballet 03:15
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Ballet
- Duration
- 03:15
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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5 Prélude: Le sommeil de la boîte (The Toy-box Asleep) 02:02
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Prélude: Le sommeil de la boîte (The Toy-box Asleep)
- Duration
- 02:02
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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6 Tableau 1: Le magasin de jouets (The Toy Shop) 11:06
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Tableau 1: Le magasin de jouets (The Toy Shop)
- Duration
- 11:06
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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7 Tableau 2: Le champ de bataille (The Field of Battle) 09:00
- Track
- 7
- Title
- Tableau 2: Le champ de bataille (The Field of Battle)
- Duration
- 09:00
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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8 Tableau 3: La bergerie à vendre (The Sheepfold for Sale) 06:19
- Track
- 8
- Title
- Tableau 3: La bergerie à vendre (The Sheepfold for Sale)
- Duration
- 06:19
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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9 Tableau 4: Après fortune faite (After Making a Fortune) 01:47
- Track
- 9
- Title
- Tableau 4: Après fortune faite (After Making a Fortune)
- Duration
- 01:47
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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10 Épilogue 01:20
- Track
- 10
- Title
- Épilogue
- Duration
- 01:20
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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11 I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum 02:36
- Track
- 11
- Title
- I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
- Duration
- 02:36
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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12 II. Jimbo's Lullaby 03:48
- Track
- 12
- Title
- II. Jimbo's Lullaby
- Duration
- 03:48
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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13 III. Serenade for the Doll 02:47
- Track
- 13
- Title
- III. Serenade for the Doll
- Duration
- 02:47
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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14 IV. The Snow is Dancing 02:46
- Track
- 14
- Title
- IV. The Snow is Dancing
- Duration
- 02:46
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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15 V. The Little Shepherd 02:33
- Track
- 15
- Title
- V. The Little Shepherd
- Duration
- 02:33
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé
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16 VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk 03:06
- Track
- 16
- Title
- VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
- Duration
- 03:06
- Composer
- Claude Debussy
- Ensemble
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- Conductor
- Pascal Rophé