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The Unknown Debussy: Rare Piano Music / Horvath
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The Unknown Debussy: Rare Piano Music / Horvath

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Composer
DEBUSSY, CLAUDE
Artist
Horvath, Azouley
Format
CD
Label
Grand Piano
Released
Mar 13, 2020
Catalog #
GP822
UPC
747313982226

About

Robert Orledge’s research into Debussy’s sketches and incomplete drafts has resulted in the unearthing and reconstruction of numerous lost masterpieces, the piano versions of which are given their première recordings here. Unknown versions of famous pieces such as La Fille aux cheveux de lin and an unused movement from Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien appear alongside the ecstatic Prélude de l’Histoire de Tristan. This uniquely valuable programme also includes the life-affirming suite for No-ja-li (Le Palais du Silence) with narration. NICOLAS HORVATH began his music studies at Monaco’s Académie de Musique et de Théâtre Prince Rainier III and soon began to make an impression on a number of artists who would become his mentors. Aged 16 he caught the attention of the American conductor Lawrence Foster before coming to the notice of several distinguished international pianists, including Liszt specialist Leslie Howard. He is the recipient of numerous awards, including First Prize at both the Scriabin and the Luigi Nono International Competitions. He has become noted for hosting concerts of unusual length, sometimes lasting over twelve hours, such as the overnight performance of the complete piano music of Erik Satie at the Paris Philharmonie before a cumulative audience of 14,000 people. In 2019 he performed alongside Philip Glass at the same venue in a programme devoted to the American composer’s piano music. Nicolas is a Steinway Artist.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 L'enfant prodigue: Prélude (version for piano) 02:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    L'enfant prodigue: Prélude (version for piano)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  2. 2 Rodrigue et Chimène: Prélude (version for piano with concert ending, ed. R. Orledge) 04:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Rodrigue et Chimène: Prélude (version for piano with concert ending, ed. R. Orledge)
    Duration
    04:58
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  3. 3 Préludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (1907 first version of opening fragment in B-Flat Major) 00:46
    Track
    3
    Title
    Préludes, Book 1: No. 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (1907 first version of opening fragment in B-Flat Major)
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  4. 4 Prélude à l'histoire de Tristan (version for piano, completed R. Orledge, 2011) 04:26
    Track
    4
    Title
    Prélude à l'histoire de Tristan (version for piano, completed R. Orledge, 2011)
    Duration
    04:26
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  5. 5 Préludes, Book 2: No. 5. Bruyères (1912 first version) 03:47
    Track
    5
    Title
    Préludes, Book 2: No. 5. Bruyères (1912 first version)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  6. 6 Toomai des éléphants (reconstructed by R. Orledge, 2006) (new edition) 06:33
    Track
    6
    Title
    Toomai des éléphants (reconstructed by R. Orledge, 2006) (new edition)
    Duration
    06:33
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  7. 7 Petite valse (completed R. Orledge, 2006) 02:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Petite valse (completed R. Orledge, 2006)
    Duration
    02:07
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  8. 8 Fêtes Galantes, Tableau 1: Les Masques (commencement) (completed R. Orledge for piano, 2006) 07:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    Fêtes Galantes, Tableau 1: Les Masques (commencement) (completed R. Orledge for piano, 2006)
    Duration
    07:08
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  9. 9 Le martyre de St. Sébastien, Act III: Le concile des faux dieux: La passion (unused first draft, completed R. Orledge for piano, 2014) 04:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    Le martyre de St. Sébastien, Act III: Le concile des faux dieux: La passion (unused first draft, completed R. Orledge for piano, 2014)
    Duration
    04:28
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  10. 10 No-Ja-Li (Le Palais du Silence) (completed R. Orledge for narrator and piano, 2005/2014) 17:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    No-Ja-Li (Le Palais du Silence) (completed R. Orledge for narrator and piano, 2005/2014)
    Duration
    17:17
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Florient Azoulay, Nicolas Horvath
  11. 11 Prélude 03:52
    Track
    11
    Title
    Prélude
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  12. 12 [autre] Fanfare 00:58
    Track
    12
    Title
    [autre] Fanfare
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  13. 13 Le Sommeil de Léar 03:36
    Track
    13
    Title
    Le Sommeil de Léar
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  14. 14 La Mort de Cordélia 03:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    La Mort de Cordélia
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath
  15. 15 Un jour affreux avec le Diable dans le Beffroi (arr. R. Orledge for narrator and piano) 11:37
    Track
    15
    Title
    Un jour affreux avec le Diable dans le Beffroi (arr. R. Orledge for narrator and piano)
    Duration
    11:37
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Florient Azoulay, Nicolas Horvath
  16. 16 La Chute de la Maison Usher (completed R. Orledge for piano, 2010, cadanza by N. Horvath) 06:30
    Track
    16
    Title
    La Chute de la Maison Usher (completed R. Orledge for piano, 2010, cadanza by N. Horvath)
    Duration
    06:30
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Nicolas Horvath