Debussy: Etudes for Piano / En Blanc et Noir

Submitted by nonesuch on
genre
Release Date
DescriptionExcerpt

Composed in 1915, Debussy’s piano etudes represent some of his most adventurous and unconventional writing. Gramophone declared that Jacobs's recordings of the pieces “should be heard by everyone.” This digital reissue also features En Blanc et Noir, a piece, from the same year, for two pianos, performed by Jacobs and Gilbert Kalish.

Description

Composed in 1915, Claude Debussy’s piano etudes represent some of the composer's most adventurous and unconventional writing. Paul Jacobs’s recordings of these pieces garnered international renown upon their initial release; Gramophone declared they “should be heard by everyone.” This digital reissue also features En Blanc et Noir, a piece, from the same year, for two pianos, performed by Jacobs and Gilbert Kalish.

ProductionCredits

PRODUCTION CREDITS
Etudes for Piano, Books I & II
Engineering and musical supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz (Elite Recordings, Inc.)
Recorded June 1975, New York

En Blanc et Noir
Recorded in concert at the Ojai Festival's Bowl in Libbey Park, Ojai, California, June 5, 1982

Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig (Masterdisk Corp.)
 
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Cover art/portrait of Debussy by Ivan Thiele (1913), courtesy of the Centre de Documentation Claude Debussy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

 

Nonesuch Selection Number

79161

Number of Discs in Set
1disc
Album Status
Artist Name
Paul Jacobs
Gilbert Kalish
MusicianDetails

MUSICIANS
Etudes for Piano, Books I & II
Paul Jacobs, piano

En Blanc et Noir
Paul Jacobs, piano I
Gilbert Kalish, piano II

reissues?
reissues
Cover Art
UPC/Price
Label
CD+MP3
UPC
075597916126BUN
Label
MP3
Price
9.00
UPC
603497125364
  • 79161

News & Reviews

Buy Now

  • About This Album

    Composed in 1915, Claude Debussy’s piano etudes represent some of the composer's most adventurous and unconventional writing. Paul Jacobs’s recordings of these pieces garnered international renown upon their initial release; Gramophone declared they “should be heard by everyone.” This digital reissue also features En Blanc et Noir, a piece, from the same year, for two pianos, performed by Jacobs and Gilbert Kalish.

    Credits

    MUSICIANS
    Etudes for Piano, Books I & II
    Paul Jacobs, piano

    En Blanc et Noir
    Paul Jacobs, piano I
    Gilbert Kalish, piano II

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Etudes for Piano, Books I & II
    Engineering and musical supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz (Elite Recordings, Inc.)
    Recorded June 1975, New York

    En Blanc et Noir
    Recorded in concert at the Ojai Festival's Bowl in Libbey Park, Ojai, California, June 5, 1982

    Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig (Masterdisk Corp.)
     
    Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
    Cover art/portrait of Debussy by Ivan Thiele (1913), courtesy of the Centre de Documentation Claude Debussy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France

     

More From Caroline Shaw, Sō Percussion, Dawn Upshaw, Gilbert Kalish