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Images (piano suite)

January 01, 1970

Not to be confused with Images pour orchestre.

Images (usually pronounced in French as [i.maʒ]) is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by Claude Debussy.[1] They were published in two books/series, each consisting of three pieces. These works are distinct from Debussy's Images pour orchestre. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907.[2] The total duration is approximately 30 minutes. With respect to the first series of Images, Debussy wrote to his publisher, Jacques Durand: "Without false pride, I feel that these three pieces hold together well, and that they will find their place in the literature of the piano ... to the left of Schumann, or to the right of Chopin... "[3]

Debussy wrote another collection, Images oubliées (L. 87), in the Winter of 1894 and dedicated it to Yvonne Lerolle, daughter of the painter Henry Lerolle.

Structure edit

 
Reflets dans l'eau
Hommage à Rameau
Performed by Giorgi Latso
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  • Book 1 (or "1st series") (L. 110)
  1. "Reflets dans l'eau" (Reflections in the water) in D♭ major
  2. "Hommage à Rameau" (Tribute to Rameau) in G♯ minor
  3. "Mouvement" (Movement) in C major
  • Book 2 (or "2nd series") (L. 111)
  1. "Cloches à travers les feuilles" (Bells through the leaves) in B whole-tone (the middle section is in E major)
  2. "Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut" (And the moon descends on the temple that was) in E minor
  3. "Poissons d'or" (Golden fish) in F♯ major
  • Images oubliées (L. 87)
  1. "Lent (mélancolique et doux)" (Melancholic and sweet) in F♯ minor
  2. "Souvenir du Louvre" in C♯ minor
  3. "Quelques aspects de 'Nous n'irons plus au bois [fr]' parce qu'il fait un temps insupportable" (We will no longer go to the woods because the weather is unbearable) in D minor

No. 2 is the first version of "Sarabande" from Pour le piano (L. 95, 1901); no. 3 is an early version of "Jardins sous la pluie" from Estampes (L. 100, 1903).

Inspirations and musical analysis edit

"Reflets dans l'eau" is one of the many pieces Debussy wrote about water;[citation needed] in particular, light reflecting off its surface. The piece creates an image of water being not quite still, then becoming rapid, then decreasing in motion again. "Reflets dans l'eau" is also an example of the new tone colours Debussy discovered for the piano in this part of his life, and it is considered to be one of his greatest works for the instrument.[4] Techniques such as arpeggio, pedal-point, staccato, tremolo and glissando are used to depict moving water.[5]

"Hommage à Rameau" is more subdued. It is a sarabande honouring the memory of Jean-Philippe Rameau.[3]

"Mouvement" is the most abstract designation of the pieces. It is a perpetuum mobile, meaning that it is built around a continuous stream of notes.[6]

"Cloches à travers les feuilles" was inspired by the bells in the church steeple in the village of Rahon in Jura, France.[7] Rahon was the hometown of Louis Laloy, a close friend of Debussy and also his first biographer.[citation needed]

"Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut" (And the moon descends on the temple that was) was dedicated to Laloy.[8] The name of the piece, which evokes images of East Asia, was suggested by Laloy, a sinologist. The piece is evocative of Indonesian gamelan music, which famously influenced Debussy.[3]

"Poissons d'or" was probably inspired by an image of a golden fish in Chinese lacquer artwork or embroidery, or on a Japanese print. Other sources suggest it may have been inspired by actual goldfish swimming in a bowl,[3] though the French for goldfish is 'poisson rouge' (red fish).

Recordings edit

Many famous pianists of the 20th century have recorded Debussy's Images, such as Walter Gieseking and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli. The French musical critic Jean Roy wrote of Claudio Arrau's 1979 recording (Diapason d'Or no. 266 & 334) as being "unrivalled".[9]

A recording by Noriko Ogawa[10] won the Editor's Choice of Gramophone and is noted favorably by Stephen Walsh in BBC Radio 3's Building a Library series.[11] A recording by Marc-André Hamelin is noted for its "intriguing interpretive vision".[12]

References edit

  1. ^ "Debussy, (Achille-)Claude". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000007353?rskey=q9sk62&result=1 (inactive 2024-02-28). Retrieved 2024-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of February 2024 (link)
  2. ^ "Images. Piano. Séries 1 et 2". National Library of France. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d Andres, Robert. "An introduction to the solo piano music of Debussy and Ravel". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  4. ^ Lederer, Victor (2007). Debussy: The Quiet Revolutionary. New York: Amadeus Press.
  5. ^ Park, Sun Hye (13 September 2012). Elements of Impressionism evoked in Debussy and Ravel's Reflets dans l'eau and Jeux d'eau: The theme of water (Thesis). University of Washington. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  6. ^ DuBose, Joseph. "Images I – Claude Debussy". classicalconnect.com. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Le blog de La librairie Heurtebise". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  8. ^ Anderson, John C. "John Clement Anderson: Images – Série II – 2 Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut". last.fm. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  9. ^ "Claude Debussy (1862–1918)".
  10. ^ "Noriko Ogawa: Pianist: Full Biography". Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  11. ^ Walsh, Stephen (25 January 2014). "Building a Library: Debussy: Images – Stephen Walsh with a personal recommendation from recordings of Debussy's 2 books of Images for piano". BBC. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  12. ^ Beaumont, Réa (2 February 2015). "Debussy – Images; Preludes II – Marc-André Hamelin". The Whole Note. Toronto. Retrieved 27 December 2016. Hamelin executes the intricate passagework with fluidity and ease, exposing an array of subtle tone colours.

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Not to be confused with Images pour orchestre Images usually pronounced in French as i maʒ is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by Claude Debussy 1 They were published in two books series each consisting of three pieces These works are distinct from Debussy s Images pour orchestre The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905 and the second book was composed in 1907 2 The total duration is approximately 30 minutes With respect to the first series of Images Debussy wrote to his publisher Jacques Durand Without false pride I feel that these three pieces hold together well and that they will find their place in the literature of the piano to the left of Schumann or to the right of Chopin 3 Debussy wrote another collection Images oubliees L 87 in the Winter of 1894 and dedicated it to Yvonne Lerolle daughter of the painter Henry Lerolle Contents 1 Structure 2 Inspirations and musical analysis 3 Recordings 4 References 5 External linksStructure edit nbsp Reflets dans l eau source source Hommage a Rameau source source Performed by Giorgi Latso Problems playing these files See media help Book 1 or 1st series L 110 Reflets dans l eau Reflections in the water in D major Hommage a Rameau Tribute to Rameau in G minor Mouvement Movement in C major Book 2 or 2nd series L 111 Cloches a travers les feuilles Bells through the leaves in B whole tone the middle section is in E major Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut And the moon descends on the temple that was in E minor Poissons d or Golden fish in F major Images oubliees L 87 Lent melancolique et doux Melancholic and sweet in F minor Souvenir du Louvre in C minor Quelques aspects de Nous n irons plus au bois fr parce qu il fait un temps insupportable We will no longer go to the woods because the weather is unbearable in D minor No 2 is the first version of Sarabande from Pour le piano L 95 1901 no 3 is an early version of Jardins sous la pluie from Estampes L 100 1903 Inspirations and musical analysis edit 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citation needed Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut And the moon descends on the temple that was was dedicated to Laloy 8 The name of the piece which evokes images of East Asia was suggested by Laloy a sinologist The piece is evocative of Indonesian gamelan music which famously influenced Debussy 3 Poissons d or was probably inspired by an image of a golden fish in Chinese lacquer artwork or embroidery or on a Japanese print Other sources suggest it may have been inspired by actual goldfish swimming in a bowl 3 though the French for goldfish is poisson rouge red fish Recordings editMany famous pianists of the 20th century have recorded Debussy s Images such as Walter Gieseking and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli The French musical critic Jean Roy wrote of Claudio Arrau s 1979 recording Diapason d Or no 266 amp 334 as being unrivalled 9 A recording by Noriko Ogawa 10 won the Editor s Choice of Gramophone and is noted favorably by Stephen Walsh in BBC Radio 3 s Building a Library 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