The Debussy Recordings / Samson Francois, piano [3 CDs]

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Album Summary

Performer

• Samson Francois (Piano)

Composer

• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918)

Notes & Reviews:

EMI Classics is proud to present for the very first time the complete Samson Francois Debussy recordings in one box. This three CD set features some of Debussy's finest piano compositions performed by one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century. In the 150th anniversary year of Debussy's birth, this collection serves as a perfect tribute to one of the most prominent figures in classical music. Works found in the set include Deux arabesques, Pour le piano as well as Suite bergamasque featuring the most famous movement of the suite, Clair de lune. Samson Francois's interpretation of theses popular Debussy piano works is truly exceptional. He always delivers personal interpretations, marked by an exceptional sense of narrative. One critic hailed him as one the most important pianists in postwar France with playing that was daring as it was rhapsodic, but also notable for its uncompromising integrity and extraordinary intelligence.

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Works Details

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (04/23/1968-07/23/1968); Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (05/23/1969-05/28/1969)
• Running Time: 37 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1907-1910

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 2

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (04/23/1968-07/23/1968)
• Running Time: 32 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910-1912

Debussy, Claude : L'isle joyeuse

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 6 min. 9 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1904

Debussy, Claude : Images for Piano, Set 1

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (02/16/1968-04/18/1968); Paris, Salle Wagram (06/25/1969-10/23/1969)
• Running Time: 13 min. 22 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1905

Debussy, Claude : Images for Piano, Set 2

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (02/16/1968-04/18/1968)
• Running Time: 10 min. 50 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1907

Debussy, Claude : Masques

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1904

Debussy, Claude : Poèmes (7) de Banville

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890

Debussy, Claude : Arabesques (2) for Piano

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1888

Debussy, Claude : Arabesque, for piano no 2 in G major, L. 66/2

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1891

Debussy, Claude : Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (05/21/1969-05/23/1969)
• Running Time: 2 min. 31 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Debussy, Claude : Pour les agréments, etude for piano, L. 136/8

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (05/21/1969-05/23/1969)
• Running Time: 4 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Debussy, Claude : Pour les sonorités opposées, etude for piano, L. 136/10

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (05/21/1969-05/23/1969)
• Running Time: 4 min. 43 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Debussy, Claude : Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (05/21/1969-05/23/1969)
• Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Debussy, Claude : Pour les accords, etude for piano, L. 136/12

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (05/21/1969-05/23/1969)
• Running Time: 4 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915

Debussy, Claude : Berceuse heroïque

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 57 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1914

Debussy, Claude : Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 25 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894-1901

Debussy, Claude : Children's Corner

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (04/19/1968-10/21/1969)
• Running Time: 15 min. 8 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1906-1908

Debussy, Claude : Estampes (3) for Piano

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Salla Alcazar, Monte Carlo, Monaco (05/27/1969-05/28/1969)
• Running Time: 13 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1903

Debussy, Claude : Suite bergamasque

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (01/08/1968-05/15/1968)
• Running Time: 14 min. 56 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1890

Debussy, Claude : Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (01/11/1968-02/15/1968)
• Running Time: 25 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1894-1901

Debussy, Claude : La plus que lente

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Form: Waltz
• Written: 1910

Debussy, Claude : La fille aux cheveux de lin

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 2 min. 10 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 5 min. 14 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1909

Debussy, Claude : La danse de Puck, prelude for piano, L. 117/11

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 2 min. 49 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1909

Debussy, Claude : Préludes, Book 1

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 2 min. 7 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1910

Debussy, Claude : Etudes (12) for Piano, Book 2

• Performer: Samson Francois (Piano)
• Notes: Paris, Salle Wagram (07/12/1961-07/19/1961)
• Running Time: 4 min. 27 sec.
• Period Time: Post Romantic
• Written: 1915