Debussy – Complete Chamber Music (3 CD, FLAC)

Performer: Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center
Composer: Claude Debussy
Audio CD
SPARS Code: DDD
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Delos Records
Size: 607 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: no

# Rhapsodie for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 116
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Petite pièce, for clarinet & piano (or orchestra), L. 120
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Sonata for cello & piano, L. 135
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Sonate en trio, for flute, viola & harp, L. 137
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Syrinx, for solo flute, L. 129
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Sonata for violin & piano, L. 140
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# String Quartet, L. 85 (Op. 10)
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Piano Trio, L. 3
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Nocturne and Scherzo, for cello & piano, L. 26
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# En blanc et noir, for 2 pianos, L. 134
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Épigraphes antiques (6), for piano, 2 or 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 131
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Lindaraja, for 2 pianos, L. 97
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Marche écossaise, sur un thème populaire, for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 77
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

# Petite suite (4), for piano, 4 hands (or orchestra), L. 65
Composed by Claude Debussy
with Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society

A Musical Impressionist

It is hard to know what to say about this 3 CD collection by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. The performances are impeccable throughout. The music is wonderful. I feel as if I was able to wander for three hours through the impressionist section of Musee D’Orsey in Paris without the crowds to bother me. Chamber music is often relegated to categories of the “lesser works” by various composers. I have found that usually inaccurate in as much as this form is a sort of distillation of the ideas in the so-called “major works.” For example the “Syrinx,” composed in 1913, and played here by Ransom Wilson is such a familiar melody that you respond immediately, even if you wonder where you heard it before.
Debussy composed in a sort of transition period. Music was evolving from the rigors of the 19th Century into the less restrictive era of the 20th century. You can hear echoes of Jazz and other modern forms herein. I really recommend this collection.