Following the recent publication of the full score and performance material to Debussy’s “La Mer” (BA 7880), Bärenreiter now presents the study score edition of this “impressionistic” masterpiece.

The new scholarly-critical edition draws ...

Debussy links the 12 “Préludes” in his first book not by a tonal scheme, but by means of a chain of associative mottos or titles which appear at the end of each piece and which may give a hint of the overall poetic content.

The musicologist ...

“La Mer”, which is an impressionistic work through and through, was composed between 1903-1905. Debussy, however, refined this work up until at least 1913. These corrections are found in a score which Debussy gave to his wife as a present for ...

1. Clair de lune, 2. Paysage sentimental, 3. Musique

Besetzung: 2 Ob, 2 Klar in B, 2 BassettHn, 4 Hn, 2 Fag, Kb / ca. 10 Minuten

Uraufführung am 28. November 2012 in Salzburg: Marisol Montalvo (Sopran), Ensemble Modern, Leitung ...

“Prélude á l’aprés-midi d’un faune”, often referred to as the first composition of the “modern” era, is one of Debussy’s most popular and frequently performed orchestral works. The piece comes down to us in an array of sources, and several ...

Debussy confidently wrote to his publisher Jacques Durand in August 1905:
“I believe – without unwarranted vanity – that these three pieces will prove to be good and that they will take a prominent place in the literature of piano music ...

Debussy confidently wrote to his publisher Jacques Durand in August 1905:
“I believe – without unwarranted vanity – that these three pieces will prove to be good and that they will take a prominent place in the literature of piano music ...