Pour le Piano

Debussy's suite Pour le Piano, composed in 1901, is a transitional work. More advanced than the works before the turn of the century, it does not quite attain the impressionistic qualities of his later work. A graceful and introspective Sarabande is flanked by two driving toccata-like movements.The concluding Toccata is a virtuoso tour de force. Unusually, each of the three movements bears its own dedication :
Prélude - à Mademoiselle M.W. de Romilly
Sarabande - à Madame E. Rouart (née Y. Lerolle)
Toccata - à N.G. Coronio
Sarabande - à Madame E. Rouart (née Y. Lerolle)
Toccata - à N.G. Coronio
1 | Prélude | 3:52 |
2 | Sarabande | 4:14 |
3 | Toccata | 4:21 |
2 | Sarabande | 6:47 | Rochelle, K. |
2 | Sarabande | 4:33 | Yamada-Scriba, T.. |