1930/1931 - Debussy - Preludes, Book I
Commercial recording - These recordings are professionally made studio recordings. Up until the 1950's, they were recorded as 78-rpm record sides, fitting up to ca. 5 minutes of music each. Each side had to be recorded in one continuous take and no editing was possible. Sometimes this necessitated multiple takes to achieve a satisfactory result - though many of Cortot's recordings were successfully made in 1-2 takes per side.
Featured Works
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 1 Danseuses de Delphes
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 2 Voiles
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 3 Le vent dans la plaine
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 4 "Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir"
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 5 Les collines d'Anacapri
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 6 Des pas sur la niege
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 7 Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 8 La fille aux cheveux de lin
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 9 La sérénade interrompue
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 10 La cathédrale engloutie
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 11 La danse de Puck
- Debussy - Preludes, Book I: No. 12 Minstrels
Personnel
- Cortot, Alfred - piano
Take Info
| Matrix | Take | Date | Location | Work/Movement/Section | Status | Technology | Type | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0B 867 | 1 | 1931-05-12 | Queen's Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 868 | 3 | 1931-05-12 | Queen's Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 869 | 2 | 1931-05-12 | Studio C, Queen's Small Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 870 | 1 | 1931-05-12 | Studio C, Queen's Small Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 871 | 2 | 1931-05-12 | Studio C, Queen's Small Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 872 | 2 | 1931-05-12 | Studio C, Queen's Small Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 873 | 1 | 1931-05-12 | Queen's Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0G 985 | 1 | 1931-07-02 | Paris | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 875 | 3 | 1931-05-13 | Studio C, Queen's Small Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| CF 3328 | 3 | 1930-06-02 | Salle Chopin, Paris | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 2B 877 | 1 | 1931-05-13 | Studio C, Queen's Small Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial | |||
| 0B 878 | 3 | 1931-05-13 | Studio C, Queen's Small Hall, London | Electrical | Commercial |
Source
- Bolig, J. R. & Milmo, J. (2020). His Master’s Voice Celebrity Series Recordings and Historical Reissues, 1924‐1958. UC Santa Barbara Library