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Pierre-Laurent Aimard|Debussy: Études & Images

Debussy: Études & Images

Pierre-Laurent Aimard

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Audiences recognize Pierre-Laurent Aimard for his expertise in twentieth century music, so it's no surprise to find him recording the music of Debussy. The composers he usually plays (e.g., Messiaen, Bartók, Ligeti) wrote more percussively for the piano than Debussy did, which perhaps explains why Aimard's Debussy isn't as smooth and soft as it could be. He can play quietly and gently, but there is distinctness in each note, no matter how gently or fast he is playing, that prevents the cushiony softness, those waves of color and sound usually expected in Debussy's Images and Études. In Reflets dans l'eau there are individual drops of water that don't quite meld into ripples of water. There are also a couple of points in Reflets where the melody is lost. Aimard comes closer to blending the notes in Cloches à travers les feuilles and Poissons d'or, but still doesn't quite make it. The separateness and semi-firmness of notes and chords isn't so much of a problem in the Études, particularly the first book, because they are less about painting pictures and more about studying piano technique. Of the whole disc, the Étude pour les huit doigts comes closest to the watercolor sound. Aimard's Debussy is good, but if one were expecting to see a Monet and got a Seurat instead, no matter how beautiful that Seurat is, there would be some degree of disappointment at not seeing what was expected.

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Images, Livre I, CD 105, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets dans l'eau
00:04:46

Claude Debussy, Composer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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Images, Livre I, CD 105, L. 110: No. 2, Hommage à Rameau
00:06:14

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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Images, Livre I, CD 105, L. 110: No. 3, Mouvement
00:03:22

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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Images, Livre II, CD 120, L. 111: No. 1, Cloches à travers les feuilles
00:04:25

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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Images, Livre II, CD 120, L. 111: No. 2, Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut
00:05:03

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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Images, Livre II, CD 120, L. 111: No. 3, Poissons d'or
00:04:03

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 1, Pour les cinq doigts
00:03:11

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 2, Pour les tierces
00:04:32

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 3, Pour les quartes
00:05:12

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 4, Pour les sixtes
00:04:37

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 5, Pour les octaves
00:02:24

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 6, Pour les huit doigts
00:01:33

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 7, Pour les degrés chromatiques
00:02:11

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 8, Pour les agréments
00:04:43

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 9, Pour les notes répétées
00:03:17

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 10, Pour les sonorités opposées
00:05:36

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 11, Pour les arpèges composés
00:04:43

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

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12 Études, CD 143, L. 136: No. 12, Pour les accords
00:04:50

Claude Debussy, Composer - Christoph Classen, Producer - Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Piano, MainArtist - Tobias Lehmann, Engineer - Stefan Knüpfer, Engineer

A Warner Classics/Teldec release, © 2002 Warner Music UK Limited A Warner Classics/Teldec release, ℗ 2003 Warner Music UK Limited

Chronique

Audiences recognize Pierre-Laurent Aimard for his expertise in twentieth century music, so it's no surprise to find him recording the music of Debussy. The composers he usually plays (e.g., Messiaen, Bartók, Ligeti) wrote more percussively for the piano than Debussy did, which perhaps explains why Aimard's Debussy isn't as smooth and soft as it could be. He can play quietly and gently, but there is distinctness in each note, no matter how gently or fast he is playing, that prevents the cushiony softness, those waves of color and sound usually expected in Debussy's Images and Études. In Reflets dans l'eau there are individual drops of water that don't quite meld into ripples of water. There are also a couple of points in Reflets where the melody is lost. Aimard comes closer to blending the notes in Cloches à travers les feuilles and Poissons d'or, but still doesn't quite make it. The separateness and semi-firmness of notes and chords isn't so much of a problem in the Études, particularly the first book, because they are less about painting pictures and more about studying piano technique. Of the whole disc, the Étude pour les huit doigts comes closest to the watercolor sound. Aimard's Debussy is good, but if one were expecting to see a Monet and got a Seurat instead, no matter how beautiful that Seurat is, there would be some degree of disappointment at not seeing what was expected.

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