This event was part of a previous international festival and is therefore unavailable to book. French pianist admires debussy as hedonist of sound reuters. Images etudes pierrelaurent aimard, claude debussy. Much earlier in 2002 he recorded some of debussy s images and etudes. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. After intermission came book 2 of debussy s preludes, in a performance that again seemed determined to rein in the musics evocative play of sounds in favor of a more analytical approach. Pierrelaurent aimard edinburgh international festival. Pierrelaurent aimard listen on deezer music streaming. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page.
Societypresented pianist pierrelaurent aimards concert of claude debussys preludes book ii. He studied at the paris conservatoire with yvonne loriod and in london with maria curcio. Feuilles mortes by pierre laurent aimard on amazon music. In book 1 he maintains the pianissimo marking of voiles bflat bass pedal point with remarkable consistency, providing a gentle anchor for the drifting wholetone chords elsewhere. Provided to youtube by universal music group debussy. Nevertheless, mozart allegedly associated b flat major with happiness and with his fecund genius there. Pierre laurent aimard s intelligent, tasteful account of book one has certainly done a lot to convince me further. Its an austere, almost selfeffacing performance in which aimard. Pierrelaurent aimards muchpublicised recent claim in an interview with a german newspaper that debussy is a greater composer than wagner is by no means original it was also made in an influential study of 20thcentury music first published in france in the 1960s. It may be difficult to believe that this is pierre laurent aimard s first recording of claude debussy s complete preludes, books 1 and 2, but in spite of his prolific output of recordings of french piano music, he has only previously recorded debussy s images and the etudes in 2001, making this his second foray into debussy s oeuvre. Or else they reveal him amusing himself with literary or historical figures or sights he may have seen. Pierre laurent aimard plays debussy cadogan hall french pianist pierre laurent aimard continues the proms debussy anniversary celebration with book 2 of the dreamlike. At the age of twelve he was introduced to olivier messiaen and worked closely with the composer on his music.
Pierrelaurent aimard is one of the leading pianists associated with the mainstream european avantgarde of the last third of the 20th century and the early 21st century. Les sons et les parfums tournent dans lair du soir by pierre laurent aimard pandora. Pierrelaurent aimard can never tire of talking about the preludes. That works fine in some of the pieces but this sober. However, aimard appears to be treating the preludes as absolute music, with only intermittent sense of the visual.
London reuters pianist pierre laurent aimard describes claude debussy as a hedonist of sound, and perhaps thats what makes both of them so french. Debussys preludes masterfully captured with brilliant interpretations. For him, they evoke above all exceptional memories of pianists of the past who played them in. Pierrelaurent aimard piano this is remarkable pianism. However, aimard appears to be treating the preludes as absolute. Pierrelaurent aimard debussy preludes interview youtube. The slightest gradations of timbre and dynamic are observed throughout, allied to a broad palette of colour. The 2020 programme will be announced in the spring. His many recordings have placed on the billboard charts and won grammy award nominations. They too are beautifully and sensitively played by pierre laurent aimard and are very well recorded by warner classics. Chamber orchestra of europe, pierre laurent aimard piano and conductor there are not many composers for whom one could programme three concertos in the same key. For pierrelaurent aimard, the preludes are a reflection of what debussy saw and read and felt.
Pierrelaurent aimard biography deutsche grammophon. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic. Pierre laurent aimard performing debussy s preludes is an exciting prospect. Bach the welltempered clavier aimard 2 cds download. Deceptive cadence to mark the sesquicentennial of the great french composer, a french piano virtuoso spins his favorite debussy. I realized that claude debussy 1862 1918 was absent from my cd library, and i ran into ads promoting pierre laurent aimard s recent recordings. Pierre laurent aimard s style of playing is strong and firm but sensitive when he wants to be and is very well recorded by dgs engineers. Listen to the interview with pierrelaurent aimard on his debussy album.