Composed in 1915, Debussy’s piano etudes represent some of his most adventurous and unconventional writing. Gramophone declared that Jacobs's recordings of the pieces “should be heard by everyone.” This digital reissue also features En Blanc et Noir, a piece, from the same year, for two pianos, performed by Jacobs and Gilbert Kalish.
Composed in 1915, Claude Debussy’s piano etudes represent some of the composer's most adventurous and unconventional writing. Paul Jacobs’s recordings of these pieces garnered international renown upon their initial release; Gramophone declared they “should be heard by everyone.” This digital reissue also features En Blanc et Noir, a piece, from the same year, for two pianos, performed by Jacobs and Gilbert Kalish.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Etudes for Piano, Books I & II
Engineering and musical supervision: Marc J. Aubort, Joanna Nickrenz (Elite Recordings, Inc.)
Recorded June 1975, New York
En Blanc et Noir
Recorded in concert at the Ojai Festival's Bowl in Libbey Park, Ojai, California, June 5, 1982
Mastering: Robert C. Ludwig (Masterdisk Corp.)
Coordinator: Teresa Sterne
Cover art/portrait of Debussy by Ivan Thiele (1913), courtesy of the Centre de Documentation Claude Debussy, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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MUSICIANS
Etudes for Piano, Books I & II
Paul Jacobs, piano
En Blanc et Noir
Paul Jacobs, piano I
Gilbert Kalish, piano II
