Debussy and the Piano: Part III
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
In this, the third of five installments of WQXR's special series, "Debussy and the Piano," host David Dubal presents performances of Debussy’s piano music, and a comparative performance of “The Dance of Puck” with a performance by the composer.
Listen to the full show above, which will be available through Sept. 5
Debussy and the Piano, Part III - Playlist:
1) Debussy, Claude: “Arabesques” No. 1 in E
Zoltan Kocsis, piano
2) Debussy, Claude: Preludes, Book 1/5: “Les collines d’Anacapri (The columns of Anacapri)
Krystian Zimerman, piano
3) Debussy, Claude: Preludes, Book 1/5: “Les collines d’Anacapri (The columns of Anacapri)
Francesco Libretta, piano
4) Debussy, Claude: “Children’s Corner”: ‘Doctor gradus ad parnassum’
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano
5) Debussy, Claude: Preludes: Book 1: “La Fille aux cheveux de lin” (The girl with flaxen hair)
Oscar Levant, piano
6) Debussy, Claude: “Suite Bergamasque”: ‘Passepied’
Leon Fleisher, piano
7) Debussy, Claude: Images, Set II, Et la lune descen sur le temple”
Claudio Arrau, piano
8) Debussy, Claude: Taratelle styrienne (Danse)
Walter Gieseking, piano
9) Debussy, Claude: Mazurka
Walter Gieseking, piano
10) Debussy, Claude: Preludes, Book 1/11: “La danse de puck” (Puck’s Dance)
Krystian Zimerman, piano
11) Debussy, Claude: Preludes, Book 1/11: “La danse de puck” (Puck’s Dance)
Claude Debussy, piano
12) Debussy, Claude: Etude No. 12 “Pour les accords” (For chords)
Maurizio Pollini, piano


Comments [3]
Thank you so much for putting these David Dubal segments on the internet. Now let's restore his weekly show to the air broadcasts.
For Dubal fans, there are 150 of his "A Musical Offering" programs from 1976 at the below link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/noochinator?feature=results_main
It's Thursday, and I just heard the piece by Bar-Ilan who has been dead 10 years following a massive stroke.
Keep this guy Dubal.
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