PASP008:
La Cathédrale Engloutie - Debussy (1862-1918)
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Walter
Geiseking, piano Recorded
1936
Issued in the UK as Columbia LB.30
This transcription taken from US Columbia 17077-D
Matrix numbers CA 15612-I, CA15613-I
Duration 5'51"
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30s sample:
During
the 1930's, Walter Gieseking(above) recorded all twelve
preludes from Debussy's First Book of Preludes, composed in 1910.
Of these, his performance of the tenth, La Cathédrale Engloutie(The Submerged Cathedral) is a particular favourite here at Pristine
Audio.
Taken
from both sides of a ten-inch US pressing, we have managed to extract
a remarkable dynamic range, from the quietest pianissimo, almost vanishing
into the background, up to a grand, striking fortissimo in the central
section. Rightly starred in the 1952 Record Guide, this is a real
gem!
