With the present release, Pascal RophÃ© and his Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire pay tribute to their great countryman, Claude Debussy - but not with the standard orchestral fare. Debussy Orchestrated paints a portrait of a light-hearted composer, seen through the eyes of two of his collaborators, Henri BÃ¼sser and AndrÃ© Caplet, who transferred the works recorded here from the keyboard to the orchestra. In Petite Suite, composed for piano four hands in 1899, Debussy makes allusions to FÃªtes galantes by Paul Verlaine, the poet who so often inspired him. BÃ¼sser's orchestration of this light and pleasant suite was made in 1907, and obviously pleased Debussy, as he later entrusted him with making an orchestral version of Printemps. As for Children's Corner and La BoÃ®te Ã joujoux, it is probably fair to say that the composer's main inspiration was his own daughter, Claude-Emma, born in 1905. Both works are dedicated to her, and it is easy to imagine that some of the characters that appear in Children's Corner had their counterparts among her toys. Letting toys come alive in a ballet was the idea that illustrator AndrÃ© HellÃ© a few years later presented to Debussy with La BoÃ®te Ã joujoux. The piano version of the piece was published, with HellÃ©'s illustrations, in time for Christmas in 1913 and Debussy began orchestrating it the following year, but died before he could complete the task. His friend AndrÃ© Caplet - who had already orchestrated Children's Corner - took over and the ballet was finally premiÃ¨red in December 1919.

Tracklist:

Petite Suite, L. 65 (Arr. H. Büsser For Orchestra): I. En Bateau
Petite Suite, L. 65 (Arr. H. Büsser For Orchestra): II. Cortège
Petite Suite, L. 65 (Arr. H. Büsser For Orchestra): III. Menuet
Petite Suite, L. 65 (Arr. H. Büsser For Orchestra): IV. Ballet
La Boîte À Joujoux, L. 128 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): Prélude
La Boîte À Joujoux, L. 128 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): No. 1, Le Magasin De Jouets
La Boîte À Joujoux, L. 128 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): No. 2, Le Champ De Bataille
La Boîte À Joujoux, L. 128 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): No. 3, La Bergerie À Vendre
La Boîte À Joujoux, L. 128 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): No. 4, Après Fortune Faite
La Boîte À Joujoux, L. 128 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): Épilogue
Children's Corner, L. 113 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): I. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum
Children's Corner, L. 113 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): II. Jimbo's Lullaby
Children's Corner, L. 113 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): III. Serenade For The Doll
Children's Corner, L. 113 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): IV. The Snow Is Dancing
Children's Corner, L. 113 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): V. The Little Shepherd
Children's Corner, L. 113 (Arr. A. Caplet For Orchestra): VI. Golliwog's Cake-Walk

UPC: 7318599926223
Label: Bis
Release Date: 2.4.22
Format: CD

Debussy / Pascal Rophe - Debussy Orchestrated (Hybr) (CD)