Préludes, Livre I, L. 117, CD 125 by Claude Debussy, composed 1909–1910. 1,530 recordings in this catalogue, from 1913 to 2025.
I. Danseuses de Delphes. Lent et grave
II. Voiles. Modéré
III. Le Vent dans la plaine. Animé
IV. «Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir». Modéré
V. Les collines d'Anacapri. Très modéré
VI. Des pas sur la neige. Triste et lent
VII. Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest. Animé et tumultueux
VIII. La fille aux cheveux de lin. Très calme et doucement expressif
IX. La sérénade interrompue. Modérément animé
X. La cathédrale engloutie. Profondément calme
XI. La danse de Puck. Capricieux et léger
XII. Minstrels. Modéré
Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.
Walter Gieseking
Soloist · 49 recordings
Friedrich Gulda
Soloist · 40 recordings
Monique Haas
Soloist · 39 recordings
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Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Soloist · 38 recordings
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Sviatoslav Richter
Soloist · 36 recordings
Alfred Cortot
Soloist · 34 recordings
Philippe Cassard
Soloist · 28 recordings
Pascal Rogé
Soloist · 26 recordings
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Maurizio Pollini
1998 · Deutsche Grammophon
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Maurizio Pollini plays “Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l’air du soir” from Debussy's First Book of Préludes.
Source: Deutsche Grammophon 445 187: Debussy Préludes, Book I / Pollini · Checked
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Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.
catalogue year 1988 · on 20 albums
catalogue year 1974 · on 18 albums
catalogue year 1988 · on 18 albums
catalogue year 1974 · on 17 albums
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1978 · on 11 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 12 catalogue recordings
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