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Préludes, Livre II, L. 123 · L. 131

Claude Debussy1909L. 131

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Préludes, Livre II, L. 123 by Claude Debussy, composed 1909. 1,125 recordings in this catalogue, from 1916 to 2025.

Movements

I. Brouillards. Modéré
II. Feuilles mortes. Lent et mélancolique
III. La puerta del Vino. Mouvement de Habanera
IV. «Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses». Rapide et léger
V. Bruyères. Calme
VI. Général Lavine - eccentric. Dans le style et le mouvement d'un Cakewalk
VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune. Lent
VIII. Ondine. Scherzando
IX. Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq. P.P.M.P.C.. Grave
X. Canope. Très calme et doucement triste
XI. Les tierces alternées. Modérément animé
XII. Feux d'artifice. Modérément animé

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Sviatoslav Richter

Soloist · 57 recordings

Walter Gieseking

Soloist · 39 recordings

Monique Haas

Soloist · 37 recordings

Friedrich Gulda

Soloist · 32 recordings

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Soloist · 26 recordings

Alexei Lubimov

Soloist · 24 recordings

Lívia Rév

Soloist · 24 recordings

Michel Béroff

Soloist · 24 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

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.

Walter Gieseking
catalogue year 1954 · on 10 albums
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- Recording 1
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Walter Gieseking
catalogue year 1954 · on 10 albums
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Philippe Entremont
catalogue year 1959 · on 6 albums
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Samson François
catalogue year 1969 · on 6 albums
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Samson François
catalogue year 1969 · on 6 albums
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Recordings (1,125 of 1,125)

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

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Recording / performers	Year	Label
Preludes II, VII. La Terrasse Des Audiences Du Clair de LuneSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BBC Legends	4:35
Preludes II, VI. "Général Lavine" - EccentricSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BBC Legends	2:54
Preludes II, IV. "Les Fées Sont d'Exquises Danseuses"Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BBC Legends	2:41
Preludes II, V. BruyèresSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BBC Legends	2:40
Preludes II, III. La Puerta del VinoSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BBC Legends	3:10
Preludes II, II. Feuilles MortesSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BBC Legends	3:01
Preludes II, I. BrouillardsSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BBC Legends	3:12
Préludes for piano, Book II: XI. Les tierces alternéesSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	2:23
Préludes for piano, Book II: X. CanopeSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	3:05
Préludes for piano, Book II: IX. Hommage à S. Pickwick Esq.P.P.M.P.C.Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	2:27
Préludes for piano, Book II: VIII. OndineSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	3:07
Préludes for piano, Book II: VII. La terrasse des audiences du clair de luneSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	4:38
Préludes for piano, Book II: VI. “General Lavine” - excentricSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	2:44
Préludes for piano, Book II: V. BruyèresSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	2:45
Préludes for piano, Book II: IV. “Les fées sont d’exquises danseuses”Sviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	2:40
Préludes for piano, Book II: III. La puerta del VinoSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	3:50
Préludes for piano, Book II: II. Feuilles mortesSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	3:24
Préludes for piano, Book II: I. BrouillardsSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	3:21
Préludes for piano, Book II: XII. Feux d’artificeSviatoslav Richter Year: 1967	1967	BMC Records	3:48
La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune (Prélude No. 7 from Book II)Vladimir Horowitz Year: 1966	1966	Sony Classical	4:23

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