Debussy Piano Works Volume 2

12 Etudes
La plus que lente
2 Arabesques
Hommage à Haydn
D’un Cahier d’esquisses

Catalog: CACD 9131-2 • Status: Identified

CD Covers

Hatto Debussy Vol. 2 cover
Concert Artist 9131-2 • Joyce Hatto
Margit Rahkonen cover
Finlandia 95581 • Margit Rahkonen
Noriko Ogawa cover
BIS 1205 • Noriko Ogawa
Balázs Szokolay cover 1
Naxos 8.550218 • Balázs Szokolay
Balázs Szokolay cover 2
Naxos 8.550168 • Balázs Szokolay
François-Joël Thiollier cover
Naxos 8.553294 • François-Joël Thiollier

Capsule Summary

This volume pairs Debussy’s Etudes with shorter piano works drawn from several commercial recordings. The 12 Etudes are by Margit Rahkonen. La plus que lente is by Noriko Ogawa and sped up by 7.6%. The two Arabesques are by Balázs Szokolay, and the final pair, Hommage à Haydn and D’un cahier d’esquisses are by François-Joël Thiollier.

Thanks to Henk van Tuijl and Steve Emerson for identifying the Rahkonen source.

Sources

  • Margit Rahkonen — Finlandia 95581 (12 Etudes)
  • Noriko Ogawa — BIS 1205 (La plus que lente)
  • Balázs Szokolay — Naxos 8.550218 / 8.550168 (Deux Arabesques)
  • François-Joël Thiollier — Naxos 8.553294 (Hommage à Haydn, D’un cahier d’esquisses)

Track Evidence

Track 1: Etude No. 1 – Pour les cinq doigts

Rahkonen Etude No. 1 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (3:01)

Hatto Etude No. 1 waveform

Hatto (3:01)

Track 2: Etude No. 2 – Pour les tierces

Rahkonen Etude No. 2 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (3:20)

Hatto Etude No. 2 waveform

Hatto (3:20)

Track 3: Etude No. 3 – Pour les quartes

Rahkonen Etude No. 3 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (2:54)

Hatto Etude No. 3 waveform

Hatto (2:54)

Track 4: Etude No. 4 – Pour les sixtes

Rahkonen Etude No. 4 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (3:05)

Hatto Etude No. 4 waveform

Hatto (3:05)

Track 5: Etude No. 5 – Pour les octaves

Rahkonen Etude No. 5 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (4:42)

Hatto Etude No. 5 waveform

Hatto (4:42)

Track 6: Etude No. 6 – Pour les huit doigts

Rahkonen Etude No. 6 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (2:37)

Hatto Etude No. 6 waveform

Hatto (2:37)

Track 7: Etude No. 7 – Pour les degrés chromatiques

Rahkonen Etude No. 7 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (2:48)

Hatto Etude No. 7 waveform

Hatto (2:48)

Track 8: Etude No. 8 – Pour les agréments

Rahkonen Etude No. 8 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (2:33)

Hatto Etude No. 8 waveform

Hatto (2:33)

Track 9: Etude No. 9 – Pour les notes répétées

Rahkonen Etude No. 9 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (2:27)

Hatto Etude No. 9 waveform

Hatto (2:27)

Track 10: Etude No. 10 – Pour les sonorités opposées

Rahkonen Etude No. 10 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (4:28)

Hatto Etude No. 10 waveform

Hatto (4:28)

Track 11: Etude No. 11 – Pour les arpèges composés

Rahkonen Etude No. 11 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (4:25)

Hatto Etude No. 11 waveform

Hatto (4:25)

Track 12: Etude No. 12 – Pour les accords

Rahkonen Etude No. 12 waveform

Margit Rahkonen (3:41)

Hatto Etude No. 12 waveform

Hatto (3:41)

Track 13: La plus que lente

Noriko Ogawa La plus que lente waveform

Noriko Ogawa (2:57)

Hatto La plus que lente waveform

Hatto (2:44)

Hatto is sped up by ≈ 7.6%.

Track 14: Arabesque No. 1

Balázs Szokolay Arabesque No. 1 waveform

Balázs Szokolay (4:18)

Hatto Arabesque No. 1 waveform

Hatto (4:18)

Track 15: Arabesque No. 2

Balázs Szokolay Arabesque No. 2 waveform

Balázs Szokolay (3:08)

Hatto Arabesque No. 2 waveform

Hatto (3:08)

Track 16: Hommage à Haydn

François-Joël Thiollier Hommage à Haydn waveform

François-Joël Thiollier (2:26)

Hatto Hommage à Haydn waveform

Hatto (2:26)

Track 17: D’un cahier d’esquisses

François-Joël Thiollier D’un cahier d’esquisses waveform

François-Joël Thiollier (4:23)

Hatto D’un cahier d’esquisses waveform

Hatto (4:23)