Summary: "Debussy: Preludes (Book I)" Claude Debussy's Préludes are divided into two separate livres (or books) of twelve preludes each. Unlike previous collections of preludes, such as those of J.S. Bach and Chopin, Debussy's do not follow a strict pattern of key signatures. There is no proof that Debussy necessarily intended the preludes to be performed as a cycle, although the musical language throughout each book is so consistent that performers often do so. An important precedent was set on 3 May 1911 by the pianist Jane Mortier who played the entire first book of preludes at the Salle Pleyel in Paris. Details at our archive page @ https://archive.org/details/ClaudeDebussySergeySchepkinPreludesBookIImagesFirstSeries [First Time on our Podcasting Channel]
