Sonata for violin & piano, L. 140: No. 1, Allegro vivo
Sonata for violin & piano, L. 140: No. 2, Intermede
Sonata for violin & piano, L. 140: No. 3, Finale
Ballades de François Villon (3), song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), L.119: No. 1, 'Ballade de Villon a s'amye': 'Faulse bea
Ballades de François Villon (3), song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), L.119: No. 2, 'Ballade que Villon feit a la requeste de
Ballades de François Villon (3), song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra), L.119: No. 3, 'Ballade des femmes de Paris': 'Quoy qu'o
Sonata for cello & piano, L. 135: 1. Prologue. Lent
Sonata for cello & piano, L. 135: 2. Serenade. Moderement Anime
Sonata for cello & piano, L. 135: 3. Finale. Anime
Chansons de Bilitis (3), song cycle for voice & piano, L. 90: No. 1, 'La flute de Pan': 'Pour le jour'
Chansons de Bilitis (3), song cycle for voice & piano, L. 90: No. 2, 'La chevelure': 'Il m'a dit: 'Cette nuit, j'ai reve''
Chansons de Bilitis (3), song cycle for voice & piano, L. 90: No. 3, 'Le tombeau des naiades': 'Le long du bois couvert de givre, je
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No. 1, 'Docteur Gradus ad Parnassum'
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No. 2, 'Bercreuse des elephants' (Jumbo's Lullaby)
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No. 3, 'Serenade a la poupee' (Serenade for the Doll)
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No. 4, 'La neige danse' (The Snow is Dancing)
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No. 5, 'Le petit berger' (The Little Shepherd)
Children's Corner, suite for piano (or orchestra), L. 113: No. 6, 'Golliwogg's Cakewalk'
Debussy's delicate Bilitis Songs, set to poetry by Pierre Louys, are among his finest lyrical statements, and they're movingly performed on this disc by Marta Schele and Elisif Lunden. The rest of this disc is an engaging ... more »sampling of curiosities--the Cello Sonata, a late work, must count as one of Debussy's most bizarre compositions--and minor pieces such as Children's Corner, a charming series of songs written for the composer's 3-year-old daughter. --Joshua Cody« less
Debussy's delicate Bilitis Songs, set to poetry by Pierre Louys, are among his finest lyrical statements, and they're movingly performed on this disc by Marta Schele and Elisif Lunden. The rest of this disc is an engaging sampling of curiosities--the Cello Sonata, a late work, must count as one of Debussy's most bizarre compositions--and minor pieces such as Children's Corner, a charming series of songs written for the composer's 3-year-old daughter. --Joshua Cody