Lunchtime Recital in St. James's, Piccadilly on 27 January, 2024
I. Cloches à travers les feuilles (Bells through the leaves) 0:00 - 3:58
II. Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut (And the moon descends on the temple that was) 4:05 - 9:05
III. Poissons d'or (Golden fish) 9:06 - 13:04
Images is a suite of six compositions for solo piano by Claude Debussy. They were published in two books/series, each consisting of three pieces. These works are distinct from Debussy's Images pour orchestre. The first book was composed between 1901 and 1905, and the second book was composed in 1907
"Cloches à travers les feuilles" was inspired by the bells in the church steeple in the village of Rahon in Jura, France. Rahon was the hometown of Louis Laloy, a close friend of Debussy and also his first biographer.
"Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut" (And the moon descends on the temple that was) was dedicated to Laloy. The name of the piece, which evokes images of East Asia, was suggested by Laloy, a sinologist. The piece is evocative of Indonesian gamelan music, which famously influenced Debussy.
"Poissons d'or" was inspired by an image of a golden fish in Chinese lacquer artwork or embroidery, or on a Japanese print. Other sources suggest it may have been inspired by actual goldfish swimming in a bowl, though the French for goldfish is 'poisson rouge' (red fish).
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