Debussy, Liszt & Rameau: Piano Works Philippe Guilhon-Herbert

• Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764):
• 1 Suite in A Minor, RCT 1: I. Prélude (Non mesuré) (from "Premier Livre de pièces de clavecin, 1706") 02:50
• 2 Suite in A Minor, RCT 5: II. Courante (from "Nouvelles suites de Pièces de clavecin, 1728") 06:21
• 3 Suite in A Minor, RCT 1: V. Gigue (from "Premier Livre de pièces de clavecin, 1706") 02:29
• 4 Suite in D Major, RCT 3: I. Les tendres plaintes. Rondeau (from "Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode pour la mécanique des doigts, 1724") 02:36
• 5 Suite in D Major, RCT 3: VI. L'entretien des muses (from "Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode pour la mécanique des doigts, 1724") 05:43
• 6 Suite in D Major, RCT 3: III. Les soupirs. Tendrement (from "Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode pour la mécanique des doigts, 1724") 04:48
• 7 Suite in D Major, RCT 3: II. Les niais de Sologne - Premier double des Niais - Deuxième double des Niais (from "Pièces de clavecin avec une méthode pour la mécanique des doigts, 1724") 04:35
• Franz Liszt (1811 - 1886): Consolations, S. 172:
• 8 Consolations, S. 172: I. Andante con moto 01:29
• 9 Consolations, S. 172: II. Un poco più mosso 03:20
• 10 Consolations, S. 172: III. Lento placido 03:53
• 11 Consolations, S. 172: IV. Quasi adagio 03:03
• 12 Consolations, S. 172: V. Andantino 02:55
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Préludes, Book 1, L. 125:
• 13 Préludes, Book 1, L. 125: V. Les collines d'Anacapri (Très modéré - Vif) 03:11
• 14 Préludes, Book 1, L. 125: III. Le vent dans la plaine (Animé) 01:59
• 15 Préludes, Book 1, L. 125: IX. La sérénade interrompue (Modérément animé, quasi guitarra - Très vif) 02:29
• 16 Préludes, Book 1, L. 125: X. La cathédrale engloutie (Profondément calme. Dans une brume doucement sonore) 05:49
• 17 Préludes, Book 2, L. 131: IV. "Les fées sont d'exquises danseuses" (Rapide et léger) 03:09
• 18 Préludes, Book 2, L. 131: XII. Feux d'artifice (Modérément animé) 04:40
• Total Runtime 01:05:19

Info for Debussy, Liszt & Rameau: Piano Works

This fourth publication by the French pianist Philippe Guilhon-Herbert on the Artalinna label sets forth a short history of the art of keyboard playing with three landmark composers, showing the fundamental role that nature plays in the evolution of forms and languages.

Liszt's Consolations are a set of six solo piano works, very close to the spirit of Chopin's Nocturnes, and the third piece, Lento placido, is very expressive, with its Chopinian melodic line and dreaming atmospheres.

Philippe Guilhon-Herbert, piano

Philippe Guilhon-Herbert
has studied with Michel Béroff, Jean-Francois Heisser and Denis Pascal. He was awarded first place distinctions in piano, chamber music and collaborative piano from the Musikhochule Freiburg in Breisgau as well as at the Conservatoire Superieur de Paris.

Also a recipient of a prize from the Academie Internationale Maurice Ravel in 1997, he has performed at the Salle Cortot, the Bastille Opera (Amphitheatre), the Theatre de Poissy (both Chopin concertos) the Debussy Museum, the HDK de Berlin and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.

Drawn to contemporary music, he has played works by Michael Levinas and Jonathan Harvey, among others, with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Radio France, the Lyon Opera and the Orchestre de Suisse Romande.

His discography includes an award-winning recital of Mélodie by Poulenc which was chosen for a prize by the Academie du disque lyrique, as well as a recording with the cellist Alain Meunier which will be released in the Fall of 2008 by Saphir.

In demand as a collaborative pianist he has worked with many singers, particularly in the domain of the German lied and the french Mélodie, and possesses a broad experience as a vocal coach. He has also delved into the creative realm; composition and improvisation for short films as well as music arrangement and orchestration.

This album contains no booklet.