Track Listing 1. Children's Corner: no 4, The Snow is Dancing 2. Rêverie 3. Estampes (3) for Piano: no 3, Jardins sous la pluie 4. Suite bergamasque: 3rd movement, Clair de Lune 5. Arabesques (2) for Piano: no 1 in E major, Andante con moto 6. Préludes, Book 1: no 10, La cathédrale engloutie 7. Suite bergamasque: 4th movement, Passepied 8. Préludes, Book 1: no 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin 9. Children's Corner: no 6, Golliwogg's Cake-walk 10. Préludes, Book 1: no 6, Des pas sur la neige 11. Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
| Details | | Playing Time: | 52 min. | | Distributor: | BMG (distributor) | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | ADD |
Album Notes The music of Claude Debussy, with its exotic color and quirky harmonies is well suited to performance on any number of different instruments. Japanese synthesizer wizard Tomita realized that the moog synthesizer, with its almost limitless palette of colors and sounds, would be ideal for Debussy's music. "Snowflakes Are Dancing" is Tomita's electronic vision of Debussy. The moog synthesizer creates sounds that defy description. The synthesizer also has the ability to recreate the sounds of such traditional instruments as the harpsichord, organ, trumpet and strings. The synthesizer can mimic sound of the human voice. Tomita draws on all of these possibilities in his presentation of Debussy's music. Debussy favorites such as "Clair de lune" and "The Girl with the Flaxen Hair" take on a new life in Tomita's treatment. For example, the sound of the ocean, punctuated by the cries of seagulls provides the ideal stage for Tomita's treatment of "The Engulfed Cathedral." Tomita's eccentricity will keep listeners on their toes and the crystal clear sound quality will test their speakers. This is Debussy like you have never heard before; it is the stuff of fantasy and dreams.
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