Thierry De Brunhoff - Le piano d'Ulysse - De Haendel à Debussy (2025) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The family name de Brunhoff is known around the world from the stories of Babar the Elephant, which first achieved fame in the 1930s. The creators of Babar were Jean and Cécile de Brunhoff, and the creators of the musical story Le piano d’Ulysse were their sons Laurent (1925-2024) and Thierry (b.1934). Laurent was a writer and illustrator – he continued producing the Babar books for seven decades after his father died. Thierry, who has been a Benedictine monk since 1974, previously enjoyed a career as a pianist, having been a pupil of Alfred Cortot and Edwin Fischer.

Recorded in the early 1960s and newly remastered, Le piano d’Ulysse is now available. Listeners can download the digital storybook, complete with Laurent de Brunhoff’s drawings, and read the narrative (in French) while listening to the music that punctuates and illustrates the story. The composers who feature include Handel, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Ravel, Bartók or Debussy.

TRACKLIST

1. Thierry De Brunhoff - Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air and Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith"
2. Thierry De Brunhoff - Livre de pièces de clavecin, Suite No. 3: Le coucou
3. Thierry De Brunhoff - Troisième livre de pièces de clavecin, Dix-huitième ordre: III. Sœur Monique
4. Thierry De Brunhoff - La tartine de beurre, K. Anh. 284n C 27.09
5. Thierry De Brunhoff - Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla Turca": III. Allegretto. Turkish March
6. Thierry De Brunhoff - 6 Écossaises, WoO 83
7. Thierry De Brunhoff - 6 Moments musicaux, Op. 94, D. 780: No. 3 in F Minor
8. Thierry De Brunhoff - Waltz No. 6 in D-Flat Major, Op. 64 No. 1 "Minute Waltz"
9. Thierry De Brunhoff - Album für die Jungend, Op. 68: No. 10, Fröhlicher Landmann, von der Arbeit zurückkehrend
10. Thierry De Brunhoff - Waldszenen, Op. 82: No. 7, Vogel als Prophet
11. Thierry De Brunhoff - Songs Without Words, Book VI, Op. 67: No. 4, Presto, MWV U182 "Spinner's Song"
12. Thierry De Brunhoff - Dolly Suite Op. 56: No. 1, Berceuse (Arr. Cortot for Solo Piano)
13. Thierry De Brunhoff - Ma mère l'Oye, M. 60: No. 5, Laideronnette, impératrice des pagodes (Arr. Charlot for Solo Piano)
14. Thierry De Brunhoff - 5 morceaux de fantaisie, Op. 3: No. 4, Polichinelle
15. Thierry De Brunhoff - Mikrokosmos, Sz. 107, Book VI: No. 142, From the Diary of a Fly
16. Thierry De Brunhoff - Suite bergamasque, CD 82, L. 75: No. 3, Clair de lune
17. Thierry De Brunhoff - Children's Corner, CD 119, L. 113: No. 6, Golliwog's Cake-Walk



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