Yukari Goto - The World of Piano Temperaments (2022)

Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was the first composer to radically break with the Romantic tradition, giving rise to the explorations of sound and form that dominated the twentieth century. In sharp contrast to the Wagnerian attention to leitmotif and development, Debussy's music deals with light, color and mood. Startling dissonances alternate with Eastern-influenced pentatonic harmonies and rich chordal textures that later influenced jazz. His non-linear structures move mysteriously from one sound-image to the next, leaving the listener on his own to find an overall unity or pattern. Scholars have found in his pieces the Golden Ratio, a common pattern in nature which gives Debussy's music its natural, organic quality. Critics dubbed Debussy's style Impressionism after the mysterious, sensuous landscapes of Monet and Cezanne. Debussy believed his music captured the essence of French culture, emphasizing clarity, natural beauty and elegance over the solemnity and over-ripe developments of the Romantic composers.

Track List:
01. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil 1: Nr. 1 C-dur Praeludium BWV846 (Well Tempered-Kirnberger II')
02. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil 1: Nr. 8 es-moll Praeludium BWV853 (Well Tempered-Kirnberger II')
03. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil 1: Nr. 3 Cis-dur Praeludium BWV848 (Well Tempered-Kirnberger II')
04. Fantasie C-dur Op. 17: 1. Durchaus phantastisch und leidenschaftlich vorzutragen (Well Tempered-Kirnberger II')
05. Fantasie C-dur Op. 17: 2. Mäßig. Durchaus energisch (Well Tempered-Kirnberger II')
06. Fantasie C-dur Op. 17: 3. Langsam getragen. Durchweg leise zu halten (Well Tempered-Kirnberger II')
07. Sonate für Klavier Op. 1 (Equal Tempered)
08. Préludes Premier Livre: 1. Danseuses de Delphes (Equal Tempered)
09. Préludes Premier Livre: 4. Les sons et parfums tournent dans l’air du soir (Equal Tempered)
10. Préludes Premier Livre: 5. Les collines d’Anacapri (Equal Tempered)
11. Préludes Premier Livre: 8. La fille aux cheveux de lin (Equal Tempered)
12. Préludes Premier Livre: 10. La cathédrale engloutie (Equal Tempered)
13. Préludes Premier Livre: 12. Mistrels (Equal Tempered)
14. Das Wohltemperierte Klavier Teil 1: Nr. 1 C-dur Praeludium BWV846 (Equal Tempered)