La plus que lente

La plus que lente (original)
Solo piano version, March 2009
La plus que lente (arrangement for strings)
An arrangement for strings performed by the Advent Chamber Orchestra in November 2007
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La plus que lente, L. 121 (French pronunciation: [laplyskəˈlɑ̃t], "The more than slow"),[1] is a waltz for solo piano written by Claude Debussy in 1910,[2] shortly after his publication of the Préludes, Book I.[3] The piece debuted at the New Carlton Hotel in Paris, where it was transcribed for strings and performed by the popular 'gipsy' violinist, Léoni, for whom Debussy wrote it (and who was given the manuscript by the composer).[4]

Debussy arranged the piece for small orchestra (flute, clarinet, piano, cimbalom and strings) which was published in 1912. [5]

  1. ^ Hartmann, Arthur; Hsu, Samuel; Grolnic, Sidney; Peters, Mark A. (2003). "Claude Debussy as I Knew Him" and Other Writings of Arthur Hartmann. Boydell & Brewer. p. 80. ISBN 1-58046-104-2.
  2. ^ Randel, Don Michael (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 204. ISBN 0-674-37299-9.
  3. ^ Woodstra, Chris; Brennan, Gerald; Schrott, Allen (2005). All Music Guide to Classical Music. CMP Media. pp. 353, 354. ISBN 0-87930-865-6.
  4. ^ Andres, Robert. An introduction to the solo piano music of Debussy and Ravel, BBC, retrieved 15 July 2018
  5. ^ Gatti, Guido M.; Debussy, Claude; Martens, Frederick H. (1921). "The Piano Works of Claude Debussy". The Musical Quarterly. 7 (3): 418–460. ISSN 0027-4631.