The Suite Bergamasque is one of the most famous Piano suites by Claude Debussy. Debussy wrote the first version of it in 1890 but the final version wasn?t finished or published until 1905.The suite recalls rococo decorousness with a modern cynicism and puzzlement and contains one of Debussy's most popular pieces Clair de Lune (ca. 6.40 minutes). The other three movements are: Prelude(ca. 6 minutes) Menuet (ca. 5.15 minutes) and Passepied (ca. 5.30 minutes).Every movement in the suite reflects Debussy?s non-traditional ?impressionist? style largely influenced by symbolism.According to the traditional belief Suite Bergamasque is a basic reflection of end of the century French symbolist poet Paul Verlaine?s Fêtes galantes (Gallant parties).This Urtext edition takes theoriginal edition as its basis and the comments at the end of it provide detailed information on the sources and alternative readings. A preface by François Lesure is also included.Just as most other Piano works ofDebussy Suite Bergamasque is a challenging but rewarding piece. Movements may be played separately or together.

Henle Urtext Edition of the first series of Claude Debussy's Images for Piano solo edited by Ernst-Gunter Heinemann.

An Urtext edition of Claude Debussy's L'Isle Joyeuse for solo Piano as edited by Ernst-Gunter Heinemann with fingering by Hans-Martin Theopold and prefaced by Francois Lesure.

Debussy occasionally reacted to musical trends in his compositions as was the case with American ragtime. Aside from Golliwogg?s Cakewalk in Children?s Corner (HN 382) The Little Negro is even todaya standard piece in modern crossover orientated Piano teaching. Debussy did actually compose the piece for a Piano method namely that of Théodore Lack published in 1909. In 1934 the publishing house Leduc produced a singleversion in which measures 22 to 54 are repeated unlike in the first edition. The piece is not particularly difficult and is very effective.

Editor : Töpel, Michael Foreword / Introduction : Töpel, Michael Product format : Performance score(s) Includes the following individual parts : Piano Comments on the edition : With fingerings by Annette Töpel