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Divertissement is a work by Claude Debussy for piano four hands composed in 1884.
The Divertissement for piano four hands was composed by Debussy in the summer of 1884[1].
The autograph manuscript is kept at the Bibliothèque nationale de France (music department, Ms. 19182, 20 pages)[1].
A first public hearing of the work was given at the BnF on December 14, 1989, by Christian Ivaldi and Noël Lee on the piano.[2]. The score was published by Durand in 2002 (edited by Noël Lee)[1].
Caroline Waight notes that the Entertainment “begins with rhythmic patterns full of liveliness, highlighted by delicate figurations. It peaks several times before falling back into an enigmatic tranquility. A resounding central section follows, before a tense finale with complex rhythms brings the piece to a close.[3] ».
The average running time of the piece is approximately ten minutes[4].
In the catalog of the composer’s works established by the musicologist François Lesure, Divertissement is numbered L 62 (36)[1].
Debussy: Early Works for Piano Duet, Adrienne Soós et Ivo Haag (piano), Naxos 8.572385, 2011.
Debussy: Complete Music for Piano Duo, 3 CD, Marco Rapetti et Massimiliano Damerini, Brilliant Classics, 2013.
Claude Debussy : The Complete Works, CD 7, Christian Ivaldi et Noël Lee (piano), Warner Classics, 2018[5].
↑ a b c et d Lesure 2003p. 496.
↑ « [Divertissement. Piano (4 mains). FL 62] »on data.bnf.fr
↑ Caroline Waight, “Claude Debussy (1862–1918): Music for piano four hands”on www.naxos.com (accessed October 16, 2023)
↑ (in) « Divertissement for piano, 4 hands, … | Details »on AllMusic (accessed October 16, 2023)
↑ Pierre Gervasoni, “Box set: the innovative trajectory of Claude Debussy”, Le Monde.fr, December 8, 2018 (read online)
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