Composed in 1917, this piece, which translates as Evenings lit by the burning coals, is characteristic of Debussy's style, and points to a heartwarming story.One winter, the composer's coal merchant provided him with coal, and Debussy wrote this étude in gratitude to the kind merchant who helped him and his family.
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Claude Debussy
Les soirs illuminés par l’ardeur du charbon Play
Recorded on 08/02/2017, uploaded on 07/16/2018
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Composed in 1917, this piece, which translates as Evenings lit by the burning coals, is characteristic of Debussy's style, and points to a heartwarming story. One winter, the composer's coal merchant provided him with coal, and Debussy wrote this étude in gratitude to the kind merchant who helped him and his family.
More music by Claude Debussy
La Puerta del Vino, from Préludes Book II
Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir, from Préludes, Book I
Soiree dans Grenade, from Estampes
Rapsodie (arr. Rousseau)
Arabesque in C sharp major
Beau Soir
Ondine, from Préludes Book II
La Cathédrale engloutie, from Preludes, Books 1, No.10
Apparition, from Quatre chansons de jeunesse
Estampes
Performances by same musician(s)
Etude Tableaux Op. 33 No. 5 in E Flat Minor
Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in c-sharp minor
Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14 in e minor
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33, No. 4 in d minor
Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata"
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2
Etude Op. 25, No. 1 in A-flat major
L'Isle joyeuse
Etude Op. 10, No. 4 in c-sharp minor
Etude Op. 10 No. 3 in E Major
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