TRACKLISTING
Debussy:

Préludes — Livres I & II
Fantaisie pour piano et orchestre*

Messiaen:

Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus:
X Regard de l’Esprit de joie
XVIII Regard du silence
Catalogue d'oiseaux — Livre I:
Le Merle bleu

RECORDING INFORMATION
Debussy’s two books of Préludes are among the cornerstones of early twentieth-century piano literature and have been part of the repertory of many pianists. One of a group of young artists to emerge at the end of the 1960s, Calcutta-born Jean-Rodolphe Kars made several records for Decca at this time and he established himself as a fine interpreter of a wide range of music with particular emphasis on Debussy and Messiaen.

Debussy’s Fantaisie is an early work (1890) and the composer's only large-scale work for piano and orchestra. It is something of a rarity both in the concert hall and on record and its inclusion here is a welcome reissue.
All the recordings included in this programme are appearing on CD for the first time.