Xmas Gift Idea Roussel, Albert. (1869 - 1937) Rustiques Pour Le Piano (op. 5) Diy Kit [8lbQrRJS]

Upright folio. 26 pp. [PN] D7F 6756 (3). In three movements: Danse au bord de l'eau, Promenade sentimentale en foret, Retour de fete. Ownership signature on title, a few scattered spots of foxing, overall in fine condition.



Originally premiered in Paris on Feb. 17, 1906 by Mlle. Blanche Selva, this interesting early piece "is the closest Roussel came to Debussy's piano music, especially in the hauntingly evocative Danse au bord de l'eau (Dance at the Water's Edge). As was common with Impressionist music — and this is one of Roussel's most Impressionist pieces — it was inspired by nature. In many ways, Rustiques is the piano equivalent of the First Symphony (Le poeme de la foret), written during the same period. Both were inspired by the same setting, the forest of Fontainbleu near Paris, a place beloved of the Impressionist painters." (Basil Deane)