Children's Corner (1908)
Debussy's suite Children's Corner (Coin des Enfants) was composed in 1908 for his daughter Chouchou, who was five years old by then. The score, for which the composer designed the front cover as shown here, bears the loving dedication
A ma chère petite Chouchou, avec les
tendres excuses
de son Père pour ce qui va suivre.
C. D.
de son Père pour ce qui va suivre.
C. D.
To my dear Chouchou, with tender excuses
for her Father for what is to follow.
C.D.
for her Father for what is to follow.
C.D.
These pieces inhabit the same soundworld as Schumann's
Kinderszenen and Fauré's Dolly Suite, and show a gentler and more intimate side
of the composer than usual. Despite its name, and the apparent simplicity of the
piano writing, this suite is by no means kids' music, and it has become a
perennial favourite of audiences and pianists alike.
| 1 | Dr. Gradus ad Parnassum | 2:12 |
| 2 | Jimbo's Lullaby | 3:10 |
| 3 | Serenade of the Doll | 2:15 |
| 4 | The Snow is Dancing | 2:16 |
| 5 | The little Shepherd | 1:50 |
| 6 | Golliwog's Cakewalk | 2:29 |
| 6 | Golliwog's Cakewalk | 3:22 | Assimakopoulos, P. |