Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) - Children's Corner, L. 113 (composed in 1906 - 1908)

Orchestrated by André Caplet (1878 - 1925) in 1910

Debussy composed Children's Corner between 1906 and 1908. He dedicated the suite to his daughter, Claude-Emma (known as "Chou-Chou"), who was born on 30 October 1905 in Paris. She is described as a lively and friendly child who was adored by her father. She was three years old when he dedicated the suite to her in 1908. The dedication reads: "A ma chère petite Chouchou, avec les tendres excuses de son Père pour ce qui va suivre. C. D." (To my dear little Chouchou, with tender apologies from her father for what follows).
The suite was published by Durand in 1908, and was given its world première in Paris by Harold Bauer on 18 December that year. In 1911, an orchestration of the work by Debussy's friend André Caplet received its premiere, and was subsequently published.


Timestamps:

00:00 I. Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum
02:31 II. Jimbo's Lullaby
06:20 III. Serenade for the Doll
08:58 IV. The Snow is Dancing
11:41 V. The Little Shepherd
14:01 V. Golliwog's Cakewalk


Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Simon.

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