Cathedrale Engloutie, La [The Engulfed Cathedral] (Heinemann/Theopold)
G. Henle URTEXT edition. This single edition - it is number 10 in the first volume of the Pr‚ludes (HN 383) of 1910 - shows the extent of Debussy's imagination as he conjures up the old city of Ys that has sunk into the sea. Debussy enjoyed playing this piece himself and also left behind a recording on piano roll. This gives important insights into his tempi. The term pr‚lude, reminiscent of Chopin, makes clear the return to traditional forms, which the now established composer was slowly embracing onceagain. The programmatic title, as with all of the Pr‚ludes, is only given at the end of the piece, thus underlining its passing significance. The Sunken Cathedral. The Engulfed Cathedral. -the publisher