🇫🇷Claude Debussy ： Preludes 1 “La cathédrale engloutie” cis-moll

This fantastical and majestic prelude evokes the sound of distant bells and the image of a cathedral rising from beneath the water. The quiet opening chords have a distinctive color reminiscent of the pentatonic scale and church modes, with the resonance spreading from the lower register into the middle range. The music gradually gains density and power, reaches a stately climax, and then grows quiet as if receding into the distance. In the layered chords, it is important to keep the melodic lines from being obscured and to preserve the resonance with the pedal while avoiding blur. The piece should unfold with broad breaths, expressing the vibration of bells and the expansiveness of the surrounding space without relying solely on weight at the climax.