Matteo Mela and Lorenzo Micheli (SoloDuo) perform “Petite Suite” by Claude Debussy (1862-1918)

I. En bateau 0:00 II. Cortège 3:45 III. Menuet 7:15 IV. Ballet 10:08

Recorded in Sarsfield, Ontario, Canada, on July 2023 Audio and Video by Drew Henderson Recording assistants: Cheryll Chung, Alex Bougie Guitars by Roberto De Miranda Strings: D’Addario Originally composed for piano four hands, the “Petite Suite” was premiered by Claude Debussy and pianist/publisher Jacques Durand in February 1889. The work enjoyed immediate success and soon became the object of numerous arrangements, complete or partial: an arrangement for solo piano by Durand himself (1907), one for orchestra by Henri Büsser (1907), one for harp by Henriette Renié (1908), as well as a few transcriptions for violin or cello and piano made by Gaston Choisnel (1906), Jean Jacques Gurt and Léon Roques (1904-1910). This version for guitar duo was made by Lorenzo Micheli in 2021.