Very specific question about "Collines D'Anacapri"

[nanabush]

I'm studying a group of Debussy's preludes this semester, and something interesting came up in my lesson today.

I play the last measure of 'Les Collines D'Anacapri'.

Prof:  play the 3rd last measure once more

Me: ok.

I play it

Prof: A#B at the high notes

Me: no it's F#G#

Prof: look again

Me: ummm what?



Both of our editions have different notation for those two high notes.  From my notes (Schirmer), it's F#G#, and I remember hearing an Arrau recording and thinking he was playing the wrong thing (he played A#B).  I watched the Lang Lang and Michelangeli videos on youtube, and I'm pretty sure both play the F# and G#.

Anyone here have any clues?  I want a response preferably from someone whose actually performed it (I've checked online editions, I'm aware that they vary).  My teacher has that book on Debussy's piano pieces , and there wasn't anything about it in there.  It's just confusing, because it's the high point of the ending; those notes REALLY stand out.

[quantum]

I play F# G#.  When I was learning it (some time ago) I remember reading about the discrepancy on the notes. 

I feel F# G# made sense as the next bar goes one note higher to A# making it more climactic.  However A# B may give more a sense of Lumineux - the sharper dissonance in that register of the piano would seem to sparkle more. 

What sounds better to you?

[nanabush]

Not sure just yet 

I'll have to play around with each and decide with my teacher (it was at the very end of the lesson when I reached that part, and we only had a minute to discuss it).

I agree with the F#G#, it fits with the rest, but the A#B just gives that bit extra that really stands out.

Thanks for the reply though, glad to hear it's not just a typo.

[faulty_damper]

According to Durand 2004 edition, Complete Works of Debussy, it is F#,G#.

The edition that I have that includes the A#,B is from the Dover reprint of the Muzyka edition.  There is at least one other error in pitch notation from this edition (m78: last note of RH should be A#, not B).