The second book of Debussy's Préludes was published in 1913. It shows continuation in the development of harmonic freedom and thus ever more tenuous tonal relations. Brouillards depicts fog's ...
Debussy was among the most influential of all the 20th century’s composers. His lyrical gift, idiosyncratic harmonies, colours and rhythms, his preference for suggestion rather than direct statement, ...
This is a significant release, since it completes Rouvier's recording of the entire solo piano works of Debussy on CD (Preludes, Books 1 and 2—C37-7121, 7/85 and C37-7043, 5/84; Children's Corner, etc ...
On March 7, it will be the 150th anniversary of the birth of Maurice Ravel. There remains a divide among aficionados of ...
Intermède was only discovered in 2001 in a hand-written copy made by Maurice Dumesnil, a student of Debussy and a Debussy scholar. It is closely related to the Scherzo-Intermezzo from Debussy's ...