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Debussy showed his talent for music from an early age, he was just ten years old when he entered the Paris Conservatoire, but it was to be a long journey before this precocious pianist grew into a mature composer . Presented by Donald Macleod.

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  • Claude Debussy

    L'Isle joyeuse

    Mario Pollini (piano)

    • DG RECORDS.
    • 445-187-2.
  • Claude Debussy

    Fêtes galantes (1st Set)

    Elly AMELING - Soprano Dalton BALDWIN - Piano

    • EMI.
    • cms-764095 2.
  • Claude Debussy

    Suite Bergamasque

    Noriko Ogawa- Piano

    • BIS.
    • CD195556.
  • Claude Debussy

    La damoiselle élue

    Sylvia MCNAIR - Soprano Susan GRAHAM - Mezzo-soprano TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL CHORUS BOSTON Symphony Orchestra Seiji OZAWA - Conductor

    • Philips.
    • 4466822.
    • 14.

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