Episode 4
Donald Macleod picks his way through Debussy's Preludes, one of the composer's most significant contributions to piano literature, and looks at how financial necessity sometimes got in the way of Debussy's lofty artistic ambitions.
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Claude Debussy
Preludes, Book 1, No.11 La danse de Puck
Krystian Zimmerman (piano)
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 4357732.
- 11.
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Claude Debussy
Preludes, Book 1 6, 7, 8 & 12
Krystian Zimmerman (piano)
- Deutsche Grammophon.
- 4357732.
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Claude Debussy
Jeux
Montr茅al Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Charles Dutoit
- Decca.
- 4302402.
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Claude Debussy
Syrinx
Emmanuel Pahud (flute)
- EMI.
- CDC5569822.
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Claude Debussy
Preludes Book 2 Nos 8, 7 & 12
Noriko Ogawa (piano)
- EMI.
- CDC5569822.
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