Classical Music for Aficionados
New book on Debussy reviewed: " He came out of nothing, and the eruption of his genius is a complete mystery. There was no musical tradition in his very ordinary family. Within two years of starting to play the piano he was admitted to the Conservatoire; and two years after that, aged 12, he was being given prizes for his performance of a Chopin concerto. Almost from the start, his own music was exquisitely formed, and even the earliest of the songs and piano pieces give a lot of pleasure. " . . . " Walsh’s biography deliberately focuses on the music rather than the life. Debussy was perhaps not a very likeable person, so this approach serves to remind us what we most admire about him. Mary Garden, the first Mélisande, said that he was a ‘very strange’ man; and it does sometimes appear as if he had no real sympathy for, or interest in, other people." https://www.spectator.co.uk/2018/02/debussy-the-musical-genius-who-erupted-out-of-nowhere/ |
@jcazador Does that include this? http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=14872 If not, please give it a listen. And a second plug for John Field. |
Yes, love John Field. And no, the "Andreas Staier Edition" (10 cd) does not include the album you mention, will look for that, thanks. Here is what is included in the 10 cds: 2 D. Scarlatti 2 J.S. Bach 1 Telemann 1 C.P.E. Bach 1 Boccherini 1 Dussek 2 Haydn https://www.amazon.com/Andreas-Staier-C-P-Boccherini-Scarlatti/dp/B005L12SI0 |
