Serge Prokofiev, at age eighteen, already had a formidable reputation as a pianist.
Performer Biography
Garrick Ohlsson, the pianist on this recording, won the Gold Medal at the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, bringing him worldwide recognition.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Debussy told his publisher that his Études conceal a rigorous technique beneath 'flowers of harmony'.
Compositional Technique
Debussy's Études contain some of his most demanding piano writing; before 1950, only Adolph Hallis recorded the complete set.
Composition History
Claude Debussy wrote his Études in the summer of 1915, when he was not yet 53, and was unwell and burdened by thoughts of the war.
Composition History
Béla Bartók's three Études, Op 18, composed in 1918, show him moving away from the influence of Debussy, which had been crucial to earlier works.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Prokofiev claimed that the principal achievement of his life was the search for originality in his musical language, and he had a horror of imitation.
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