Claude Debussy, the composer, began playing piano at a young age and was taught by Mauté de Fleurville, a student of Chopin, before entering the Paris Conservatoire at ten.
Performer Biography
The Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo achieved a unique feat by winning the four major international piano duo competitions in Munich (ARD), Miami (Dranoff), Tokyo, and Caltanissetta (Bellini) within two years in the mid-1990s.
Composition History
Debussy won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1884 for his cantata 'L'enfant prodigue', which granted him a multi-year scholarship to live at the Villa Medici in Rome.
Composition History
Many of Debussy's orchestral works, including those on this album, were initially conceived and composed at the piano before being orchestrated.
Compositional Technique
Debussy's 'Lindaraja', his first original work for two pianos, incorporates Spanish musical elements like short grace notes, guitar-like chords, and syncopated accents.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Debussy consistently sought 'new forms' in his music, aiming to prevent it from being confined to a 'too correct' world, and explored new sound worlds on the grand piano.
Performer Biography
The Genova & Dimitrov Piano Duo was mentored by piano legend Vladimir Krainev at the Hanover University of Music, where they later became Heads of Piano Duo Studies.
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