Debussy's Fantaisie for piano and orchestra was not published until 1920, after his death, and the version heard on this album is a 1968 revision that incorporates his changes.
Composer Biography
Claude Debussy, the composer, began piano lessons at age seven and later studied with Verlaine's mother-in-law, who was allegedly a pupil of Chopin.
Composition History
Debussy reluctantly undertook a commission for a saxophone work from Mrs. Richard J. Hall, who took up the instrument for her health and commissioned works to build a repertoire.
Performer Biography
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, the pianist on this album, was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2010 for his musical achievements.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Despite his reluctance to write for the saxophone, Debussy's Rapsodie for saxophone bears his unmistakable mark at the height of his evocative powers, with melodic contours suggesting an 'oriental' atmosphere.
Composition History
Debussy wrote his Danse sacrée et danse profane for chromatic harp and strings in response to a commission from Pleyel, who had an interest in the newly developed chromatic harp.
Composer Biography
At eighteen, Claude Debussy was employed by Nadezhda von Meck, Tchaikovsky's patroness, as a tutor to her children and house-musician.
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