Debussy's piano music sometimes used three staves instead of two, reinforcing individual tone-colours and the subtlety of metrical and harmonic rhythm.
Performer Biography
The pianist on this album, François-Joel Thiollier, is Franco-American and gave his first concert in New York at the age of five.
Composer Biography
At age 18, Claude Debussy, the composer, was employed by Tchaikovsky's patroness Nedezhda von Meck as a tutor and house-musician.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Debussy, a composer, believed that music is a mysterious mathematical process allied to the movement of waters and the play of curves, finding inspiration in nature.
Compositional Technique
Debussy, the composer, had a penchant for the triptych form in his works, as evidenced by the three sets of Images and Estampes on this recording.
Performer Biography
François-Joel Thiollier, the pianist, has won eight Grands Prix in international competitions, including the Brussels Queen Elisabeth and Moscow Tchaikovsky Competitions.
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