Debussy's Children's Corner Suite was completed in 1908 and dedicated to his daughter, Claude-Emma, affectionately known as Chouchou.
Historical Context
The rise of the pianoforte as a common domestic instrument and the literary interests of 19th-century composers led to many piano pieces for children and amateur players.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Music for children can be intended either for them to play, requiring simplicity, or for them to hear, allowing for greater demands on the performer.
Composer Biography
Robert Schumann, a Romantic composer, was also a writer and editor of the Neue Zeitschrift für Musik, a journal launched in 1834.
Performer Biography
Idil Biret, the pianist on this recording, began piano lessons at age three and graduated from the Paris Conservatoire with three first prizes at fifteen.
Composer Biography
Claude Debussy, the French composer, was employed by Tchaikovsky's patroness Nadezhda von Meck as a tutor to her children and house-musician at age eighteen.
Composer Biography
Schumann's ambition to be a concert pianist was cut short by a finger weakness, possibly due to mercury treatment for syphilis.
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