François Chaplin's recording of Debussy's complete piano works received international acclaim, including a Diapason d'Or and an Award from BBC Magazine.
Performer Biography
François Chaplin, the pianist on this album, trained at the Paris Conservatoire with Bulgarian pianist Ventsislav Yankoff and won the Mozart and Robert Casadesus Prizes in 1989.
Critical Reception
Robert Schumann is credited with 'discovering' Schubert's genius, enthusiastically promoting his music and mourning his death.
Composer Biography
Franz Schubert, despite his prodigious talent from age 14, only saw his first work, Der Erlkönig, published in 1821, due to being largely unknown and unsupported.
Performer Biography
François Chaplin celebrated the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy's birth in 2012 by recording a new CD of Debussy's complete works for two pianos with Philippe Cassard.
Instruments
The piano used for this recording is a Steinway and Sons D-274, serial number 594.388.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded from June 23 to 26, 2014, at Saint-Pierre Church in Paris.
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