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Saturday, February 21, 2015 Permalink

The Debussy-Chopin Connection

Claude Debussy & Frederic Chopin

 

Claude Debussy had a deep love for the music of a composer who, a half-century before, had blazed a new path with his utterly individual style and keyboard sound.

 “Chopin is the greatest of all,” Debussy said. “For with the piano alone he discovered everything.” 

In this hour, Chopin’s influence on Debussy as he developed his own, utterly individual style. 

 

Playlist

4:00pm
4:00pm
Claude Debussy: Children's Corner: The Snow Is Dancing BUY from Debussy: Piano Works; composed by Claude Debussy
Decca 443021
4:00pm
Chopin: Ballade for piano No. 2 in F major, Op. 38, CT. 3 BUY (disc 13)
Decca Records 443738
4:02pm
Chopin: Barcarolle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 60, CT. 6 BUY from Chopin: Solo Piano Works; composed by Chopin
Decca Records 443738
4:05pm
Chopin: Trois Nouvelles Etudes: No. 3 In A Flat Major BUY from Etudes / Trois Nouvelles Etudes; composed by Chopin
Chandos CHAN 8482
4:08pm
Claude Debussy: Ballade (Ballade Slave) BUY from Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2; composed by Claude Debussy
Chandos 10443
4:10pm
Claude Debussy: Deux Arabesque No. 1 BUY from Debussy: Complete Works For Piano, Vol. 3; composed by Claude Debussy
Chandos CHAN 10467
4:14pm
Claude Debussy: Danse (Tarentelle Styrienne) BUY from Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2; composed by Claude Debussy
Chandos 10443
4:19pm
Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque: Clair de lune BUY from Debussy: Piano Works; composed by Claude Debussy
Decca 443021
4:25pm
Chopin: D Flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 BUY from Nocturnes; composed by Chopin
Nonesuch 979233-2
4:29pm
Claude Debussy: Reverie BUY from Debussy: Complete Works For Piano, Vol. 3; composed by Claude Debussy
Chandos CHAN 10467
4:30pm
Claude Debussy: Pour le piano: Sarabande BUY from Debussy: Piano Works; composed by Claude Debussy
Decca 443021
4:35pm
Claude Debussy: Estampes: La Soirée dans Grenade BUY from Debussy: Piano Works; composed by Claude Debussy
Decca 443021
4:41pm
Chopin: Mazurkas, Op. 59 No. 3 In F-Sharp Minor BUY from The Chopin Collection; composed by Chopin
RCA Victor Europe / BMG 77388
4:43pm
Claude Debussy: Jardins Sans La Pluie. Net Et Vif BUY from Debussy: Complete Works for Piano, Vol. 2; composed by Claude Debussy
Chandos 10443
4:47pm
Claude Debussy: Préludes - Premier Livre: La Fille aux cheveux de lin BUY from Debussy: Piano Works; composed by Claude Debussy
Decca 443021
4:49pm
Claude Debussy: Reverie BUY from Debussy: Complete Works For Piano, Vol. 3; composed by Claude Debussy
Chandos CHAN 10467
4:54pm
Claude Debussy: Etude No. 1 - pour les cinq doigts BUY Jean-Efflem Bavouzet
Chandos CHAN 10497
4:57pm
Claude Debussy: La plus que lente BUY from Debussy: Complete Works For Piano, Vol. 3; composed by Claude Debussy
Chandos CHAN 10467

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