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Composer of the Week: Debussy

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The Debussy expert Roger Nichols remarked that "Debussy was more than a soft-centred voluptuary drifting through life on a cloud of disembodied dissonances," and much of the debate surrounding the music of this composer is centred on whether it is appropriate to link his music with the concepts of impressionism. Today, in conversation with Donald Macleod , Pierre Boulez considers these ideas in relation to the sets of Imagesior orchestra and piano. Images, Set 1
Jean- Yves Thibaudet (piano)
Rondes de Printemps; Gigues; Iberia (Images)
Cleveland Orchestra, conductor Pierre Boulez

Contributors

Unknown:
Roger Nichols
Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
Pierre Boulez
Piano:
Yves Thibaudet
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Source: Radio Times

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