Claude Debussy
Claude Debussy (1862-1918) was born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye and entered the Conservatoire de Paris at the age of ten. He won the Prix de Rome in 1884. He is often linked with musical Impressionism, a label he rejected. His works include Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (1894), the opera Pelléas et Mélisande (1893-1902), the Nocturnes (1897-1899) and La mer (1903-1905). He composed the first book of piano Préludes in 1909-1910 and the second in 1911-1913. Mode's two-CD release presents both books.
Snowflakes Are Dancing
Isao Tomita, also known as Tomita, was a Japanese composer, regarded as one of the pioneers of electronic music and space music, and as one of the most famous producers of analog synthesizer arrangements. Many of his albums are electronic versions and adaptations of famous classical music pieces. In 1974 Tomita released his second studio album, Snowflakes Are Dancing. The album consisted entirely of Tomita's arrangements of Claude Debussy's “tone paintings”, performed on a Moog synthesizer and a…
Preludes: Books 1 & 2
Claude Debussy's two books of Preludes played by Argentine pianist Haydée Schvartz, on 2CD with bonus tracks including a song with baritone Bryan Church. Awarded the 2021 Premio Gardel for Best Classical Album.
Debussy & Hosokawa: Point and Line
Momo Kodama plays Debussy's twelve Etudes (1915) interleaved with Toshio Hosokawa's six Etudes (2011-13); recorded in January 2016 at the Historischer Reitstadel, Neumarkt, produced by Manfred Eicher.