Debussy: Piano Music - Steven Osborne

‘Osborne traverses this well-known repertory with obvious relish, relying on immense musical and technical resources to reveal fresh, unexpected perspectives on music we all thought we knew … this is music-making of great subtlety and finesse which neither lovers of Debussy and French music nor those who value piano-playing on the highest artistic level will want to miss’ (Gramophone)

‘Steven Osborne has produced a recording that at its finest is truly mesmerising’ (BBC Music Magazine)

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Masques L110[4'50]
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… D'un cahier d'esquisses L112[4'54]
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L'isle joyeuse L109[5'59]
Images I L105[14'44]
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Reflets dans l'eau[5'16]
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Hommage à Rameau[6'09]
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Mouvement[3'19]
Images II L120[13'16]
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Cloches à travers les feuilles[3'55]
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Et la lune descend sur le temple qui fut[6'04]
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Poissons d'or[3'17]
Estampes L108[13'45]
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Pagodes[4'47]
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La soirée dans Grenade[5'34]
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Jardins sous la pluie[3'24]
Children's Corner L119[15'45]
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Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum[2'21]
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Jimbo's lullaby[3'15]
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Serenade for the doll[2'23]
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The snow is dancing[2'34]
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The little shepherd[2'21]
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Golliwogg's cake-walk[2'51]

Steven Osborne’s unerring command of the elusive ambiguities of Debussy’s piano-writing has already been amply confirmed by his earlier recording of the two books of Préludes; these lustrous new accounts of the Images, Estampes and Children’s Corner are every bit their equal.