Debussy happening
With his refined, multi-faceted oeuvre, Debussy is the ideal candidate for a composer happening. Pianist and Debussy expert Jean-Efflam Bavouzet translates the Indonesian gamelan into 88 keys in ‘Estampes’, and rescues the ‘Fantaisie’ for piano and orchestra from obscurity. The Antwerp Symphony Orchestra conducted by Adrien Perruchon contributes Luc Brewaeys’ celebrated orchestrations of Debussy’s ‘Préludes’ and the orchestral masterpiece ‘La mer’ with its unpredictable richness of colours for wind and water, waves and seagulls.
“Art is the most beautiful lie”, Debussy once said during a discussion about the future of music. “The Mona Lisa’s smile probably never existed, and yet her charm is eternal.” In his untruthful original music, Debussy could lie like the best of them.
“Art is the most beautiful lie”, Debussy once said during a discussion about the future of music. “The Mona Lisa’s smile probably never existed, and yet her charm is eternal.” In his untruthful original music, Debussy could lie like the best of them.