12 Etudes

(ed. Ernst-Günter Heinemann, fing. Hans-Martin Theopold)

Debussy composed this cycle, and other masterful late works, in the summer of 1915. He had withdrawn to a country house near Dieppe with his family and composed with fevered concentration. The self-critical composer was very proud of his Études: I confess that I am pleased to have created a work which - false vanity aside - will occupy a special niche. In point of technique these Études will usefully prepare pianists for a better understanding of the fact that the portals of music can only be opened with formidable hands. Debussy's Études are today a milestone along the path of those desirous of becoming concert pianists.

Publisher:    Henle Urtext Edition

Item Number:    HL 51480390

Series:    Henle Music Folios

Pages:    96