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Debussy showed his talent for music from an early age, he was just ten years old when he entered the Paris Conservatoire, but it was to be a long journey before this precocious pianist grew into a mature composer . Presented by Donald Macleod.
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Claude Debussy
L'Isle joyeuse
Mario Pollini (piano)
- DG RECORDS.
- 445-187-2.
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Claude Debussy
Fêtes galantes (1st Set)
Elly AMELING - Soprano Dalton BALDWIN - Piano
- EMI.
- cms-764095 2.
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Claude Debussy
Suite Bergamasque
Noriko Ogawa- Piano
- BIS.
- CD195556.
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Claude Debussy
La damoiselle élue
Sylvia MCNAIR - Soprano Susan GRAHAM - Mezzo-soprano TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL CHORUS BOSTON Symphony Orchestra Seiji OZAWA - Conductor
- Philips.
- 4466822.
- 14.
Broadcasts
- Mon 8 Oct 201212:00BBC Radio 3
- Mon 8 Oct 201218:30BBC Radio 3
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