Episode 5
The outbreak of hostilities in 1914 was the prelude to Debussy's last great creative outburst, a handful of brilliant masterworks forged in the face of desperate illness and a world descending into global warfare. Presented by Donald Macleod.
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Claude Debussy
6 Epigraphes antiques, No.4 Pour la danseuse aux crotales
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)
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Claude Debussy
12 Etudes pour piano, No.10-12
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
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Claude Debussy
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Eszter Horgas (flute), György Konrád (viola), Andrea Vigh (harp)
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Claude Debussy
En blanc et noir
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)
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Claude Debussy
6 Epigraphes antiques, No.4 Pour la danseuse aux crotales
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)
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Claude Debussy
12 Etudes pour piano, No.10-12
Mitsuko Uchida (piano)
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Claude Debussy
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Eszter Horgas (flute), György Konrád (viola), Andrea Vigh (harp)
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Claude Debussy
En blanc et noir
Katia and Marielle Labèque (pianos)
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