Along with Claude Debussy, he single-handedly changed the direction of ... One of the most enjoyable of all his compositions is the lively Piano Concerto in G major, which includes one of the most ...

In this short film Howard Goodall examines Claude Debussy and the transition away from traditional composition methods. Debussy was influenced by Russian composers such as Modest Mussorgsky ...

He encouraged Debussy to write music that was not hidebound by academic tradition – ‘Break the rules, defy convention’ could have been his credo – and to find inspiration in the paintings of Claude ...