Debussy was among the most influential of all the 20th century’s composers. His lyrical gift ... Debussy visited her there and had his first piano lessons. Back in Paris, he had further lessons from a ...

Debussy's suite Pour le piano was premiered by Ricardo Viñes at the Societé Nationale. This work appeared after a decade-long hiatus during which the composer wrote nothing for piano.

In this short film Howard Goodall examines Claude Debussy and the transition away from traditional composition methods. Debussy was influenced by Russian composers ... of the piano and the ...