tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post4461938289485740028..comments2024-03-05T10:14:38.181+00:00Comments on CLASSICAL ICONOCLAST: Claude Debussy plays DebussyDoundou Tchilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07469682216179706743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-416983732847060845.post-50910281228801501052018-03-26T20:25:22.880+01:002018-03-26T20:25:22.880+01:00A different "take" than what we usually ...A different "take" than what we usually hear in Clair de Lune, and frankly, I like it a lot. Instead of making the whole piece a delicate china doll, he builds and builds, then drops off at the end. This is what I've always felt it SHOULD sound like, and nobody plays it like this. Except Debussy himself. As to composers being "modern" in their own times, if you listen to Chopin, he was using chords and harmonies never heard before his time, and rhythms not usually associated with either Classical OR Romantic period music. One of my professors while I was studying for my masters' in music, said "If Chopin hadn't composed the way he did, music today would probably be drastically different."The same can be said for Debussy, and very few others. Thank you, Claude, and Frederic, for your music!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11227593178790942186noreply@blogger.com