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Recorded on 10/31/2006, uploaded on 01/17/2009

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Ondine, No. 8, from Préludes deuxième livre         Claude Debussy

Debussy, a French composer of the 20th century, was one of its most remarkable personalities and a genius in creating his own world of music. The Préludes exemplify his mastery in coloring combined with harmonic and dynamic changes. Suggested as afterthoughts, the titles are placed at the end of each prelude in parentheses, as an added clue to interpretation. Debussy frequently applied his perception of ‘Spanish’ music to many of his compositions, as in No. 3 (... La Puerta del Vino). The Spanish-ness in Debussy’s works is often a rendition of Spanish guitar strums and rhythmic elements, at times also reflecting a sensual quality.      Junghwa Lee

Courtesy of International Music Foundation.