G. Henle Verlag - Urtext - Claude Debussy - Douze Etudes (12 Etudes)

Debussy composed this cycle, and other masterful late works, in the summer of 1915. He had withdrawn to a country house near Dieppe with his family and composed with fevered concentration. The self-critical composer was very proud of his Etudes: "I confess that I am pleased to have created a work which - false vanity aside - will occupy a special niche. In point of technique these Etudes will usefully prepare pianists for a better understanding of the fact that the portals of music can only be opened with formidable hands." Debussy's Etudes are today a milestone along the path of those desirous of becoming concert pianists.

Ernst-Gunter Heinemann (Editor) Hans-Martin Theopold (Fingering) Francois Lesure (Preface)

Urtext Edition, paperbound Piano Solo Pages: 94 (VI+88), Size: 23,5 x 31,0 cm Weight: 378 g HN 390 . ISMN 979-0-2018-0390-6 .