Debussy: (Moonlight) Clair de Lune

I almost forgot about this one! The tenth in Burgmuller's set of 25 etudes for piano - I forgot I had recorded this one along with the previous nine and just came across it. This etude (exercise) is intended to provide technique for repeated notes played by independant fingers. I ...  Show more

I've finally completed the last Sonatina in Clementi's Opus 36! I actually recorded this over a year ago and am just barely getting around to releasing it. I apologize for the long delay. I hope that you will enjoy my recording of this work! 

We're taking a brief detour from Mahler 2 today to discuss Debussy's legendary Afternoon of a Faun, a piece written in the same year as Mahler's 2nd symphony. It's easy to forget how revolutionary this piece was at the time, but composers from Stravinsky to Schoenberg to Boulez t ...  Show more

1-3 Extra episodes on Patreon every week! https://www.patreon.com/bestclassicalmusicChopin - Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Andante 00:00 Debussy - Suite bergamasque, L. 75: No. 3, Clair de Lune 04:41 Satie - Trois gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et doloreux 10:23 De Falla - 7 ...  Show more

This week we're diving into one of the great movements ever written in Western Music with the slow movement of Beethoven's Op. 132 quartet. This is a movement that explores Beethoven's contradictory religious beliefs, his core optimism despite all that happened to him during his ...  Show more

Moonlit music, blending light and dark sounds and emotions. Go to the website for playlists and info.