Debussy: Piano Music

Any new recording from Stephen Hough is a keenly awaited musical event. Here his customary ‘scintillating technique’ and ‘imaginative intelligence’ (The Guardian) are deployed in the service of an all-Debussy recital which sets the bar high at this, the start of the composer’s centenary year.

CDA68139  69 minutes 18 seconds
‘Hough begins his disc with the Estampes, a vivid reminder that Debussy loved art as much as music, and Hough similarly paints as well as plays. His 'Pagodes' sets the scene with just the right ...
BBC Music Magazine
‘Hough captures every bit of [La plus que lente's] lazy, sensuous languor, just as his account of L’isle joyeuse bristles with superbly controlled energy, while those of the two series o ...