[ Hyperion / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 3 November 2023
Debussy may have stipulated 'mains formidables' as the requirement for pianists tackling his Études, but they need a lot more besides: it's clear from these magisterial performances that Steven Osborne's 'formidable hands' are always at the service of a profound musical intelligence.
"Time and again there were details that tickled the ear with their freshness, revealing as if for the first time the anarchic brilliance of Debussy's vision." Gramophone recording of the Month Dec 2023
Gramophone Award Nomination 2024 - Piano
Twelve Études
Pour le piano: Prelude, Sarabande, Toccata
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