Debussy: L'isle joyeuse, Images Book I, Etudes Book II & Estampes

Debussy: L'isle joyeuse, Images Book I, Etudes Book II & Estampes

Nelson Goerner, piano

Obviously, from the performer of these pieces - of all the pieces on this disc -, one will expect mastery and sensitivity. But even more is necessary: gifts of a colourist; an imagination of the settings; a vision of the sound planes and space. And also, for these pieces that are heirs to and the summary of such a glorious tradition, it also calls for broad knowledge and culture of the piano repertoire. The performer of the Etudes stands at the arrival of an itinerary, that of the keyboard "en blanc et noir". He must know everything and play almost everything. Nelson Goerner is that performer. 

Dominique Jameux