Debussy: Childrens Corner ( Crossley, Bavouzet) You Tube

Its always a lot of fun to listen to the results when great composers turn their hand to writing music for (on in Debussys case, about) children. The reason is that such pieces pose a really severe challenge to composers by virtue of their subject matter theyve got to be quite evocative, but also demand that composers work from a really restricted range of materials. And how well a composer manages to wrangle these two pretty nasty requirements often tells you a lot about what their creative gifts and instincts are. (Theres a funny story about how Debussy left the concert hall at this suites premiere because he was completely terrified that having people hear this music would ruin his reputation as a serious composer. ) When Debussy wrote Childrens Corner his style had already fully matured (Estampes and Images were already completed, and work on the Preludes was to start the year after), and its wonderful to see how even with a return to relatively simple textures and oldfashioned workingcla