"Both a challenge and an adventure, the recording I made of the Études by Debussy lives on as a wonderful memory of friendship. Having encouraged me to record the complete set of twelve works, my friend and respected colleague Catherine Collard, an irreplaceable artist and great admirer of Debussy, did me the honour of acting as artistic director. Her unobtrusive presence and sensitive, insightful feedback gave me wings. [...] Taking the genre beyond the dry term of "study", Debussy and Chopin, true geniuses the pair of them, dazzle and move their listeners. Within this music lies life, anything but abstract." - Anne Queffélec, 2023
1 12 Études, L. 143A, L. 136, Book 1: I. Pour Les "Cinq Doigts"
2 12 Études, L. 143A, L. 136, Book 1: II. Pour Les Tierces
3 12 Études, L. 143A, L. 136, Book 1: III. Pour Les Quartes
4 12 Études, L. 143A, L. 136, Book 1: IV. Pour Les Sixtes
5 12 Études, L. 143A, L. 136, Book 1: V. Pour Les Octaves
6 12 Études, L. 143A, L. 136, Book 1: VI. Pour Les Huit Doigts
7 12 Études, L. 143B, L. 136, Book 2: VII. Pour Les Degrés Chromatiques
8 12 Études, L. 143B, L. 136, Book 2: VIII. Pour Les Agréments
9 12 Études, L. 143B, L. 136, Book 2: IX. Pour Les Notes Répétées
10 12 Études, L. 143B, L. 136, Book 2: X. Pour Les Sonorités Opposées
11 12 Études, L. 143B, L. 136, Book 2: XI. Pour Les Arpèges Composés
12 12 Études, L. 143B, L. 136, Book 2: XII. Pour Les Accords
"Both a challenge and an adventure, the recording I made of the Études by Debussy lives on as a wonderful memory of friendship. Having encouraged me to record the complete set of twelve works, my friend and respected colleague Catherine Collard, an irreplaceable artist and great admirer of Debussy, did me the honour of acting as artistic director. Her unobtrusive presence and sensitive, insightful feedback gave me wings. [...] Taking the genre beyond the dry term of "study", Debussy and Chopin, true geniuses the pair of them, dazzle and move their listeners. Within this music lies life, anything but abstract." - Anne Queffélec, 2023