Debussy Etudes

[semme]

anyone played them? seems like he got etudes for all the technique stuff. just want to ask if they are helpful and worth the effort...?
anwers greatly appreciated

[Barbosa-piano]

   His etudes are interesting, but I think playing Chopin's or Liszt's etudes would fill the repertoire better. If you have previous experience with these, why not play some of Debussy's etudes... I believe that these etudes serve different purposes than the Chopin or Liszt etudes, though. I think he really explored the lesser studied aspects of technique, and put them down. For example, his "Pour les Agrements" is unique. The first book deals with your common technical problems, but I think the second book is truly one of a kind.
   I have sightread some of these. They can be really hard. I like the Octave Etude, particularly...

  I think that they are worth the effort- These are probably some of the least played etudes, from the great composers.

  Mario Barbosa

[thorn]

i have only played 3 or 4 of them... i think some of them are worth the effort... nrs 2, 4, 10 and 11 are the ones i have done and they are really nice

but on the whole... i think there are a lot of pieces that are more worth learning

[gruffalo]

i have played the one for five fingers, but i didnt find it improved my technique that greatly. It was interesting to play, and impressive. good for repetoire, not so much for technique. Chopin etudes would be better if your focus is on technique.

Gruff

[crazy for ivan moravec]

i think debussy etudes are studies on colors. they're definitely worth the time and effort, plus, not a lot play these things.

while it's true that any etude will improve your general technique, one teacher told me that learning a particular composer's etude/s will definitely help give a feel or a taste of how it's like to play his other works. i thought it was quite logical to say so.