I hope I'm not offending anyone here, but am I the only one who finds Debussy sickeningly sweet? His constant pianissimo pastel sound just makes me ill. I like other impressionist music - Ravel, Satie - but Debussy kills me. I always try to go back and give it another listen, but, like a child who never learns his lesson, I regret it every time.Chop
Debussy, Debussy, and a bit more Debussy,Ed
I bought the Horowitz 13 CD box set and it included L'isle joyeuse, which I did enjoy. Sort of like Scriabin with more fluff.Chop
Add to that Delius, Dukas, Ibert, Severac.Bax, Respighi, Ciryl Scott and Falla also show some inclination towards impressionism.
L'isle Joyeuse is my favourite Debussy piece, especially Horowitz' recording. I haven't heard another recording that put so much 'joy' in it.
and then ravel, i place him equal to debussy,
You sir, are a genious.