Steven Osborne - Debussy: Preludes

Steven Osborne has already made a name for himself in French music with a disc of Alkan and a profoundly moving performance of Messiaen�s Vingt Regards. Here he reaches between those two to tackle one of the pinnacles of the piano repertoire�Debussy�s two books of Preludes. These works have been central to Steven�s repertoire for many years and he brings them to the studio after many public performances and much reflection. He has worked from the most up-to-date Urtext edition which clarifies Debussy�s thought in many places, particularly with regard to tempo relationships within La cathedrale engloutie and a missing bar in Les tierces alternees. In a crowded field Osborne need fear no comparisons: the pianism is exquisite and the interpretations are of a rare depth and subtlety�a recording to rival the very best!