Dennis Lee: Debussy Piano Works Vol 1 review – confidence and clarity

(ICSM)The Malaysian pianist Dennis Lee’s recording of works by Szymanowski for Hyperion won high praise for his handling of the music’s complex sonorities, and again, this time in Debussy, it is the clarity of Lee’s playing that first strikes the listener. Despite the impressionistic intent of Debussy’s piano pieces, their shifting harmonies and open pedal passages need clear direction to succeed. Jardins sous la pluie from Estampes (1903) is just such an example. Lee...

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