Claude Debussy's Pianistic Vision

Website for the documentary film

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Claude Debussy Museum
Saint Germain en-Laye, France

June 23, 2008

Work on the film is progressing. I am in discussion with Peter Bay, conductor of the Austin Symphony about including his views on "La Mer". If an agreement can be reached and funding secured, the Austin Symphony could demonstrate his points in the film. But it requires a 2 hours session at the Riverbend Center and multiple cameras and sound people. It is an exciting possibility. I will keep you posted!

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This site is an exploration of the inspiration, imagination, and visual influences on Claude Debussy's piano music from 1889-1915. The Preludes, Images, and Clair de lune will be included in the film and on this website.

I am particularly interested in how light, nature, and the visual stimulation Debussy experienced in Paris and in his home on Ave Foch influenced his "vision" and the gestures and colors found in his piano works.

I interviewed Debussy scholars James Briscoe, Roy Howat, Marie Rolf, Richard Langham Smith, and pianists Stewart Gordon and Daniel Pollack. These interviews, and my discussions with Pierre Jacquard, whose grandfather Charles Domergue sponsored the premiere of Images II at his salon concerts, are shaping the film.