The young, talented Finnish-Russian pianist Julia Dahlkvist has provided the finale in the four-part Bluthner-Debussy cycle on GENUIN. And she shows that etudes certainly do not have to be dull, nor do children's pieces have to be only for young people. From the slightly elegiac, finely satirical tones of Doctor gradus ad parnassum (Children's Corner) to the ecstatic chord sequences of the last Etudes, she works out the infinitely detailed richness of Debussy's piano works with superior technique and audible joy in the tone colors.

Tracklist:

Children's Corner: I. Doctor Gradus Ad Parnassum
Children's Corner: II. Jimbo's Lullaby
Children's Corner: III. Serenade For A Doll
Children's Corner: IV. The Snow Is Dancing
Children's Corner: V. The Little Shepherd
Children's Corner: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk
Hommage A Haydn
Le Petit Negre (The Little Negro)
Berceuse Heroique
Elegie
Piece Sans Titre
12 Etudes: No. 1. Pour Les Cinq Doigts (For The Five Fingers)
12 Etudes: No. 2. Pour Les Tierces (For Thirds)
12 Etudes: No. 3. Pour Les Quartes (For Fourths)
12 Etudes: No. 4. Pour Les Sixtes (For Sixths)
12 Etudes: No. 5. Pour Les Octaves (For Octaves)
12 Etudes: No. 6. Pour Les Huit Doigts (For Eight Fingers)
12 Etudes: No. 7. Pour Les Degres Chromatiques (For Chromatic Steps)
12 Etudes: No. 8. Pour Les Agrements (For Ornaments)
12 Etudes: No. 9. Pour Les Notes Repetees (For Repeated Notes)
12 Etudes: No. 10. Pour Les Sonorites Opposees (For Opposing Sonorities)
12 Etudes: No. 11. Pour Les Arpeges Composes (For Written Arpeggios)
12 Etudes: No. 12. Pour Les Accords (For Chords)

UPC: 4260036252293
Label: Genuin
Release Date: 7.31.12
Format: CD

Julia Dahlkvist - Hommage a Debussy: Works for Piano 4 (CD)