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Esther Birringer: Debussy

Esther Birringer (piano)

Esther Birringer: Debussy
Honest and thoughtful performances.

Esther Birringer: Debussy

Esther Birringer (piano)

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For her second solo recital album for Rubicon, Esther Birringer turns to Debussy with a recital that includes both books of his Images.  Composed in 1901-5 (book 1) and 1907 (book 2), the composer was very pleased with Images, writing about the first set: “Without false pride, I feel that these three pieces hold together well, and that they will find their place in the literature of the piano... to the left of Schumann, or to the right of Chopin.”

Esther Birringer began playing piano aged three and made her debut as soloist with an orchestra aged just six. A meteoric career has followed both in Europe and around the world, where Esther both performs and teaches, as well as promoting young talent.

Contents and tracklist

I. Reflets dans l'eau
Track length5:48
II. Hommage à Rameau
Track length7:07
III. Mouvement
Track length3:26
I. Cloches à travers le feulles
Track length4:29
II. Et la lune sur le temple qui fut
Track length5:47
III. Poissons d'or
Track length3:52

Awards and reviews

December 2022

Honest and thoughtful performances.

March/April 2023

Within the two sets of Images, Birringer gives a full range of motion, from the very softest notes to the big, sweeping structure of these poetic compositions. I was entranced by the landscapes and images revealed from the performance, but I also found Birringer’s perspectives fresh and new.

November 2022

Birringer’s instincts for colour and nuance work well in Debussy’s music.
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