Let’s focus on two tracks from the album:
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Have you heard Dessay sing Debussy? Does the FLAC version change your perception of this overplayed classic? Let us know in the comments below. #Debussy #ClairDeLune #NatalieDessay #PhilippeCassard #FLAC #Audiophile #ClassicalMusic #LosslessAudio #FrenchMelodie Debussy. Clair de lune -Dessay- Cassard- -FLAC-
You might ask: “Why do I need a FLAC for a piano and a voice?”
Actually, for the purists: In their 2004 Virgin Classics release, the duo performs a selection of Debussy songs ( Fêtes galantes , Beau soir ) but also includes the Clair de lune as a piano solo and the vocal version. Philippe Cassard, a pianist of translucent touch, treats the piano not as an accompaniment but as an equal protagonist. Let’s focus on two tracks from the album:
But every generation, an artist comes along to rip the velvet off the piano strings.
Beyond the Stereotype: Rediscovering Debussy’s Clair de lune through the Lens of Dessay & Cassard (FLAC Review) the halo of the piano
If Clair de lune has become sonic wallpaper to you, this recording is the solvent. Dessay and Cassard do not perform Debussy; they inhabit him. The FLAC format is not snobbery; it is the necessary frame for this delicate watercolor. Without it, you lose the grain of the voice, the halo of the piano, and the silence between the raindrops.