*Rare* Debussy ~ Etude retrouvee ~ Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Perfromed here by the virtuoso Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Achille-Claude Debussy’s ’Etude retrouvee’ was written by the great composer in 1915 but somehow was lost amongst the genius’ papers after his passing in 1918. The piece, whose title means “found etude“ seems to have been a possible 13th Etude (Debussy composed and published 2 Books of Etudes each containing 6 pieces) which Debussy never saw realized in the form of publication. The sheet music, discovered in 1977, was included amongst, and titled, ’Pour les arpeges composes’ (which led to the initial confusion as this was the title of the 5th etude from Book 2 of Etudes). The piece was assumed to be sketches for the completed etude until someone sat down and really read the work, realized that it was something different altogether and, obviously, something very special; a lost Debussy piece! Being headed “Pour les Arpeges composes“, the piece had always been assumed to contain sketches for the famili