Debussy's complex intellectual and emotional world was an entangled love life that brought illicit trysts in Jersey, a brush with a revolver and even a suicide attempt. Punctuated with many of his finest piano compositions, the narrative of 'Rêverie', which takes the form of a personal journal, follows him from his initial success with the Prix de Rome in 1885 to his untimely death in 1918.
Presented by pianist Lucy Parham and actor Dominic West, the music by Debussy features
* Estampes: 'Pagodes', 'La soirée dans Grenade', 'Jardins sous la pluie'
* 'Poissons d'or' from 'Images', Series 2
* 'Reflets dans l'eau' (from Trois Images)
* Arabesque No 1
* 'Rêverie'
* Danse Bohémienne
* Pour les huit doigts No 6 (from Études Book I)
* 'Clair de lune' (from Suite bergamasque)
* 'Golliwogg's Cake-Walk' (from 'Children's Corner')
* 'Des pas sur la neige' (from Préludes Book I)
* 'La fille aux cheveux de lin' (from Préludes Book I)
* 'L'isle joyeuse'
(Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy, 'Rêverie' is the fourth biographical programme of composers' words and music to be scripted by pianist Lucy Parham.)