Which composer has the true sound of Paris?

Which composer has the true sound of Paris?

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norman lebrecht

November 25, 2015

From my Album of the Week on sinfinimusic.com:

When thoughts turn darkly to Paris, a dose of Debussy and Dutilleux can settle the nerves. Claude Debussy died in March 1918 against the backdrop of a German bombardment; Henri Dutilleux was born in January 1916 and died in May 2013. Together, the two composers represent a century and a half of Parisian experience.

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Read the full review here.

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