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Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum

from Evocation by Mary Fleming

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Tracks 5-10: ‘Children’s Corner’ is a suite who Debussy dedicated to his two-and-a-half year old daughter, Claude-Emma, who Debussy nicknamed Chouchou. It is an evocation mostly of her imaginative play with her toys and her wide-eyed world as a child. The English titles are a nod to her world with her English nanny.

Track 5: ‘Gradus ad Parnassum’, the 'Steps to Higher Learning', was a popular book at the time of Etudes by Clementi for piano study. Debussy was undoubtedly imagining Chouchou excelling at the piano and poking a little fun at the pompous title of the popular book and called this ‘Doctor Gradus ad Parnassum'.

Composed by Debussy in 1908

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from Evocation, released December 26, 2020

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Mary Fleming San Francisco, California

Concert pianist Mary Fleming thrills audiences with her musicality and her virtuosity along with an amazing sense of color and nuance. She holds degrees from SUNY at Stony Brook and the Oberlin Conservatory where she studied piano with the world reknowned Gilbert Kalish and Joseph Schwartz. She is currently recording compositions by George Khouri with George playing the oud. ... more

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