Préludes - Books 1 & 2 (24, complete)

"a clean if rather dispassionate account of Debussy's complete piano Preludes. Aimard was recorded playing his own Steinway: a cosy arrangement that may explain his devotion to the instrument's reverberations. The resonances lend a special aura to Debussy's more processional pieces."
(The Times)

"As you'd expect, Aimard's accounts of the 24 pieces are technically impeccable, whether articulating every rhythmic detail in La Danse de Puck, or perfectly layering the chordal accumulations of La Cathédrale Engloutie, but there is something matter of fact about it all"
(The Guardian)

"Aimard stresses clarity of thought and timbre, as well as seriousness and fidelity, in all he does. You might think such qualities...were less important in Debussy's Préludes, which put a premium on sensitivity, imagination and range of colour...But Aimard is no slouch in those departments either...Aimard challenges us to listen rather than dream."
(Financial Times)