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Written late in his life, these pieces move beyond traditional virtuosity, transforming technical studies into highly expressive, often abstract musical meditations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"439\" data-end=\"852\"\u003eIn Mitsuko Uchida’s hands, the Études are rendered with extraordinary clarity, precision, and sensitivity to colour. Rather than emphasising sheer technical display, her interpretation highlights the music’s shifting textures, subtle harmonic language, and delicate sense of form. The result is a reading that feels both analytical and poetic - faithful to Debussy’s modernist vision while remaining deeply musical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"854\" data-end=\"1218\"\u003eEach étude focuses on a specific technical idea - intervals, arpeggios, repeated notes, chords - but Debussy elevates each constraint into a world of imagination and sonic experimentation. 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