However, Bailey then returned back to the opening theme, which in Debussy’s Arabesque also returns at the end of the work, and remarked, “Now I’m back to full circle.I’m enjoying the natural world ...

The spiraling melodies and gracefully interlocking lines of Debussy's "Arabesque No. 1" (from Deux Arabesques, 1890-91) bring to mind the swirling designs of Art Nouveau as well as the Middle ...

An introduction to the solo piano music of Debussy and Ravel, broadcast on BBC Radio 3. Skip to main content; Access keys help; ... Deux Arabesques were written in 1888 and published in 1891.