“I think Debussy said that music is the space between the notes. And I understand that now — the reflection is really important.”

The English composer Colin Matthews orchestrated the Préludes in 2004-2005 with a vivid panoply of colors that filtered Debussy through a loud and lively screen.

He uses the damper pedal with restraint, even in music by Debussy and Scriabin where many pianists envelop the notes in a blur of pedal.