Debussy, Claude

Dances and Waves - Schoenbrunn 2012 Summer Night Concert / Gustavo Dudamel - Vienna PO; Students of the Vienna State Opera Ballet School [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Alexander Borodin: Prince Igor; Richard Strauss: Salome, Op. 54
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Gustavo Dudamel, Gramophone's "Artist of the Year" 2011 and Grammy award winner 2012, leads the classical summer live and TV event of 2012: The Summer...continue...

The Art of Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Schubert, Bach et al. / Gerald Moore, Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-08-21

Works: Franz Schubert: An die Musik, D 547; Der Musensohn, D 764/Op. 92 no 1; Der Erlkönig, D 328; Schwanengesang, D 957; Das Lied im Grünen, D 917/Op. 115 no 1; Die liebe Farbe ("In Grün wil...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Demus, Jorg [Piano]; Engel, Karl; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich; Klust, Hertha; Kohn, Karl Christian; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Richter, Sviatoslav; Sawallisch, Wolfgan...
Conductors: Ristenpart, Karl; Fricsay, Ferenc; Gerdes, Otto; Jochum, Eugen; Keilberth, Joseph; Böhm, Karl

A 2-CD musical journey through Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau's seemingly boundless Lied, opera and cantala repertoire....continue...

Main Gauche - Pieces for the piano left hand by Blumenfeld, Bonimici, Debussy, Dubé, Foote, Moszkowski, Ponce, Sancan, Schubert et al / Jean Dubé: piano

1 CD / BNL / 2012-08-14

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Études (6) for piano, left hand, Op. 135; Alexander Scriabin: Pieces (2) for Piano left hand, Op. 9; Nocturne for piano in D flat major (for left hand alone), Op. 9/2; ...
Performers: Dube, Jean

Jean Dubé, 30 years old, is internationally recognized as one of the most important young pianists today, much appreciated for his musicality and power. He...continue...
Recording information: Studio Acoustique, Passavant (10/2011)....continue...

Encore! - works by Beethoven, Myers, Debussy and Chopin / Jouni Somero, piano

1 CD / FC Records / 2012-08-14

Works: Stanley Myers: The Deer Hunter; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata, Op. 27/2; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Frédéric Chopin: Waltz for piano no 6 in D flat major ("Minute"), Op. 64/1, CT. ...
Performers: Somero, Jouni

A collection of popular encores is performed by Finnish pianist Jouni Somero....continue...

Claude Debussy: Chamber Music / Ludwig Quartet; Berlin Philharmonic Strings; Eric Aubier, Philippe Berrod, Lise Berthaud et al.

1 CD / Indesens / 2012-08-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Fêtes, for orchestra (Nocturne no 2), L. 91/2; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86; Première R...
Performers: Aubier, Eric; Berrod, Philippe; Berthaud, Lise; Carruzzo, Madeleine; Champion, Aline; Desert, Claire; Esnaola, Luis; Gallet, Pascal; Langlamet, Marie-Pierre; Lucas, Vincent; Prost, Nicolas; Quandt, L...
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Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Strings; Ludwig Quartet

This album presents Debussy's works from 1891 to 1915 in a totally new light, with which he would have most certainly agreed. Wind instruments, to...continue...
Recording information: Temple St-Marcel, Paris, France (??/2010/03/2012)....continue...

Claude Debussy: Works for Piano / Théodore Paraskivesco, Jacques Rouvier: pianos

4 CD / Indesens / 2012-08-14

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Berceuse heroïque; Children's Corner; Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 95; Pagod...
Performers: Paraskivesco, Theodore; Rouvier, Jacques

Compared to several testimonies of people who have seen and heard Debussy perform his own works, it is surprising to notice how close Théodore Paraskivesco...continue...

New Bach Rock

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-08-07

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Toccata and Fugue for Organ in D minor, BWV 565; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor; Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor; Antonio Vivaldi: The Four Seasons; Ludwig van Beethoven: B...
Performers: Kovalchek, Steve [Bass (Electric), Guitar (Electri
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Ensemble: Newbach

Recording information: University Of Northern Colorado Recording Studio, Greel (07/2010/08/2010)....continue...

The Solo Flute - Debussy; Karl-Elert; Honegger; Ferroud; Hindemith / Mirjam Nastasi, flute

1 Super Audio CD / ARS Productions / 2012-08-03

Works: Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Sigfrid Karg-Elert: Sonata Appassionata for flute solo in F sharp Minor, Op. 140; Arthur Honegger: Danse de la chèvre, for solo flute, H. 39; Pierre Octave Ferroud: Tro...
Performers: Nastasi, Mirjam

This recording is the last of a four-part series dedicated to The Solo Flute, a collection of original music for the transverse flute published by...continue...

Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Piano Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Goldberg Variations; Prelude & Fugue no 22 (Well-Tempered Clavier); Concerto for Piano in F minor; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no...

Denon's Most Relaxing Series is a sales smash with over million sets sold

The original most relaxing classical music in the Universe has scanned over thousand

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Best of the Most Relaxing Classical Music in the World

1 CD / Savoy Label Group / 2012-07-31

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Johann Sebastian Bach: Orchestral Suite no 3, BWV 1068; Goldberg Variations; Claude Debussy: Clair de lune; Camille Sain...

Denon's Most Relaxing Series is a sales smash with over million sets sold

The original most relaxing classical music in the Universe has scanned over thousand

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Zino Francescatti, Violin: A Treasury of Studio Recordings 1931-1955 / Zino Francescatti, violin [3 CDs]

3 CD / Music & Arts / 2012-07-31

Works: Ernest Chausson: Concert for Piano, Violin and String Quartet in D major, Op. 21; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; La fille aux cheveux de lin; Préludes, Book 1; Maurice...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Casadesus, Robert; Faure, Maurice; Francescatti, Zino; Lanner, Max
Conductors: Ormandy, Eugene; Cluytens, André

In late-1930s America the Great Depression raged on, affecting all parts of life, not least the arts. Whereas European violinists had once flocked to the...continue...

Hommage à Debussy, Vol. 4: Works for Piano - Children's Corner; Etudes Serie I & II et al. / Julia Dahlkvist, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-07-31

Works: Claude Debussy: Children's Corner; Hommage à Joseph Haydn, for piano, L. 115; Le petit nègre, cakewalk for piano, L. 114; Berceuse héroïque for piano (or orchestra), L. 132;...
Performers: Dahlkvist, Julia

The young, talented Finnish-Russian pianist Julia Dahlkvist has provided the finale in the four-part Blüthner-Debussy cycle on GENUIN. And she shows that etudes certainly do...continue...
Recording information: Mediencampus Villa Ida, Leipzig, Germany (09/29/2011-10/02/2011)....continue...

Debussy: Complete Piano Music / Gordon Fergus Thompson, piano

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Claude Debussy: Poèmes (7) de Banville; Suite bergamasque; Images oubliées; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Ballade (slave), for piano (or piano, 4 hands), L. 70; Tarent...
Performers: Fergus-Thompson, Gordon

Himself an accomplished pianist, Debussy created a unique pianistic tradition in which the harmonic and timbral possibilities of the instrument were developed explosively, resulting in...continue...
Recording information: 1989....continue...

Claude Debussy: La Mer; Afternoon of a faun; Three Nocturnes; Jeux / Charles Dutoit

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-31

Works: Claude Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; La mer; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Jeux
Performers: Hutchins, Timothy
Conductors: Dutoit, Charles
Ensemble: ; Montreal Symphony Orchestra

La Mer was not met with immediate success when it was first heard in October 1905 but subsequent generations of musicians have recognized it for...continue...
Recording information: Église Saint-Eustache, Montreal, Canada....continue...

The Israeli Chamber Project, Opus 1 - Saint-Saens, Martinu, Debussy and Bartok

1 CD / Azica / 2012-07-31

Works: Camille Saint-Saëns: Fantasie for Violin and Harp, Op. 124; Bohuslav Martinu: Musique de Chambre no 1 for clarinet, violin, viola, cello, harp & piano, H. 376; Matan Porat: Night Horses, for cla...
Performers: Cziger, Tibi; Korman, Michael; Magen, Sivan; Weisman, Assaff; Zorman, Itamar
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Ensemble: Israeli Chamber Project

Expedition Audio - Music that deserves to be heard
...This is great music, and it is performed note-perfect. On the front cover of the CD booklet...continue...
Recording information: Lefrak Concert Hall, Queens College, New York; The Reci (2011-01-18_2011-01-19&2011-)....continue...

Historic Russian Archives: David Oistrakh - Chamber Music Edition

10 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-07-31

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in D major, K 306 (300l); Variations (12) on "La bergère Célimene," for violin & piano in G major, K. 359 (K. 374a); Sergey Rachmani...
Performers: Badura-Skoda, Paul; Bauer, Frida; Goldenweiser, Alexander [Composer]; Knushevitsky, Svyatoslav; Kollegorskaya, Inna; Makarov, Abram; Oborin, Lev; Oistrakh, David; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Richter, Sv...

The reissue of this unique collection of chamber music masterpieces, ranging from Baroque to 20-century, played by the legendary David Oistrakh, with his luminous, sonorous

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Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

Child's Play - Debussy: Children's Corner; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Part: Fur Alina et al. / Daniel Schlosberg, piano

1 CD / Centaur / 2012-07-15

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Arvo Pärt: Für Alina, for piano; Helmut Lachenmann: Ein Kinderspiel (Child's Play); Claude Debussy: Children's Corner
Performers: Schlosberg, Daniel [Piano]

American Record Guide, March / April 2013
Two of the masterpieces of piano literature frame this program. Schlosberg gives effective, engaging performances of both Schumann and...continue...
Recording information: Leighton Concert Hall, DeBartolo Performing Arts Center (04/2010/09/2010)....continue...

Masterpieces of Piano - 6 albums incl. Echoes of Eternity; La Campanella; Nocturnes of Melancholy and Live at Carnegie Hall / Fuzjko Hemming, piano

6 CD / Domo / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7); Carnaval, Op. 9; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 25 in F minor (Nouvel...
Performers: Hemming, Fujiko
Conductors: Förster, Heiko Mathias

This box set, which includes the albums Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live At Carnegie Hall, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue...

Claude Debussy: Sonate for flute, alto & harp; Syrinx; Chansons de Bilitis / Gérard Caussé, alto; Isabelle Moretti, harp; Ariane Jacob, piano

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Syrinx; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Chansons de Bilitis, incidental music for narrator, 2 flutes, 2 harps & celesta, L. 96
Performers: Bernold, Philippe; Causse, Gerard [Viola]; Dufour, Mathieu; Jacob, Ariane; Lorenzini, Germaine; Moretti, Isabelle

Stéphane Mallarmé was very impressed by the way in which Debussy had expanded on the moods of his poem, L'Après-midi d'un faune. The flute is...continue...
Recording information: 09/1997....continue...

The Debussy Edition - Piano Music / Pascal Rogé; Ami Rogé, pianos

5 CD / Onyx Classics / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; Estampes (3) for Piano; Children's Corner; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Suite bergamasque; La plus que lente; Ballade (slave), for piano (or...
Performers: Roge, Ami [Piano]; Roge, Pascal

Launched in 2005, Pascal Rogé's five disc survey of the piano works of Claude Debussy has been described as definitive. As each volume was released,...continue...
Recording information: Salle de musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland....continue...

Claude Debussy: Preludes / Alexei Lubimov

2 CD / ECM / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Préludes, Book 2
Performers: Lubimov, Alexei [Piano]; Zuev, Alexei [Piano]

Debussy is closer to the expressionism of Schoenberg than to the chiseled sonorities of a Chopin or the extravagant virtuosity of a Liszt, even if...continue...
Recording information: Sint-Pieterskerk, Leut, Belgium (04/2011)....continue...

Harriet Cohen - The Complete Solo Stufio Recordings

3 CD / Appian Publications & Recordings / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846 (The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1); Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1, BWV 846-869; Prelude an...
Performers: Cohen, Harriet
Conductors: Wood, Henry J.; Susskind, Walter; Sargent, Malcolm, Sir; Mathieson, Muir; Bath, Hubert

Certainly the most glamorous of the Matthay students, Harriet Cohen was also the most extrovert and to the general public was known as a socialite...continue...

20th Century String Quartets - Debussy, Ravel, Toldra, Zemlinsky / Cuarteto Casals

2 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Claude Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10; Alexander von Zemlinsky: Quartet for Strings no 2, Op. 15; Maurice Ravel: Quartet for Strings in F major; Eduardo Toldrá: Vistes al mar, f...

This double album brings together two recordings from 2004 and 2006 in which the Cuarteto Casals opportunely demonstrated its virtuosity and the links between figures...continue...
Recording information: Estudio "L'Auditorium" de Anacrusi s.l., Jafre, Girona....continue...

Connections: Music by Franck, Debussy, Chausson and Fauré / Winona Zelenka, cello; Connie Shih, piano

1 CD / Marquis Classic / 2012-07-03

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor; Ernest Chausson: Pièce for viola (or cello) & piano in C major, Op. 39; Gabriel Fauré: Papillon, for cello & piano, Op. 77; Césa...
Performers: Shih, Connie; Zelenka, Winona

This recording is about connections. All four featured composers lived in Paris during the second half of the 19th century and were linked both professionally...continue...
Recording information: Glenn Gould Studio, CBC, Toronto (08/08/2011-08/10/2011)....continue...

Harp Landscapes - Debussy, Enesco, Koechlin, Menotti, et al / Francette Bartholomee, harp

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane, for chromatic harp & string orchestra, L. 103; George Enescu: Allegro de concert, for chromatic harp; Charles Koechlin: Nocturne for chromatic harp, O...
Performers: Bartholomee, Francette; Bokany, Ferenc; Pierreuse, Bernard; Shi, Ning

Debussy: Melodies / Yumi Nara, Claude Lavoix

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Proses lyriques; Chansons (3) de Bilitis; Ariettes oubliées; Poèmes (3) de Mallarmé, song collection for voice & piano, L. 127; Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire
Performers: Lavoix, Claude; Nara, Yumi

30 Years at La Monnaie

2 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Richard Wagner: The Flying Dutchman; Parsifal; Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; Richard Strauss: Salome; Modest Mussorgsky: Boris Godunov; Giuseppe Verdi: Don Carlo; Simon Boccanegra; Falstaff; W...
Performers: Bastin, Jules; Cupido, Alberto; Dufrasne, Arnaud [Vocals]; Gustafson, Nancy [Soprano Vocals]; Kozlowska, Joanna; Krause, Carlos [Vocals]; Lascarro, Juanita; Malfitano, Catherine [Soprano Vocals]; McI...
Conductors: Cambreling, Sylvain; Pritchard, John; Pappano, Antonio; Schoenwandt, Michael; Fischer, Iván; Benjamin, George

Legendary baritone José van Dam celebrates a triple anniversary: his 70th birthday, 50 years onstage, and 30 years at La Monnaie, Brussels' opera house. This...continue...
Recording information: La Monnaie, Brussels, Belgium....continue...

Stravinsky, Beethoven, Debussy / Kameda, Balet

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for piano, 4 hands; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fugue for piano, 4 hands in B flat major (arr. from Grosse Fuge for string qua...
Performers: Balet, Jean Jacques; Kamata, Mayumi

Debussy's Corner / Trio Medicis

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Claude Debussy: Syrinx; Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Richard Rodney Bennett: Sonata after Syrinx, for flute, viola & harp; Toru Takemitsu: And then I knew it was the wind; Benoît Mernier: I...
Performers: Pierreuse, Bernard
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Medicis

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Changing Colors - works for cello & piano by Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Piazzolla et al. / Duo Anger-Gerassimez

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Männern", WoO 46; Robert Schumann: Arabeske for pia...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Anger-Gerassimez (Cello, Piano)

These two young musicians have won numerous awards, ranging from the prize of the Concours Rostropovich for cellist Norbert Anger to the first prize and...continue...
Recording information: Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (07/25/2011-07/27/2011)....continue...

Best of Accentus - Choral works by Faure, Haydn, Brahms, Dusapin

5 CD / Naïve / 2012-06-26

Works: Gabriel Fauré: Requiem, Op. 48; Cantique de Jean Racine, Op. 11; Samuel Barber: Agnus Dei; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Rückert Lieder (5); Johann Sebastian Bach: Komm, s&...
Performers: Anorga, Solange; Berezovsky, Boris [Piano]; Chiama, Jean-Francois; Costes, Pascale; Degout, Stephane; Engerer, Brigitte; Henry, Christophe; Hery, Luc; Isshiki, Kaoli; Lombard, Jean-Francois; Piau, Sa...
Conductors: Equilbey, Laurence
Ensemble: ; Accentus; Ars Nova Ensemble (Copenhagen)

Under its conductor, Laurence Equilbey, who founded accentus in 1991, the choir is committed to promoting the vocal arts as widely as possible, with more...continue...

Classical Music for Children, Vol. 2 - Debussy, Grieg, Schumann - Funny Stories, Foreigh Lands, Good Night, Sleep Tight

3 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Symphony no 9 in E flat major; Franz Joseph Haydn: Symphony no 94 in G major, Hob. 1; Symphony no 45 in F sharp minor, H 1 no 45 "Farewell"; Concerto for Piano in D major; Claude...
Performers: Czapski, Jutta; Erber, Gerhard; Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Ousset, Cecile; Pekinel, Guher [Piano]; Pekinel, Suher [Piano]; Pistorius, Andreas; Resick, Georgine; Rosel...
Conductors: Flor, Claus P.; Haenchen, Hartmut; Blomstedt, Herbert; Herbig, Günther; Suitner, Otmar; Klee, Bernhard; Masur, Kurt; Neumann, Václav; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; Vonk, Hans...

Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

Terzetti: Trios for Flute, Viola and Harp by Bax, Debussy, Ravel and Mathias, Dubois / The Debussy Ens.

1 CD / Divine Art / 2012-06-12

Works: Arnold Bax: Elegiac Trio, for flute, viola & harp; Claude Debussy: Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp; Maurice Ravel: Sonatine for Piano; William Mathias: Trio for Harp, Flute and Viola, Op. 70 "Zodiac...
Conductors:
Ensemble: The Debussy Ensemble (Chamber ensemble)

The Debussy Ensemble brings together works by Bax and Debussy, created almost simultaneously and without collusion, for flute, viola and harp, along with other works...continue...
Recording information: Oak Combe, Marley Common, Haselmere, UK (12/12/2010-12/13/2010)....continue...

Trios for Piano and Strings - Chaminade: Trio no 2; Debussy: Trio; Lenormand: Trio / Trio Chausson

1 CD / MN Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Cécile Chaminade: Trio for Piano and Strings no 2 in A minor, Op. 34; Claude Debussy: Piano Trio, L. 3; Henri-René Lenormand: Trio for Piano and Strings in G minor, Op. 30
Conductors:
Ensemble: Trio Chausson

In his Dictionnaire de musique of 1844, Léon Escudier described the trio as, "the most perfect of all compositions." Here, alongside the Trio of Claude...continue...
Recording information: l'eglise luthérienne Saint-Marcel, Paris, France (07/2011)....continue...

Debussy: Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien / Isabelle Huppert, Sophie Marin-Degor, Kate Aldrich, Christine Knorren

1 CD / RCO Live / 2012-06-12

Works: Claude Debussy: Le martyre de Saint Sébastien, incidental music for soloists, chorus & orchestra, L. 124
Performers: Aldrich, Kate; Knorren, Christine; Marin-Degor, Sophie
Conductors: Gatti, Daniele
Ensemble: Orchestre National de France

Claude Debussy's Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien is a five-act musical mystery play that was produced in collaboration with poet and dramatist Gabriele d'Annunzio and...continue...

Poulenc, Martin, Widor, Dutilleux, Sancan, Debussy - Works for flute & piano / Mathieu Dufour, flute; Pascal Rogé, piano

1 CD / Octavia Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Francis Poulenc: Sonata for Flute and Piano; Charles-Marie Widor: Suite for flute & piano, Op. 34; Pierre Sancan: Sonatina for flute & piano; Henri Dutilleux: Sonatine for Flute and Piano; Frank Mart...
Performers: Dufour, Mathieu; Roge, Pascal

Appointed principal flutist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the age of 25 - the youngest ever to hold that position - French musician Mathieu...continue...
Recording information: Harmony Hall Fukui (06/27/2010-06/29/2010)....continue...

Frederica von Stade in Duets, Arias, Scenes & Songs

4 CD / Newton Classics / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Botschaft ("Nelken wind ich und Jasmin"), for soprano voice, alto voice & piano (Spanisches Liedersp; Das Glück (" Vöglein vom Zweig"), song for voice & piano (Lieder-Album...
Performers: Blegen, Judith [Soprano Vocals]; Brehm, Alvin; de Peyer, Gervase; Glickman, Loren; Katz, Martin; Kavafian, Ani; Kavafian, Ida [Violin]; Lesser, Laurence; Maria, Joel Del; Phillips, Daniel; Schwarz, G...
Conductors: Bernardi, Mario; Davis, Andrew

Born in 1945, Frederica von Stade - who auditioned for the Met on a $50 bet - is considered one of the world's most accomplished...continue...
Recording information: Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York, NY (08/1977/07/1978); National Arts Centre, Ottawa, Canada (08/1977/07/1978); Studio No. 1, Abbey Road, London (08/1977/07/1978); Columbia...continue...

Debussy: Piano Music, Vol. 1 / Michael Korstick, piano

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-05-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Les soirs illuminés par l'ardeur du charbon; Khamma, ballet, L. 125; Intermède, for piano; Toomai des éléphants, prelude for piano (comple...
Performers: Korstick, Michael

This is the first volume of Michael Korstick's recording of the complete piano works of Claude Debussy. The featured work is the well known first...continue...
Recording information: Kammermusikstudio SWR, Stuttgart (02/21/2011-02/24/2011)....continue...

Hommage á Debussy, Vol. 3 - L'Isle joyeuse; Estampes; Preludes Book II, et al. / Chenyin Li, piano

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-05-29

Works: Claude Debussy: L'isle joyeuse; Estampes (3) for Piano; D'un cahier d'esquisses; Morceau de Concours (Pièce), for piano, L. 108; Masques; Préludes, Book 2
Performers: Li, Chenyin

Genuin presents the third release in the "Hommage `a Debussy" series. This time, we are introduced to young Chinese pianist Chenyin Li. Chenyin has collected...continue...
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Charles Koechlin: Magicien Orchestrateur / works by Debussy, Fauré, Schubert, Chabrier et al.

1 CD / Hanssler Classic / 2012-05-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Khamma, ballet, L. 125; Charles Koechlin: Sur les flots lointains, symphonic poem on a song by C. Urner, Op. 130; Gabriel Fauré: Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80; Franz...
Performers: Hoelscher, Florian
Conductors: Holliger, Heinz
Ensemble: ; SWR Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart

Hänssler presents the latest release in the acclaimed series of Charles Koechlin's orchestral works. Koechlin is considered one of the most prominent 20th century French...continue...

Sergiu Celibidache With The Munchner Philharmonkier [5 DVD]

5 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2012-05-29

Works: Robert Schumann: Concerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; Johannes Brahms: Concerto for Piano no 1 in D minor, Op. 15; Concert...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel; Kalafusz, Hans
Conductors: Celibidache, Sergiu
Ensemble: Munich Philharmonic Orchestra; Radio Symphony Orchestra of Stuttgart

Run Time: 511 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
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Debussy: Orchestral Works - La Mer; Nocturnes; Jeux; Images; Primtemps, Berceuse héroique et al.

2 Super Audio CD / Chandos Records / 2012-05-29

Works: Claude Debussy: Images for Orchestra; Jeux; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra; La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun), for orchestra, L. 86; Mar...
Performers: Bryan, Katherine [Flute]; MacKintosh, Katherine
Conductors: Denève, Stéphane
Ensemble: ; Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Recognized internationally as a conductor of the highest calibre, Stéphane Denève took up the post of Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra in...continue...
Recording information: Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow (2011-10-10_2011-10-12&2012-)....continue...

The Debussy Recordings / Samson Francois, piano [3 CDs]

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-22

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Préludes, Book 2; L'isle joyeuse; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Masques; Poèmes (7) de Banville; Arabesques (2) for Piano; Arabe...
Performers: Francois, Samson

EMI Classics is proud to present for the very first time the complete Samson Francois Debussy recordings in one box. This three CD set features...continue...

Debussy: Complete Piano Works / Walter Gieseking [Limited Ed.]

4 Super Audio CD / EMI Classics / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes (12) for piano, Book I, L. 117; Préludes (12) for piano, Book II, L. 123; Images for Piano, Set 1; Images for Piano, Set 2; Pour le piano, suite for piano, L. 9...
Performers: Gieseking, Walter

Gramophone Magazine
Walter Gieseking's classic set [of the Préludes] is unsurpassed... A set that should be in every collection.
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Debussy: La Mer / Michel Tabachnik, Brussels Philharmonic

1 CD / Brussels Philharmonic Recordings / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: La mer; Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra
Conductors: Tabachnik, Michel
Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic Orchestra

This CD, conducted by chief conductor Michel Tabachnik, is the first of many to appear under the label Brussels Philharmonic Recordings. In the coming years...continue...
Recording information: Studio 4, Flagey, Brussels (06/2010)....continue...

Classical 2012

2 CD / Decca / 2012-05-08

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Vesperae solennes de confessore, K 339; Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; The Pearl Fishers, opera; Giovanni Pergolesi: Nel c...
Performers: Alagna, Roberto; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Bell, Joshua; Benedetti, Nicola; Bocelli, Andrea; Bolet, Jorge; Calleja, Joseph; Coker, Paul; Di Stefano,...
Conductors: Chung, Myung-Whun; Pappano, Antonio; Dudamel, Gustavo; Armiliato, Marco; Chailly, Riccardo; Callegari, Daniele; Chichon, Karel Mark; Karajan, Herbert von; Rizzi, Carlo; Hollingworth, Robert; Previn, ...
Ensemble: ; I Fagiolini

Classical 2012 allows you to sample some of the finest new recordings of the year and introduce yourself to some of the most exciting new...continue...

Robert Cassidy Plays Debussy, Mozart & Noon

1 CD / Albany Records / 2012-05-08

Works: Claude Debussy: Préludes, Book 1; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Fantasy for Piano in C minor, K 475; David Noon: Elegy Variations, for piano, Op. 97
Performers: Cassidy, Robert [Piano]

To honor the 150th anniversary of Debussy's birth, pianist Robert Cassidy offers a brilliant reading of his Préludes, Livre I. In addition, this beautifully recorded...continue...
Recording information: Waetjen Auditorium, Cleveland State University, Clevela (07/18/2011-07/20/2011)....continue...