Debussy

Debussy
Achille-Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918), known since the 1890s as Claude-Achille Debussy or Claude Debussy, was a French composer. He and Maurice Ravel were the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music, though Debussy disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1903. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and his use of non-traditional scales and chromaticism influenced many composers who followed.

Debussy's music is noted for its sensory content and frequent usage of nontraditional tonalities. The prominent French literary style of his period was known as Symbolism, and this movement directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant.
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Debussy

Debussy

Achille-Claude Debussy (22 August 1862 – 25 March 1918), known since the 1890s as Claude-Achille Debussy or Claude Debussy, was a French composer. He and Maurice Ravel were the most prominent figures associated with Impressionist music, though Debussy disliked the term when applied to his compositions. He was made Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1903. He was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a...
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ANDRÉ Debussy: Ibéria (1950) - PASC043
ANDRÉ Debussy: Ibéria (1950) - PASC043
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DEBUSSY Ibéria

Recorded in 1950
Duration: 16:54

Le Grand Orchestre Symphonique de L'I.N.R.,
Conductor: Franz André

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ANSERMET at the NBC: Debussy, Ravel, Chabrier, Honegger, Martin (1948-1950) - PASC685
ANSERMET at the NBC: Debussy, Ravel, Chabrier, Honegger, Martin (1948-1950) - PASC685
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DEBUSSY Jeux
DEBUSSY Images: Gigues
DEBUSSY Images: Ibéria
DEBUSSY Six épigraphes antiques (arr. Ansermet)
RAVEL Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2
RAVEL La Valse
RAVEL Rapsodie Espagnole
CHABRIER España
HONEGGER Horace Victorieux
MARTIN Petite Symphonie concertante

Live broadcast recordings, 1948-50
Total duration: 2hr 32:56

NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Ernest Ansermet

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ANSERMET conducts Debussy, Ravel and Mussorgsky (1951/53) - PASC289
ANSERMET conducts Debussy, Ravel and Mussorgsky (1951/53) - PASC289
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DEBUSSY La Mer
RAVEL La Valse
MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL Pictures at an Exhibition
Recorded in 1951 & 1953
Total duration: 67:41 

L'Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Paris Conservatoire Orchestra
conductor Ernest Ansermet

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ANSERMET Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Met Opera, 1962) - PACO151
ANSERMET Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Met Opera, 1962) - PACO151
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DEBUSSY Pelléas et Mélisande

Live broadcast performance, 1962
Total duration: 2hr 37:06
Additional 15 minute Ansermet interview included with downloads

George London - Golaud
Anna Moffo - Mélisande
Nicolai Gedda - Pelléas
Blanche Thebom - Geneviève
Jerome Hines - Arkel
Teresa Stratas - Yniold
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
conducted by Ernest Ansermet

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BEECHAM at the Royal Festival Hall (1959) - PABX001
BEECHAM at the Royal Festival Hall (1959) - PABX001
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BEECHAM at the Royal Festival Hall, Volume 1: Haydn, Lalo, Debussy
BEECHAM at the Royal Festival Hall, Volume 2: Mendelssohn, Ghedini, Dvořák
BEECHAM at the Royal Festival Hall, Volume 3: Addison, Beethoven, Saint-Saëns, Gounod

Recorded live in 1959

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

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BEECHAM at the Royal Festival Hall, Volume 1: Haydn, Lalo, Debussy (1959) - PASC502
BEECHAM at the Royal Festival Hall, Volume 1: Haydn, Lalo, Debussy (1959) - PASC502
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HAYDN Symphony No. 101, "Clock"
LALO Symphony in G minor
DEBUSSY Cortège & Air de Danse from L'enfant prodigue

Recorded live in 1959
Total duration: 58:42

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham

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