Debussy
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.
Debussy
DEBUSSY Violin Sonata
R. STRAUSS Violin Sonata
SUK Four Pieces
RAVEL Vocalise-étude en forme de Habanera
RAVEL Tzigane
FALLA Danse Espagnole
SCĂRLĂTESCU Bagatelle
Studio recordings, 1939-1948
Total duration: 78:54
Ginette Neveu, violin
Jean Neveu, piano
Gustaf Beck, piano
DEBUSSY String Quartet in G minor, Op. 10
Quatour Pascal:
Jacques Dumont, violin
Maurice Crut, violin
Léon Pascal, viola
Robert Salles, cello
MOZART Symphony No. 31, "Paris"
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Love Duet (in English)
NONO Canti di vita e d’amore: Sul ponte di Hiroshima
DEBUSSY Nocturnes
Live stereo concert recording, 1962
Total duration: 78:30
Marie Collier, soprano
Dorothy Dorow, soprano
Richard Lewis, tenor
London Symphony Orchestra
John Pritchard, conductor
MOZART A Musical Joke
BRAHMS Alto Rhapsody
DEBUSSY (orch. Henri Busser) Petite Suite
LIEBERMANN Concerto for Jazz Band and Symphony Orchestra
Recorded 1950-1954
Total duration: 67:20
Marian Anderson contralto
Robert Shaw Chorale of Men's Voices Robert Shaw
RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra
Sauter-Finegan Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conductor Fritz Reiner
RAVEL Daphnis and Chloe – Suite No. 2 - La Valse
HONEGGER Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
BERLIOZ Damnation of Faust – Hungarian March
Studio and live recordings, 1938-49
Total duration: 72:20
Oscar Levant, piano
Philharmonic-Symphony Orchestra of New York
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
CBS Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
HANDEL-HARTY Water Music Suite
SIBELIUS Pohjola's Daughter
DEBUSSY Nocturnes: Nuages, Fêtes
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Live broadcast recording, 1937
Total duration: 79:29
NBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Artur Rodziński