Claude Debussy, who once said he learned more from poets and painters than from the music conservatory, is considered the figurehead of Impressionist music (though he would vehemently argue against it). Influenced by Bach’s arabesques and the romantic Chopin, the Frenchman made his mark in music with his otherworldly compositions, beginning with Danse Bohemienne. While we listen to his compositions Bill reflects on Debussy’s peculiar upbringing, studies in the Paris conservatory, and his Prix de Rome win.
Debussy, Claude
Playlist
Episode 1
Debussy: La fille aux cheveux de lin fr. Preludes, Bk. 1
Zimerman, p.
CLAUDE DEBUSSY
DG 435773-2
2:12
Debussy: Fêtes fr. Nocturnes for Orchestra (excerpt)
LA Phil/Salonen
Concerto For Orchestra / Sinfonietta
Sony 58952
2:34
Chabrier: Mauresque fr. Pieces Pittoresque
Planes, p.
Oeuvres Pour Piano
HM 901465
1:48
Debussy: Danse Bohemienne
Jones, p.
Complete Piano Works, Volume One
Nimb 5160
2:01
Debussy: “Beau Soir”
Fleming, s.; Thibaudet, p.
Night Songs
Lon 467697
2:46
Debussy: “En Sourdine”
De Los Angeles, s.; Soriano, p.
Ravel, Debussy, Duparc
EMI 65061
2:59
Debussy: “Salut Printemps”
Orch de Paris/Barenboim
DEBUSSY La Damoiselle Elue ORCH DE PARIS BARENBOIM
DG 2531 263
2:58
Debussy: En Bateau fr. Petite Suite
Robert & Gaby Casadesus, p.
Petite suite (4), for piano, 4 hands
Sony 52527
3:08, 1:02
Debussy, orch. Büsser: Ballet fr. Petite Suite
ORTF/Martinon
Orchestral Works – II
EMI 72673
3:04
Debussy: La damoiselle élue
BSO/Ozawa; Graham, ms.; McNair, s.
Debussy For Daydreaming: Music To Caress Your Innermost Thoughts
Phil 446 683-2
18:16
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1: Andantino con moto
Stolzman, cl.; Allen, harp
Romance – Debussy, Poulenc, Saint-Saens
RCA 60198
4:23
Episode 2
Debussy: Claire de Lune fr. Suite Bergamasque
Thibaudet, p.
Debussy: Images, Études
Decca 460 247-2
4:43
Debussy: Trois Mélodies de Verlaine
Maltman, bar.; Martineau, p.
Debussy Songs Volume 1
Hyp 67357
7:15
Debussy: Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10
Emerson String Quartet
Debussy, Ravel: String Quartets
DG 445509
24:49
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Cleveland Orch/Boulez
Debussy: Images
DG 435766
8:50
Debussy: “Mandoline” (excerpt)
Fleming, s.; Thibaudet, p.
Night Songs
Lon 467697
1:04
Episode 3
Debussy: Prelude & Sarabande fr. Pour le Piano
Gulda, p.
Friedrich Gulda
Phil 456817
3:56, 1:40
Debussy: Pelléas Et Mélisande (excerpts)
La Scala/Abbado; Von Stade, ms.; Ollmann, bar.; Bröcheler, bs.
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande
Opera D’Oro 1195
9:59, 5:03
Debussy: Nuages & Fêtes fr. Nocturnes
LA Phil/Salonen
Debussy: Nocturnes, L. 91, La damoiselle élue, L. 62 & Le martyre de saint Sébastien, L. 124
Sony 59852
13:40
Debussy: Danse sacrée et danse profane
Cleveland/Boulez; Wellbaum, hp.
Shéhérazade / Le Tombeau De Couperin / Ballades De Villon
DG B0002121-02
10:15
Episode 4
Debussy: Estampe, II & III
Ciccolini, p.
Schmitt Pasume XLVII La Tragedie De Salome and Debussy Khamma
EMI 754447-2
9:24
Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse (excerpt)
Horowitz, p.
Live At Carnegie Hall: The Historic Concerts of 1965, 1966 & 1968
CBS 44681
1:00
Debussy: L’Isle Joyeuse (excerpt)
Philharmonia Orch/Simon
Debussy Volume Two
Cala 1002
5:04
Debussy: La Mer
BSO/Munch
La Mer / Prèlude À L’Après-Midi D’Un Faune / Nuages / Fêtes / Printemps
RCA 6719
22:52
Debussy: Children’s Corner (excerpts)
Watts, p.
Great Pianists Of The Twentieth Century
Phil 456 985-2
6:20, 3:08
Episode 5
Debussy: Preludes- Book II, No. 3- La Puerta del Vino
Gulda, p.
Friedrich Gulda I: Debussy / Ravel
Phi 456 817
2:02
Debussy: Iberia, II & III
BSO/Munch
Bolero
RCA 61956
12:25
Debussy: Jeux
Concertgebouw/Haitink
Debussy: Orchestral Music
Phil 400 023-2
18:46
Debussy: Noël des enfants que n’ont plus de maison
Ameling, s.; Baldwin, p.
Debussy: Mélodies
EMI 64095
2:30
Debussy: Sonata for Violin and Piano
Perlman, v.; Ashkenazy, p.
Ravel: Trio; Debussy: Sonatas
Lon 444318
11:54
Debussy: Passepied fr. Suite Bergamasque
Gulda, p.
Friedrich Gulda
Phil 456817
3:21
