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Alexander Melnikov, Olga Pashchenko - Claude Debussy: Préludes du 2e Livre; La Mer (transcr. Debussy) (2018)

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Alexander Melnikov, Olga Pashchenko - Claude Debussy: Préludes du 2e Livre; La Mer (transcr. Debussy) (2018)

Alexander Melnikov, Olga Pashchenko - Claude Debussy: Préludes du 2e Livre; La Mer (transcr. Debussy) (2018)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 196 Mb | Total time: 63:32 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | HMM 902302 | Recorded: 2016, 2017

Alexander Melnikov is among those pianists increasingly committed to playing the works of the past on the instruments from which they came into being (or could have done so). Thus, it is on an Érard - a ''period'' piano - that he performs the second book of Debussy's Préludes, and with the help of Olga Pashchenko, the composer's extraordinary transcription of La Mer.

Marianne Crebassa, Fazil Say - Secrets: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Duparc (2017)

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Marianne Crebassa, Fazil Say - Secrets: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Duparc (2017)

Marianne Crebassa, Fazil Say - Secrets: Debussy, Ravel, Fauré, Duparc (2017)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 264 Mb | Total time: 79:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | 9029576897 | Recorded: 2017

Mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa and pianist Fazıl Say share some tantalising, captivating and sensuous Secrets in this album of songs, centred on Debussy’s Trois Chansons de Bilitis, Ravel’s Shéhérazade and Fazıl Say’s own Gezi Park 3 – which he and Crebassa premiered in 2014. Describing the recording sessions, Marianne Crebassa says: “Sometimes we worked in a kind of trance … there were some moments when nothing seemed to exist around us …”

Krystian Zimerman - Debussy: Preludes (1994)

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Krystian Zimerman - Debussy: Preludes (1994)

Krystian Zimerman - Debussy: Preludes (1994)

EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 84:04 | 237 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | Catalog: 4357732

This award winning set from 1991 will not be to everyone's tastes. The recording and the playing are perfectly suited to each other being exceptionally clear and precise and with wide dynamic range. The playing on this pair of discs is, as mentioned above, exceptionally clear and precise and came as quite shock to me when I bought it some 20 years ago. Everything is laid out for inspection without the slightest hint of softness or textural shading. It is like going into a room with all the main lights on rather than finding the room lit by numerous lamps on tables and other furniture. There are no subtleties of nuance attempted in the normal way allowing for shadows and half-lights metaphorically.

Renaud Capuçon, Bertrand Chamayou, Gérard Caussé, Emmanuel Pahud - Debussy: Sonatas & Trios (2017)

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Renaud Capuçon, Bertrand Chamayou, Gérard Caussé, Emmanuel Pahud - Debussy: Sonatas & Trios (2017)

Renaud Capuçon, Bertrand Chamayou, Gérard Caussé, Emmanuel Pahud, Marie-Pierre Langlamet, Edgar Moreau - Debussy: Sonatas & Trios (2017)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 65:38 | 275 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Erato | Catalog: 9029577396

The program for this album of Debussy's chamber music is unusual: except for the enchanting Syrinx, for solo flute, all the pieces are written in the classical chamber music forms. Only in the realm of chamber music did Debussy do this, and hearing a group of such works together on the same bill is of considerable interest. Here Debussy could not get away without modulating, but the balance among texture, harmonic field, and fixed, sonata-like forms shift in fascinating ways.

Lang Lang, Gina Alice, Andris Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Camille Saint-Saëns (2024)

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Lang Lang, Gina Alice, Andris Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Camille Saint-Saëns (2024)

Lang Lang, Gina Alice, Andris Nelsons, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - Camille Saint-Saëns (2024)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 376 Mb | Total time: 01:46:51 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Grammophon | # 485 9224 | Recorded: 2023

Lang Lang presents a treasure trove of musical discoveries in this album: Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2, recorded with the Gewandhausorchester and Andris Nelsons, is a true romantic masterpiece for Lang Lang that rivals the great concertos by Rachmaninoff or Tchaikovsky. Pairing it with Carnival of the Animals, a whimsical menagerie that has captivated young hearts for generations, Lang Lang continues his heartfelt wish to promote the love of classical music to young people and it also gives him a chance to collaborate with his wife, pianist Gina Alice. These two large scale orchestral works are complemented with solo compositions, including hidden gems by five female French composers as well as beloved French Classics.

Vladimir & Vovka Ashkenazy - Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel: Music for Two Pianos (2009)

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Vladimir & Vovka Ashkenazy - Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel: Music for Two Pianos (2009)

Vladimir & Vovka Ashkenazy - Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel: Music for Two Pianos (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue&Log) ~ 213 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 181 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 478 1090 DH | Time: 01:06:01

With this disc, Vladimir Ashkenazy, celebrated for his readings of Rachmaninoff and Chopin, and his son, Vovka, take on music by Debussy and Ravel for two pianos, and the results, utterly unlike virtually anything Ashkenazy père has ever recorded before, make it a real winner. From the electric excitement of the opening En blanc et noir, through the hazy mysteries of Jeux, and the luminous colors of the Rapsodie espagnole, to the inexorable hysteria of La Valse, Ashkenazy père and fils turn in performances that match the music for poise, drive, and technical brilliance. Some might find their sonorities a bit hard-edged at points – should the opening of En blanc et noir and the close of La Valse really be hit so strongly? – but the results are so consistently thrilling that most listeners are likely to be swept away. Recorded in close but clear and vivid digital sound, this disc may not be for every Debussy and Ravel fan, but it should certainly appeal to fans of Ashkenazy.

Belcea Quartet - Debussy, Dutilleux, Ravel: String Quartets (2001)

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Belcea Quartet - Debussy, Dutilleux, Ravel: String Quartets (2001)

Belcea Quartet - Debussy, Dutilleux, Ravel: String Quartets (2001)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 288 Mb | Total time: 71:16 | Scans included
Classical | Label: EMI Classics | # 5 74020 2 | Recorded: 2000

This Debut CD confirms the impression I’d formed from broadcasts of a highly talented, exceptionally well-integrated ensemble. Their excellent balance is highlighted by crystal-clear recording. The opening of the Debussy, brisk and forceful yet with plenty of variety and meticulous in observing the composer’s directions, immediately inspires confidence. After a while, though, I started to wonder whether the playing was a bit too careful and controlled; the Vertavo Quartet, not quite as slick and with more soft-edged recorded sound, give a much more spontaneous effect, with delightful and very idiomatic touches of rubato. Similarly in the Ravel, the Belcea performance brings out all the subtleties of texture and timbre, the fascinating cross-rhythms, the sweetly nostalgic emotional tone.

Mathieu Romano, Les Siècles, Ensemble Aedes - Fauré: Requiem; Poulenc: Figure humaine; Debussy: Trois Chansons (2019)

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Mathieu Romano, Les Siècles, Ensemble Aedes - Fauré: Requiem; Poulenc: Figure humaine; Debussy: Trois Chansons (2019)

Mathieu Romano, Les Siècles, Ensemble Aedes - Fauré: Requiem; Poulenc: Figure humaine; Debussy: Trois Chansons de Charles d'Orléans (2019)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 269 Mb | Total time: 59:21 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Aparté | # AP201 | Recorded: 2018

Written between 1887 and 1890, Gabriel Fauré's Requiem is among the best-loved pieces in the choral repertory. Traditionally, Requiems are serious, prayerful laments for the dead. Fauré's was altogether different. In place of the usual somber mood, his is noted for it's calm, serene and peaceful outlook. The composer revised and expanded the work several times, but it is the original version that is performed here using period instruments and performance practices. This sublimne recording, featuring Ensemble Aedes and Les Siècles led by Mathieu Romano, also includes Poulenc's Figure Humaine and Debussy's Trois Chansons

VA - Claude Debussy - Debussy: Clair de lune and Other Masterpieces (2024)

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VA - Claude Debussy - Debussy: Clair de lune and Other Masterpieces (2024)

VA - Claude Debussy - Debussy: Clair de lune and Other Masterpieces (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 861 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 564 MB
4:04:36 | Classical | Label: Warner Classics

Claude Debussy (born Achille-Claude Debussy) was among the most influential composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His mature compositions, distinctive and appealing, combined modernism and sensuality so successfully that their sheer beauty often obscures their technical innovation. Debussy is considered the founder and leading exponent of musical Impressionism (although he resisted the label), and his adoption of non-traditional scales and tonal structures was paradigmatic for many composers who followed. The son of a shopkeeper and a seamstress, Debussy began piano studies at the Paris Conservatory at the age of 11. While a student there, he encountered the wealthy Nadezhda von Meck (most famous as Tchaikovsky's patroness), who employed him as a music teacher to her children; through travel, concerts and acquaintances, she provided him with a wealth of musical experience. Most importantly, she exposed the young Debussy to the works of Russian composers, such as Borodin and Mussorgsky, who would remain important influences on his music.

Anna Lapwood - Luna (2023)

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Anna Lapwood - Luna (2023)

Anna Lapwood - Luna: Howard, Belli, Chopin, Arakelyan, Marianelli, Zimmer, Bach, Gounod, Glass, Richter, Price, Einaudi, Debussy (2023)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 260 Mb | Total time: 73:26 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Sony Classical | # 19658831402 | Recorded: 2023

Tik Tok organ sensation Anna Lapwood marks an exciting chapter in her career with the album 'Luna'. An record that represents a stunning, rounded reflection of her highly impressive career to date, 'Luna' is a fifteen-song collection of traditional classical, contemporary composers, and film music. Featuring Anna predominantly playing the organ, she also conducts the Pembroke College Chapel Choir.

Steven Osborne - Claude Debussy: Études & Pour le piano (2023)

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Steven Osborne - Claude Debussy: Études & Pour le piano (2023)

Steven Osborne - Claude Debussy: Études & Pour le piano (2023)
XLD | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 205 Mb | Total time: 67:48 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA68409 | Recorded: 2022

Debussy may have stipulated ‘mains formidables’ as the requirement for pianists tackling his Études, but they need a lot more besides: it’s clear from these magisterial performances that Steven Osborne’s ‘formidable hands’ are always at the service of a profound musical intelligence.

Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)

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Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)

Arturo Toscanini - The Television Concerts 1948-52 Vol.5: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy, Rossini, Beethoven, Respighi (2005)
NTSC 4:3 (720x480) | (LinearPCM, 2 ch) | 7.22 Gb (DVD9) | 107 min
Classical | Testament

One of the most acclaimed musicians of his era, Toscanini was a conductor of the "old school" - aristocratic, perfectionistic and something of an autocrat on the podium. After a brief flurry of interest in Fascism in the 1910s, he rapidly became disillusioned with the movement and indeed became a personal rival of Mussolini, repeatedly antagonising him through acts of artistic defiance such as refusals to open concerts with the Fascist anthem Giovinezza.

Steven Osborne - Claude Debussy: Preludes (2006)

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Steven Osborne - Claude Debussy: Preludes (2006)

Steven Osborne - Claude Debussy: Préludes (2006)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 191 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 190 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Hyperion | # CDA67530 | Time: 01:17:48

Steven Osborne has already made a name for himself in French music with a disc of Alkan and a profoundly moving performance of Messiaen’s Vingt Regards. Here he reaches between those two to tackle one of the pinnacles of the piano repertoire—Debussy’s two books of Préludes. These works have been central to Steven’s repertoire for many years and he brings them to the studio after many public performances and much reflection. He has worked from the most up-to-date Urtext edition which clarifies Debussy’s thought in many places, particularly with regard to tempo relationships within La cathédrale engloutie and a missing bar in Les tierces alternées. In a crowded field Osborne need fear no comparisons: the pianism is exquisite and the interpretations are of a rare depth and subtlety—a recording to rival the very best!

Pascal Roge - Claude Debussy: Clair de lune and Other Piano Works (2013)

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Pascal Roge - Claude Debussy: Clair de lune and Other Piano Works (2013)

Pascal Rogé - Claude Debussy: Clair de lune and Other Piano Works (2013)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue&Log) ~ 233 Mb | Mp3 (CBR320) ~ 192 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | # 478 5405 | Time: 01:19:20

Rogé produces consistently beautiful tone and this recital gives no mean pleasure an this score. His playing is distinguished by intelligence and sympathy, as well as subtle of colour. He is moreover supported by recording quality of real excellence.

Thomas Zehetmair, Orchestre De Chambre De Paris - Ravel & Debussy (2013)

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Thomas Zehetmair, Orchestre De Chambre De Paris - Ravel & Debussy (2013)

Thomas Zehetmair, Orchestre De Chambre De Paris - Ravel & Debussy (2013)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 308 MB | 01:05:03
Genre: Classical | Label: Naive

This is the first recording of the 45-musician Orchestre de Chambre de Paris (OCP) under the direction of famed violinist Thomas Zehetmair, who assumed the role of principal conductor and artistic advisor during the 2012/13 season. Together they present a program of French music by Ravel and Debussy. With a myriad of existing recordings of the orchestral works of Ravel and Debussy on the market, one might ask what would be the reason to pick up yet another.