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French composer Claude-Achille Debussy (1862-1918) was among the most important of all French composers and a central figure in European music at the turn of the last century. Noted for its sensory component and for rarely forming around one key or pitch, Debussy’s music often reflects the activities and turbulence in his life and virtually defines the transition from late- Romantic to 20th - century modernist music.
The Claude Debussy Collection, a specially priced, limited-edition 18 CD box set is truly a treasure trove for all who would like to hear more of the composer’s famous works. Included are such popular orchestral pieces such as La Mer, Nocturnes, Pre?lude a? l’apre?s- midi d’un faune, Images, followed by ballets
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such as Jeux and La Boi?te a? joujoux in legendary interpretations by Leonard Bernstein, Pierre Boulez and Charles Munch.The chamber music collections feature stellar interpretations from James Galway, Lynn Harrell, Steven Isserlis, James Levine, Andre? Previn, Jean-Pierre Rampal and the Tokyo String Quartet.
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Works on This Recording
1.
La mer by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Charles Munch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1903-1905; France
Date of Recording: 12/09/1956
Venue: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA
Length: 22 Minutes 51 Secs.
2.
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Charles Munch
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892-1894; France
Date of Recording: 03/13/1962
Venue: Symphony Hall, Boston, USA
Length: 9 Minutes 06 Secs.
3.
Jeux by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1912-1913; France
4.
Images for Orchestra by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cleveland Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905-1912; France
5.
Nocturnes (3) for Orchestra by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1897-1899; France
6.
Printemps by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1887; France
7.
Danse sacrée et danse profane by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Cleveland Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
8.
Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gervase de Peyer (Clarinet)
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911; France
9.
La boîte à joujoux by Claude Debussy
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1913; France
Date of Recording: 02/18/1991
Venue: EMI Abbey Road Studio, London
Length: 33 Minutes 18 Secs.
10.
Le martyre de St Sébastien by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Ann Murray (Mezzo Soprano),
Nathalie Stutzmann (Alto),
Leslie Caron (Spoken Vocals),
Sylvia McNair (Soprano)
Conductor:
Michael Tilson Thomas
Orchestra/Ensemble:
London Symphony Orchestra,
London Symphony Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911; France
Date of Recording: 1991
Venue: All Saints' Church, Tooting, London
Length: 66 Minutes 25 Secs.
Language: French
11.
Beau soir by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Jascha Heifetz (Violin),
Brooks Smith (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1880; France
Date of Recording: 04/14/1965
Venue: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
Length: 2 Minutes 1 Secs.
12.
Children's Corner: no 6, Golliwogg's Cake-walk by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Jascha Heifetz (Violin),
Brooks Smith (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1906-1908; France
Date of Recording: 04/14/1965
Venue: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
Length: 2 Minutes 28 Secs.
13.
Chansons (3) de Bilitis: no 2, La chevelure by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Brooks Smith (Piano),
Jascha Heifetz (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Date of Recording: 04/14/1965
Venue: RCA Studios, Hollywood, CA
Length: 2 Minutes 35 Secs.
14.
Préludes, Book 1: no 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Brooks Smith (Piano),
Jascha Heifetz (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
Date of Recording: 09/15/1970
Venue: ORTF Studio 102, Paris, France
Length: 2 Minutes 24 Secs.
15.
La plus que lente by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Brooks Smith (Piano),
Jascha Heifetz (Violin)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; France
16.
Pelléas et Mélisande by Claude Debussy
Performer:
George Shirley (Tenor),
Donald McIntyre (Bass Baritone),
David Ward (Bass),
Yvonne Minton (Mezzo Soprano),
Anthony Britten (Treble),
Elisabeth Söderström (Soprano)
Conductor:
Pierre Boulez
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Orchestra,
Royal Opera House Covent Garden Chorus
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893-1902; France
Date of Recording: 1970
17.
Sonata for Violin and Piano in G minor by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Isaac Stern (Violin),
Alexander Zakin (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1916-1917; France
18.
Noël des enfants que n'ont plus de maison by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Eileen Farrell (Soprano),
George Trovillo (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
19.
Mélodies (3) de Verlaine: no 1, La mer est plus belle by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Eileen Farrell (Soprano),
George Trovillo (Piano)
Period: French Impressionist
20.
Fleur des blés by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Eileen Farrell (Soprano),
George Trovillo (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1880; France
21.
Fêtes galantes, Set 2: no 2, Le faune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Eileen Farrell (Soprano),
George Trovillo (Piano)
22.
Fêtes galantes, Set 1 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano),
Martin Katz (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1891; France
23.
Chansons (3) de Bilitis by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano),
Martin Katz (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
24.
Beau soir by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Eileen Farrell (Soprano),
George Trovillo (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1880; France
25.
Ariettes oubliées by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Frederica Von Stade (Mezzo Soprano),
Martin Katz (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1885-1888; France
26.
Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
27.
Rêverie by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890; France
28.
Valse romantique by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890; France
29.
Nuit d'étoiles by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Diana Damrau (Soprano),
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1880; France
30.
Le lilas by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Diana Damrau (Soprano),
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: Post-Romantic
Written: 1882
31.
Fleur des blés by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Diana Damrau (Soprano),
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1880; France
32.
Clair de lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Diana Damrau (Soprano),
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
33.
Mandoline by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Diana Damrau (Soprano),
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
34.
Beau soir by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Diana Damrau (Soprano),
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1880; France
35.
Apparition by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Diana Damrau (Soprano),
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1884; France
36.
Arabesques (2) for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888-1891; France
37.
Préludes, Book 1: no 1, Danseuses de Delphes by Claude Debussy
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909; France
38.
Préludes, Book 1: no 2, Voiles by Claude Debussy
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
39.
Préludes, Book 1: no 8, La fille aux cheveux de lin by Claude Debussy
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1909-1910; France
40.
Danse sacrée et danse profane by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Xavier De Maistre (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
41.
Pantomime by Claude Debussy
Performer:
James Levine (Piano),
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 12 Secs.
Language: French
42.
En sourdine by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 56 Secs.
Language: French
43.
Mandoline by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 1 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: French
44.
Fêtes galantes, Set 1: no 3, Clair de lune by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1891; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 48 Secs.
Language: French
45.
Fantoches by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1882; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 1 Minutes 32 Secs.
Language: French
46.
Coquetterie posthume by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1883; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs.
Language: French
47.
Romance: Silence ineffable by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1883; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 30 Secs.
Language: French
48.
Musique by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1883; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 1 Minutes 48 Secs.
Language: French
49.
Paysage sentimental by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1883; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 59 Secs.
Language: French
50.
Romance: Voici que le printemps by Claude Debussy
Performer:
James Levine (Piano),
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1884; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 18 Secs.
Language: French
51.
La romance d'Ariel by Claude Debussy
Performer:
James Levine (Piano),
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1884; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 20 Secs.
Language: French
52.
Regret: Devant le ciel by Claude Debussy
Performer:
James Levine (Piano),
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1884; France
Date of Recording: 1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs.
Language: French
53.
Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire: no 1, Le balcon by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888; France
Date of Recording: 11/1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 7 Minutes 51 Secs.
Language: French
54.
Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire: no 2, Harmonie du soir by Claude Debussy
Performer:
James Levine (Piano),
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1889; France
Date of Recording: 11/1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 4 Minutes 8 Secs.
Language: French
55.
Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire: no 3, Le jet d'eau by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1889; France
Date of Recording: 11/1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 5 Minutes 21 Secs.
Language: French
56.
Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire: no 4, Recueillement by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
James Levine (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1889; France
Date of Recording: 11/1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 5 Minutes 2 Secs.
Language: French
57.
Poèmes (5) de Baudelaire: no 5, La mort des amants by Claude Debussy
Performer:
James Levine (Piano),
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1887; France
Date of Recording: 11/1995
Venue: Manhattan Center, New York City
Length: 3 Minutes 10 Secs.
Language: French
58.
Pierrot by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Edita Gruberova (Soprano),
Friedrich Haider (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1881; France
59.
Apparition by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Edita Gruberova (Soprano),
Friedrich Haider (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1884; France
60.
Quartet for Strings in G minor, Op. 10 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Sadao Harada (Cello),
Kazuhide Isomura (Viola),
Peter Oundjian (Violin),
Kikuei Ikeda (Violin)
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Tokyo String Quartet
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1893; France
Venue: Richardson Auditorium, Princeton, NJ
Length: 25 Minutes 8 Secs.
61.
Trio for Piano and Strings in G major by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Julie Rosenfeld (Violin),
André Previn (Piano),
Gary Hoffman (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1879-1880; France
Date of Recording: 09/1992
Venue: BMG Studio A, New York City
Length: 21 Minutes 13 Secs.
62.
Petite suite for Piano 4 hands by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Robert Casadesus (Piano),
Gaby Casadesus (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1886-1889; France
Date of Recording: 1959
Venue: Paris
Length: 11 Minutes 38 Secs.
63.
En blanc et noir by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Robert Casadesus (Piano),
Gaby Casadesus (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
Date of Recording: 1963
Venue: Paris
Length: 14 Minutes 34 Secs.
64.
Epigraphes antiques (6) by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Gaby Casadesus (Piano),
Robert Casadesus (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1914; France
65.
Suite bergamasque by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1905; France
66.
Images oubliées by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1894; France
67.
Suite for Piano "Pour le piano" by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Philippe Entremont (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1896-1901; France
68.
Arabesques (2) for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Philippe Entremont (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1888-1891; France
69.
Ballade slave by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890/1903; France
70.
Rêverie by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890; France
71.
Valse romantique by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1890; France
72.
Nocturne for Piano in D flat major by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1892; France
73.
Mazurka for Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1890; France
74.
Danse bohémienne by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1880; France
75.
Tarentelle styrienne "Danse" by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: circa 1890; France
76.
Morceau de concours by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Paul Crossley (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1904; France
77.
Images for Piano, Set 2 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Philippe Entremont (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1907; France
78.
Images for Piano, Set 1 by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Philippe Entremont (Piano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905; France
79.
Sonata for Cello and Piano by Claude Debussy
Performer:
James Levine (Piano),
Lynn Harrell (Cello)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
80.
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Graham Oppenheimer (Viola),
James Galway (Flute),
Marisa Robles (Harp)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1915; France
81.
L'enfant prodigue: L'année en vain by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Leontyne Price (Soprano)
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1884/1908; France
82.
La damoiselle élue by Claude Debussy
Performer:
Dawn Upshaw (Soprano),
Paula Rasmussen (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Los Angeles Master Chorale,
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1887-1888; France
Date of Recording: 02/22/1993
Venue: Royce Hall, University of California
Length: 20 Minutes 14 Secs.
Language: French
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