Great Composers in Words & Music: Claude Debussy

VARIOUS ARTISTS

36 SONGS • 1 HOUR AND 9 MINUTES • JUN 10 2022

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Children's Corner, L. 113: VI. Golliwogg's Cake-Walk (Excerpt)

Paavali Jumppanen

00:57

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That Was an Extract from Debussy's Six-Movement Piano Suite

03:56

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Nuit d'étoiles, L. 4 (Excerpt)

Lorna Windsor & Antonio Ballista

01:36

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The Extent to Which Debussy's Love Affair with Mme Vasnier

02:31

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L'enfant prodigue, L. 57: IV. Cortège et air de danse (Excerpt)

Orchestre National de Lyon & Jun Märkl

01:20

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Though He Had Gained the Highest Honours for "The Prodigal Son"

03:30

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Printemps, L. 61: II. Modéré (1912 Version) [Orch. H. Büsser] [Excerpt]

Orchestre National de Lyon & Jun Märkl

01:10

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Back in Paris, Debussy's Relationship with Mme Vasnier Gradually Fizzled Out

03:39

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5 Poèmes de Baudelaire, L. 64: No. 2, Harmonie du soir (Excerpt)

Claire Booth & Andrew Matthews-Owen

01:25

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If His Old Musical Comrades Seem to Have Deserted Him

01:19

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Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, L. 86 (Bars 51-64)

Orchestre National de Lyon & Jun Märkl

00:57

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"Faune" Was First Performed, with Debussy at the Piano

02:11

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String Quartet in G Minor, Op. 10, L. 85: II. Assez vif et bien rythmé (Excerpt)

Kodály Quartet

01:23

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During This Time, Debussy Was Also Busy Composing Two Large-Scale Works

01:55

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Nocturnes, L. 91: No. 3, Sirènes (Excerpt)

MDR Rundfunkchor, Orchestre National de Lyon & Jun Märkl

01:58

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Debussy's "Nocturnes" Received Both Warm Applause and Frosty Criticism

03:22

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Pelléas et Mélisande, L. 88: Une forèt (Excerpt)

Orchestre National de Lille & Jean-Claude Casadesus

01:26

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That Was an Extract from the Beginning of Debussy's First and Only Completed Opera

01:10

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Danse sacrée et danse profane, L. 103: No. 2, Danse profane (Version for Harp & Solo Strings) [Excerpt]

Ellen Bødtker, Vertavo String Quartet & Sjur Bjaerke

01:30

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It Was Also During This Post-"Pelléas" Period That Debussy Was Decorated

03:40

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Images, Book 1, L. 110: No. 1, Reflets dans l'eau (Excerpt)

Klára Körmendi

01:46

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Also About Water Is the Third Movement

00:43

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Images, Book 2, L. 111: No. 3, Poissons d'or (Excerpt)

Klára Körmendi

01:39

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A New Period of Debussy's Life Was Soon to Begin

03:25

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Images pour orchestre, L. 122, No. 2, Ibéria: I. Par les rues et les chemins (Excerpt)

Orchestre National de Lyon & Jun Märkl

02:04

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In 1909 a Group of Artists and Musicians from Russia Arrived

03:30

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Jeux, L. 126 (Excerpt)

Orchestre National de Lyon & Jun Märkl

01:13

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Interestingly, "Faune" and "Jeux" Were Not the Only Theatrical Works

01:58

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Syrinx, L. 129 (Excerpt)

Patrick Gallois

01:12

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In 1914, Having Returned to Paris

01:29

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12 Études, L. 136, Book 2: No. 3, Pour les quartes (Excerpt)

François-Joël Thiollier

01:10

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In 1915, Debussy Once Again Departed Paris

02:41

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Préludes, Book 2, L. 123: No. 10, Canope (Excerpt)

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