Here are 20 outstanding recordings of Debussy's greatest works, from Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune to Pelléas et Mélisande And if you are interested in reading the best classical music reviews and ...

Estampes - Pagodes by Claude Debussy and Peace Piece by Bill Evans. This short film is from the BBC series, Howard Goodall's Story of Music. Ask your students to select a World Music style ...

Maurice Ravel is one of the greatest French composers who ever lived. Along with Claude Debussy, he single-handedly changed the direction of French music in the early 20th century, leading to the ...

His music is characterised by ever-declining ... amongst which the violin and piano sonata, were signed "Claude Debussy, musicien français". Seeking to pay homage to his illustrious compatriots ...

Bach, Mozart and Beethoven make up the usual triumvirate of greats, usually in that order, so what's so special about dear old Claude ... most of Debussy's music is composed for the piano ...

He encouraged Debussy to write music that was not hidebound by academic tradition – ‘Break the rules, defy convention’ could have been his credo – and to find inspiration in the paintings of Claude ...

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra presents music from poetry, and the poetry of music, with “Debussy and Liszt: Lyrical Daydreams,” at 7:30 p.m. on March 28, and 3 p.m. on ...

Transylvania Community Arts Council announced a new six-week Music Appreciation series, "Symbolism in Early 20th Century French Music: Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel and Contemporaries," under the lead ...