Debussy
Debussy: La Mer & Ravel: Daphnis et Chloë (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) I have never heard textures with such cloud-like softness and insubstantiality [GPJ]
Debussy: String Quartets and Sonatas (Hyperion)
Combines the wonderful world of Debussy with the superb playing of the Nash Ensemble [SA]
Debussy: Préludes Books 1 and 2 (Signum Classics)
Tsybuleva scores very highly in this impressive set [RCh]
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Debussy & Rachmaninov (ICA Classics)
A formidable Soviet conductor with legendary technique directs three London orchestras in music from Russia and France [PH]
Arc III: Brahms and Schubert piano works (First Hand Records)
The way Orion Weiss plays reflects his love of the works he has chosen [SA]
Nelson Freire (piano): The SWR Recordings (SWR)
Mining the archive produces gold from Nelson Freire [PH]
French Piano Trios (Hänssler Classic)
The obvious enjoyment in playing together here results in committed performances that delight the ear [SA]
Bestiary on Ivory (Bridge)
Very well performed and recorded, this disc should be heard by all who love the repertoire of the piano [GPu]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]
Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande (Warner Classics)
(Déjà Review) A superb rendition of the opera [RMg]
Constantin Silvestri (conductor): Debussy, Ravel & Falla (ICA Classics)
Dramatic Franco-Iberian precision from an unexpectedly potent 1960s partnership [JW]
Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas (Hyperion)
Impressive Debussy from a British institution celebrating 60 years of chamber music making [PH]
Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Debussy & Rachmaninoff (ICA Classics)
Outstanding live performances by the great Russian conductor with three different London orchestras [GPJ]
Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)
An absolute feast of piano recordings that greatly expands our knowledge of a pianist who has been very undeservedly forgotten [RCh]
Fauré and Debussy: Cello Sonatas (Elatus)
(Déjà Review) Indispensable [CH]
Debussy & Chaminade: Piano Works (Indésens)
Two composers, masters of their very different idioms, brought together by this talented young pianist [RCh]
Marion Ravot (harp) Voyages (Solaire)
Bewitching total immersion in sublime harp sounds [DC]
Floraisons (Da Vinci Classics)
Piano music to evoke the spirit of childhood, played by master and pupil [KB]
David Oistrakh (violin): The Warner Remastered Edition (Warner Classics)
A massive celebratory David Oistrakh box features strikingly good remasterings of his HMV legacy and a vast array of live and broadcast material [JW]
Fazil Say (piano): Oiseaux tristes (Warner Classics)
Artistry and insight from Say [PH]
Pierrot Portraits (Onyx)
Ensemble 360 and Claire Booth bring Pierrot to life on this superb disc [PTh]
Madeleine de Valmaléte & Monique Haas (piano) The Swiss Piano Recitals (Meloclassic)
It is wonderful to hear these pianists who have been undeservedly forgotten and in new works to their discography [RCh]
Richard Galliano (accordion): Around Gershwin (Pentatone)
This imaginative and varied programme proves emphatically that Richard Galliano still sits safely on his throne as the King of the Accordion [GF]
Five Elements Vol 1: Acqua – piano recital (Da Vinci Classics)
An outstanding recital showcasing a formidable technique; let down by poor sound [DMD]
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