Debussy

Ensemble Astera: Wind Chamber Music (Claves)

Attractive wind chamber music, brilliantly played [GPJ]

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Overtures & Dances (TRPTK)

Well-played and recorded but I have reservations about some of the repertoire [GPu]

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Darknesse Visible: Inon Barnatan (Pentatone)

An unusually thoughtful, very well played recital with a Miltonian cue [DHa]

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Samson François (piano): Concert Tours 1956-62 (Meloclassic)

François in fine form in these often fiery performances [RCh]

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Debussy’s Corner (Cyprès)

(Déjà Review) A well planned, superbly played programme that is a pure joy from start to finish [HC]

The French Connection (Et’cetera)

(Déjà Review) There is nothing here that does not delight the ear [KS]

Debussy: La Mer & Ravel: Daphnis et Chloë (Warner Classics)

(Déjà Review) I have never heard textures with such cloud-like softness and insubstantiality [GPJ]

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Debussy: String Quartets and Sonatas (Hyperion)

Combines the wonderful world of Debussy with the superb playing of the Nash Ensemble [SA]

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Debussy: Préludes Books 1 and 2 (Signum Classics)

Tsybuleva scores very highly in this impressive set [RCh]

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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]

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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]

Nelson Freire (piano): The SWR Recordings (SWR)

Mining the archive produces gold from Nelson Freire [PH]

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French Piano Trios (Hänssler Classic)

The obvious enjoyment in playing together here results in committed performances that delight the ear [SA]

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Bestiary on Ivory (Bridge)

Very well performed and recorded, this disc should be heard by all who love the repertoire of the piano [GPu]

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Aline van Barentzen (piano) Radio Archives Edition (Meloclassic)

Pianophiles will warmly embrace this latest addition to the Meloclassic roster [SG]

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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]

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Debussy: String Quartet & Sonatas (Hyperion)

Impressive Debussy from a British institution celebrating 60 years of chamber music making [PH]

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Yevgeny Svetlanov (conductor) Debussy & Rachmaninoff (ICA Classics)

Outstanding live performances by the great Russian conductor with three different London orchestras [GPJ]

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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]

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Fauré and Debussy: Cello Sonatas (Elatus)

(Déjà Review) Indispensable [CH]

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Debussy & Chaminade: Piano Works (Indésens)

Two composers, masters of their very different idioms, brought together by this talented young pianist [RCh]

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Marion Ravot (harp) Voyages (Solaire)

Bewitching total immersion in sublime harp sounds [DC]

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Floraisons (Da Vinci Classics)

Piano music to evoke the spirit of childhood, played by master and pupil [KB]