All Debussy articles
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VideoAnastasia Kobekina performs Debussy’s Beau Soir
From the Young Classicals YouTube channel comes this video of the Russian cellist performing this early Debussy masterpiece
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Review
Review: The Young Debussy (DVD)
Eloquent live recording captured in colourful sound and vision
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Review
Jasper Quartet: Kernis, Debussy
An aptly flowing string quartet from a contemporary American composer
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Lisa Batiashvili: Debussy Violin Sonata finale, with Milana Chernyavska
Filmed live in Berlin at Deutsche Grammophon’s Yello Lounge in January 2018. Violinist Lisa Batiashvili and pianist Milana Chernyavska perform Claude Debussy’s Violin Sonata in G Minor, L. 140: III. Finale. Très animé
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Review
Benyounes Quartet: Innovators: Bartók, Beethoven, Debussy
Quartet’s tenth-anniversary disc is something to celebrate
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Clara-Jumi Kang, Alessio Bax: Debussy Violin Sonata
German-Korean violinist Clara-Jumi Kang performs at the Seoul Arts Center with pianist Alessio Bax. Kang is a past winner of first prizes at the Seoul International Music Competition, Sendai International Violin Competition and International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
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Isabelle Faust and friends: Debussy
Subtly ravishing music-making in Debussy’s late chamber works
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Kyung Wha Chung: Beau Soir. Works by Fauré, Franck, Debussy
A beautiful evening recital of French music
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Video
Renaud Capuçon performs Debussy's Clair de Lune with Lahav Shani
As an encore to the concert on 18 May 2018, Renaud Capuçon performs a transcription for violin and piano of Debussy’s Clair de Lune. The video is courtesy of France Musique, which has a new English language website at www.francemusique.com
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Lawrence Power performs Debussy's 'Beau Soir'
Our March 2018 issue cover star Lawrence Power performs the early Debussy song ‘Beau Soir’ with pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips This video was made during recording sessions for the 2016 album Fin de siècle from Hyperion.
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News
The Strad February 2018 issue is out now
A French focus led by the Arod Quartet discussing how making a successful career as a foursome takes more than first-rate playing
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Blogs
9 tips on playing the Ravel and Debussy quartets
Franck Chevalier, viola player of the Quatuor Diotima, gives advice on how to approach the most celebrated French additions to the quartet repertoire
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Article
Fin de Siècle. Büsser: Appassionato. Chausson: Pièce. Debussy: Beau soir. Durosoir: Vitrail. Enescu: Concertstück. Hahn: Soliloque et forlane. Honnoré: Morceau de concert. Hüe: Thème varié. Ravel: Kad
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: Beautifully written Conservatoire test pieces, eloquently played Musicians: Lawrence Power (viola) Simon Crawford-Phillips (piano) Composer: Büsser, Chausson, Debussy, Durosoir, Enescu, Hahn, Honnoré, Hüe, Ravel, Vierne Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA 68165 The best-known item in this ...
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Après un rêve. Debussy: Beau soir; Minstrels. Fauré: Violin Sonata no.1 in A major op.13; Après un rêve op.7 no.1 (arr. Casals); Morceau de lecture. Ravel: Violin Sonata in G major; Berceuse sur le no
The Strad Issue: January 2017 Description: Breathtaking performances of classics from the French repertoire Musicians: Christian Svarfvar (violin) Roland Pöntinen (piano) Composer: Debussy, Fauré, Ravel Catalogue number: BIS 2183 (SACD) A dream programme: Fauré’s glorious A major Sonata (alongside the Morceau de lecture and ...
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Debussy: Violin Sonata. Elgar: Violin Sonata in E minor op.82. Respighi: Violin Sonata in B minor. Sibelius: Berceuse op.79 no.6
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: Grand, romantic takes on three Romantic sonatas Musicians: James Ehnes (violin) ; Andrew Armstrong (piano) Composer: Britten, Stravinsky, Vaughan Williams Catalogue number: ONYX 4159 Ehnes and Armstrong’s account of Debussy’s Sonata is eloquent and multicoloured, ...
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Debussy: String Quartet in G minor op.10. Franck: Piano Quintet in F minor op.14
The Strad Issue: July 2016 Description: The Takács on top form in two French masterpieces Musicians: Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin (piano) Composer: Debussy; Franck Catalogue number: HYPERION CDA68061 Marc-André Hamelin has made ...
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Identity. Debussy: Violin Sonata. Janácek: Violin Sonata. Schulhoff: Violin Sonata. Szymanowski: Violin Sonata op. 9; Notturno and Tarantella op. 28
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: April 2016 Description: Intelligent programming and ideal performances Musicians: Noé Inui (violin) Mario Häring (piano) Composer: Debussy; Janácek; Schulhoff; Szymanowski This is a thoughtfully produced disc. The booklet notes, linking these early 20th-century compositions, create a useful conceptual context for these ...
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Violinist Jascha Heifetz performs Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair
Jascha Heifetz performs an arrangement for violin of Debussy's The Girl with the Flaxen Hair (La Fille Aux Cheveux De Lin) from the composer's Preludes Book I accompanied by Emanuel Bay. Read: Studying the violin with Jascha Heifetz Read: Jascha Heifetz and Nathan Milsetin - ...
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Violinist David Oistrakh performs Debussy's Clair de Lune
Violinist David Oistrakh performs Debussy's Clair de Lune with pianist Frida Bauer in Paris in 1962. Read: Remembering the great violinist David Oistrakh Watch: David Oistrakh performs Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto .
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Review
Ivry Gitlis: Works by Bartók, Brahms, Bloch, Debussy, Haubenstock-Ramati, Hindemith, Saint-Saëns and Wieniawski
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: The two faces of Ivry Gitlis in recordings covering 1962–86 Musicians: Ivry Gitlis (violin) Daria Hovora (piano) Stuttgart Radio Orchestra/Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, SWR SO Baden-Baden/Hans Rosbaud, Orchestra of the National Theatre, Mannheim/Wolfgang Rennert ...
