Debussy, Ravel, Berg – String Quartets – Lasalle Quartet

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
String Quartet in G minor, op.10
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
String Quartet in F major
Alban Berg (1885-1935):
String Quartet, op.3

Lasalle Quartet

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Debussy, Britten, Mercure – La Mer – Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976):
Four Sea Interludes
Pierre Mercure (1927-1966):
Kaléidoscope
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Orchestre Metropolitaine du Grand Montréal
Yannick Nézet-Séguin - conductor

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Debussy, Poulenc, Ravel, Françaix – Piano Concertos – Florian Uhlig

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra
Jean Françaix (1912-1997):
Concertino for Piano and Orchestra
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Piano Concerto
Maurice Ravel (1875-1935):
Piano Concerto in G major

Florian Uhlig - piano
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie
Pablo González - conductor

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Debussy – Images pour Orchestre, Chamber works – Various Artists

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Images pour Orchestre *
Sonata for Violin and Piano
Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp
Syrinx fro Flute solo

Joseph Silverstein - violin
Michael Tilson Thomas - piano
Doriot Anthony Dwyer - flute
Burton Fine - viola
Ann Hobson - harp
Boston Symphony Chamber Players *
Boston Symphony Orchestra *
Michael Tilson Thomas - conductor *

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Debussy, Fauré, Ravel – Piano Trios – The Florestan Trio

Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Piano Trio In D Minor, Op. 120
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Piano Trio In G major
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Piano Trio

The Florestan Trio

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Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Ravel, Poulenc – Violin Sonatas – Dong-Suk Kang

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Violin Sonata
Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921):
Violin Sonata no.1 in D minor
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Violin Sonata
Francis Poulenc (1899-1963):
Violin Sonata

Dong-Suk Kang - violin
Pascal Devoyon - piano

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Turina, Debussy – Symphonic Works – Jesús López-Cobos

Claude Debussy (1862-1937):
Ibéria from Images pour orchestre
Joaquín Turina (1882-1949):
Danzas Fantàsticas Op. 22
Sinfonia Sevillana Op. 23
La Procesión del Rocio Op. 9

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Jesús López-Cobos - conductor

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Debussy, Ravel – String Quartets – Kodaly Quartet

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
String Quartet in G minor, op.10
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
String Quartet in F major
Introduction and Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and String Quartet

Éva Maros - harp
Zoltán Gyöngyössy - flute
Béla Kovács - clarinet
Kodaly Quartet

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Franck, Debussy – Violin Sonatas – Dumay, Pires

César Franck (1822-1890):
Violin Sonata in A major
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Violin Sonata in G minor
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Fauré
Pièce en forme de habanera
Tzigane

Augustin Dumay - violin
Maria João Pires - piano

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Ravel, Debussy, Satie – Orchestral works – Ormandy, Szell, Lane

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Petite Suite *
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Introduction & Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet and orchestra *
Erik Satie (1866-1925):
Gymnopédies (no.1 & no.3) *
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Ma mère l'oye - suite +
Pavane pour une infante défunte #
La Valse §

Cleveland Orchestra * #
Philharmonia Orchestra + §
Louis Lane - conducor *
Michael Tilson Thomas - conductor +
George Szell - conductor #
Eugene Ormandy - conductor §

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Mozart, Schubert, Debussy – Piano Duets – Richter, Britten

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791):
Sonata in C major for Piano Duet, KV 521
Sonata for 2 Pianos in D major, KV 448
Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Andantino varié for Piano Duet, D.823
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
En blanc et noir for 2 Pianos

Sviatoslav Richter - piano
Benjamin Britten - piano

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Debussy – Orchestral Works – Boulez

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):

CD 1:
La Mer
Nocturnes *
Printemps
Rhapsodie No.1 for Clarinet +

CD 2:
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Jeux
Images pour orchestra
Danses for Harp and Orchestra #

The John Alldis Choir *
Gervase de Peyer - clarinet +
Alice Chalifoux - harp #
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Cleveland Orchestra #
Pierre Boulez - conductor

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Debussy – La Mer, Iberia – Sergiu Celibidache

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer
Images pour orchestre No.2 "Ibéria"

Münchner Philharmoniker
Sergiu Celibidache - conductor

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R.Strauss, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Debussy – Cello and Orchestra, Cello and Piano – Paul Tortelier

Richard Strauss (1864-1949):
Don Quixote, op.35 *
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky (1840-1893):
Variations on a Rococo Theme, op.33 +
Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924):
Élégie, op.24 #
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Cello Sonata in D minor #
Paul Tortelier (1914-1990):
Burlesque "Le Pitre" #

Gerald Moore - piano #
Paul Tortellier - cello
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Thomas Beecham - conductor *
Norman del Mar - conductor +

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Ravel, Debussy, Mussorgsky – Symphonic Works – Karajan

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer
Modest Mussorgsky (1839-1881):
Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Boléro

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Debussy, Ravel – Orchestral Works – Karajan

Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
La Mer
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Pavane pour une Infante défunte
Daphnis et Chloé - fragments symphoniques, 2e série

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan - conductor

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Simon Rattle – Debussy, Ravel [EMI edition]

tribute to Sir Simon Rattle on his birthday

(born 19 January 1955)

CD 1:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Le roi Lear (orch.: Roger Ducasse)
Jeux, ballet
Images
Pagodes (orh.: Grainger)

CD 2:
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
La Mer
La Boîte à joujoux (orch.: Caplet)
Three Preludes (orch.: Matthews)

CD 3:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Fanfare pour 'L'Éventail de Jeanne'
Sheherazade *
Alborada del gracioso
Miroirs - La Vallèe des cloches (orch.Grainger)
Ma Mére l'Oye
La Valse

CD 4:
Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Daphnis et Chloé
Boléro

CD 5:
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand +
Piano Concerto for the Left Hand #
Piano Concerto in G
Ma Mère l'Oye - Le Jardin féerique


Maria Ewing - soprano *
Andrei Gavrilov - paino +
Cécile Ousset - piano #

Berliner Philharmoniker
London Symphony Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle - conductor

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Daniil Shafran – Melodiya Edition (Vol.1) – Schubert, Schumann, Debussy

remembering Daniil Shafran on his birthday

(January 13, 1923 – February 7, 1997)

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata (Sonatina) No.1 in D major, op.137 no.1, D.384 (transcr.Janos Starker) *
Sonata "Arpeggione" in A minor, D.821 +
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Adagio and Allegro for French Horn and Piano, op.70 (transcr.Daniil Shafran) *
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor *
Ministrels (Prelude no.12) (transcr.G.Pecker) *
Ministrels (Prelude No.3) (transcr.G.Gurt) *

Daniil Shafran - cello
Anton Ginsburg - piano *
Felix Gottlieb - piano +

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Ravel – Daphnis et Chloé – Riccardo Chailly

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937):
Daphnis et Chloé
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Khamma

Het Groot Omroepkoor
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Riccardo Chailly - conductor

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Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Britten – Works for Cello and Piano – Gautier Capuçon

Franz Schubert (1797-1828):
Sonata in A major "Arpeggione" D.821
Robert Schumann (1810-1856):
Fünf Stücke im Volkston op.102
Claude Debussy (1862-1918):
Sonata for Cello and Piano
Benjamin Britten (1913-1976):
Sonata in C

Gautier Capuçon - cello
Frank Braley - piano

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