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Claude Debussy
It's 100 years since the death of the revered French composer who created a new sound world in classical music.
Claude Debussy (born 22 August 1862 - died 25 March 1918)
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DEBUSSY: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
15 Sep 2018New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hamish McKeich. Audio
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Monet and Debussy
Elric Hooper and Des Wilson look at Impressionism and Music, and in particular the work of 'The Two Claudes'. Audio
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DEBUSSY: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune
5 Oct 2017Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder at their concert "New Directions", Auckland Town Hall, 5 October 2017. Audio
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Debussy at the stage door
6 Dec 2012Elric Hooper and Des Wilson discuss Debussy’s works for the musical stage, in particular his major opera 'Pelléas & Mélisande'. Audio
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Curtain Raiser: Debussy - La Mer
2 Jul 2015All too often a great work of art is completely misunderstood when it’s first unveiled. This was true of Claude Debussy’s 'La Mer' when it was premiered in Paris in 1905. Introduction by Indra Hughes.
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DEBUSSY: La mer
5 Oct 2017Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by André de Ridder at their concert "New Directions", Auckland Town Hall, 5 October 2017. Audio
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Curtain Raiser: Debussy - Nocturnes
4 Apr 2016Inspired by the paintings of Whistler, Debussy creates three moody impressions. Presented by Kenneth Young. Audio
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DEBUSSY: Préludes, Book 2
14 Aug 2016Read Gainsford plays Book 2 of Préludes by Claude Debussy at the Wallace International Piano Festival 2016. Audio
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