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LSO/Tilson-Thomas/Von Otter

4472 days ago
Guardian MusicLSO/Tilson-Thomas/Von OtterDebussy and Weill make a strange coupling in a series devoted to the 150th anniversary of the Frenchman's birth: Debussy's impressionism, probing the depths of emotion and sensation, is far removed from Weill's hard-edged s... more info

LSO/Tilson Thomas – review

4473 days ago
Guardian MusicLSO St Luke's, LondonBesides being regarded as one of the greatest founding fathers of 20th-century modernism, Claude Debussy is also one of music's most intriguing might-have-beens. When he died in 1918, at the age of 55, Debussy seemed to be on the... more info

Peter Jablonski – review

4474 days ago
Guardian MusicQueen Elizabeth Hall, LondonWe don't hear as much of Swedish-born pianist Peter Jablonski in the UK as we might, which is strange, given that he lives here. He developed a reputation for being a hard-hitting heavyweight, a criticism not borne out by ... more info

LSO/Tilson Thomas – review

4481 days ago
Guardian MusicBarbican, LondonDebussy's early Fantasy for piano and orchestra gets few outings – it had none whatsoever in the composer's lifetime – but it formed the centrepiece of the first concert in the London Symphony Orchestra's series focusing on the Fr... more info

BBC Philharmonic/Mena – review

4483 days ago
Guardian MusicBridgewater Hall, ManchesterManchester is marking the 150th anniversary this year of the birth of Debussy with a six-month-long festival of orchestral concerts, recitals and talks. The pianist Noriko Ogawa is artistic director of Reflections on Debus... more info

Review: Superb production of Debussy's 'Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien' at San Francisco Symphony

4493 days ago
Mercury News, CaliforniaThe spectacle repeats at Davies Hall through Saturday. One need only focus on the spoken narration by mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade to understand the aesthetic at work here: the sound of the French language is irresistibly sensuous. more info

Debussy: Pelléas and Mélisande – review

4494 days ago
Guardian MusicHannan/Dean/Howlett/Tomlinson/Walker/English National Opera/Elder(Chandos, three CDs)English National Opera has hosted three productions of Debussy's opera at roughly decade-long intervals. This addition to Chandos' Opera in English archive is taken ... more info

Roussel: The Spider's Banquet; Suites from Padmâvatî – review

4494 days ago
Guardian MusicRoyal Scottish National Orchestra/Denève(Naxos)Having already recorded the four symphonies and the ballet Bacchus et Ariane, Stéphane Denève and the RSNO end their survey of Roussel's orchestral music with what is perhaps his most regularly perfor... more info

Alexis Weissenberg

4494 days ago
Guardian MusicFormidable pianist who brought a bracing physicality to an impressive range of worksThe Bulgarian-born pianist Alexis Weissenberg, who has died aged 82 after suffering from Parkinson's disease, was a celebrated if controversial figure. The blockbuste... more info

Saint-Saëns: Music for the Prix de Rome – review

4501 days ago
Guardian MusicDe Liso/Richter/Pruvot/Flemish Radio Choir/Brussels Philharmonic/Niquet(Glossa, 2 CDs)The history of 19th- and early 20th-century French music is bound up with that of the Prix de Rome, a career-defining composition competition organised by the AcadÃ... more info

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