Guardian Music — LSO/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

Guardian Music — LSO 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

Guardian Music — Queen 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

Guardian Music — Barbican, 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

Guardian Music — Bridgewater 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

Mercury News, California — The 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

Guardian Music — Hannan/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

Guardian Music — Royal 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

Guardian Music — Formidable 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

Guardian Music — De 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