Guardian Music — Dazeley/Villanueva/Hartinger/Fan/Dries/Göttinger SO/Mueller(Pan Classics, two CDs)Debussy did not complete any operas after the first performance of Pelléas et Mélisande in 1902. In the wake of that premiere, though, he made plans for no les... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Opera House; Lyric Hammersmith, London; Glyndebourne, East SussexA superb cast ignites Enescu’s neglected 1936 epic in its UK premiere. And Philip Venables makes Sarah Kane’s final work singThe opening bars of Oedipe, questing and... more info

Guardian Music — Takács Quartet, Marc-André Hamelin (piano) (Hyperion)Of all the music César Franck wrote, four works made his name: the Symphonic Variations, the Violin Sonata, the Symphony in D minor and this Piano Quintet. The quintet (1879) shares that ... more info

Guardian Music — Menuhin/Concertgebouw/Domaine Musical/BBCSO/Boulez(Praga)Pierre Boulez’s recording career began in earnest in the mid-1960s, when he signed a contract with Columbia (now Sony Classical). But he had been making records for some years before tha... more info

Guardian Music — (ICSM)The Malaysian pianist Dennis Lee’s recording of works by Szymanowski for Hyperion won high praise for his handling of the music’s complex sonorities, and again, this time in Debussy, it is the clarity of Lee’s playing that ... more info

Guardian Music — Ahead of Saturday’s BBCSO Total Immersion festival, conductor Pascal Rophé picks five pieces that reveal Dutilleux’s magical and unique soundworldThis weekend, the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s Total Immersion festival is dedicated... more info

Guardian Music — From Curragh of Kildare to Last Boat Leaving … Irish singer and actor Camille O’Sullivan on a concert to mark the Easter Rising centenary that taps the rich musical connection between England and IrelandI was born in London and raised in... more info

Guardian Music — Royal Festival Hall, LondonIn a programme exploring the influence of the exotic, pianist Javier Perianes shone in Saint-Saëns, Jurowksi and the PO brought drama and poise to works by Dukas, Debussy and HoneggerVladimir Jurowski’s programme ... more info

Guardian Music — 2 February 1908: On his first visit to London, The Observer reviews Claude Debussy conducting his works at the Queen’s HallM. Claude Debussy, who by nature is almost as shy and retiring as his music is diaphanous, came to London during the week and... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — We credit Asia too little with its role in the rejuvenation of opera in the early 20th century, especially in France and Italy. Not long after hearing a Javanese gamelan, Debussy set about to compose his seminal "Pelléas et Mélisande," completed a ... more info