Debussy, Claude

Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande

Debussy - La Mer Prelude a L'Apres-Medi

Debussy: La Mer/Le Martyre De Saint Sebastien/Lucerne Festival Orchestra/Claudio Abbado

Chopin: Concerto No. 1; Ravel: Concerto; Debussy: L'Isle Joyeuse [DVD Video]

Sergiu Celibidache Conducts Ravel and Debussy

Michelangeli Plays Debussy

Valery Gergiev - In Rehearsal & Performance (Stravinksy, Prokofiev, Debussy)

One of our most dynamic conductors, Valery Gergiev has single-handedly lifted the Kirov Opera and Orchestra into an elite status among the world's musical institutions. As shown by this compelling DVD of the conductor at work with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Gergiev is a firebrand but also an intelligent musician whose interpretations burn with intensity. The performances of all four works on the disc--Stravinsky's Fireworks and Piano Concerto (the latter has as soloist Alexander Toradze), Prokofiev's Scythian Suite and the suite from Debussy's Le Martyre de Saint Sebastian--are stamped with originality, although Gergiev saves his best for his countrymen, particularly Prokofiev, whose Scythian Suite is thrillingly rendered. The noteworthy rehearsal footage documents Gergiev and the Rotterdam musicians as they dive into the nuts and bolts of the Prokofiev work; as an added bonus, the composer's son, Oleg Prokofiev, gives some insight into his father's and the conductor's fearless artistry. --Kevin Filipski

Valery Gergiev is the Principal Conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and has almost single-handedly made St. Petersburg's Kirov Opera a household name. In this thrilling performance, The Rotterdam Philharmonic showcases four stirring works: Stravinsky's "Fireworks" and "Piano Concerto," Debussy's "Le Martyre De Saint Sebastien" and Prokofiev's "Scythian Suite." This special release also features the intimately filmed documentary "Valery Gergiev: In Rehearsal," which captures the fascinating dynamics between the galvanic conductor and his orchestra as they rehearse "The Scythian Suite." 116 minutes.

Cologne Music Triennale - Britten Serenade, Debussy Nocturnes, Ravel La Valse, Rihm In Doppelter Tiefe / Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic

One of music's most accomplished conductors, Claudio Abbado, conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in a concert recorded live from the Cologne Philharmonie during the Music Triennale. This program includes Maurice Ravel's "La Valse," Wolfgang Rihm's "In doppelter Tiefe" with soloists Stella Doufexis (mezzo soprano) and Anna Larsson (alto), two of Claude Debussy's three "Nocturnes"--"Nuages" and "Fetes," and Benjamin Britten's "Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings" featuring Philip Langridge.

Aldo Ciccolini: Homage to Debussy

Voices of our Time - Sylvia McNair / Roger Vignoles, Chatelet Opera