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Claude Debussy

Classical CD Reviews: Shades of Debussy at 100

An impressive collection of nine new releases (seven of which are reviewed here). While some might not displace the classic recordings of Debussy already out there, this gathering offers some welcome and fresh interpretive contrasts.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Alain Planès, Alexander Melnikov, Claude Debussy, Eugene Asti, Francois-Xavier Roth, Harmonia Mundi, Javier Perianes, Jerusalem Quartet, Les Siècles, Nikolai Lugansky, Sophie Karthäuser, Stéphane Degout

Fuse Music Commentary Series: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — A Real Tradition, but of What?

The tradition of hybrids is there, for anyone who chooses to use it. Our modern media world makes that tradition accessible in hitherto unimaginable ways.

By: Steve Elman Filed Under: Classical Music, Commentary, Featured, Jazz, Music Tagged: classical, Claude Debussy, hybrid, Jazz, Jazz-Influenced Piano Concertos, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, JIPC, Johnny Hodges, Ravel Concerto in G

Fuse Concert Review: Boston Chamber Music Society enchants with Ravel and Debussy

Despite the high level of the players, there are things a professional quartet brings to a performance or recording—uniformity of sound and style—that cannot be matched by a group cobbled together and given limited rehearsal time.

By: Susan Miron Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music Tagged: Boston Chamber Music Society, Claude Debussy, Ravel, The Hamel Summer Series

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