The pairing of Debussy and Mahler illuminated the BSO’s command of sound and sensitivity under Nelsons’ direction.

Flutes and fauns, dreams of the sea, Clair de Lune, and more. We’re celebrating the 150 th of composer Claude Debussy. Claude Debussy at the piano, 1893 Claude Debussy composed in the time of the ...

I’ve always loved Claude Debussy’s music. From the first time I heard “Afternoon of a Faun” when I was around 19 or twenty, his music has exerted a strong emotional pull on me. For me, Debussy–and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Kirill Gerstein’s immense recording project “Music in Time of War” surveys works by artists who witnessed World War I and the Armenian genocide. By ...

In the western suburbs of Paris 150 years ago today, a boy was born to an unassuming couple, proprietors of a china shop who had no great taste for music. But that little boy felt otherwise, and grew ...

Impressionism in art is fairly easy to describe: thin brush strokes, obscured edges, the play of light. Impressionism in music is harder to articulate. Composer Claude Debussy translated visual ...

With the sesquicentennial of Claude Debussy's birth coming up fast on Aug. 22, you'd think there would be a small blizzard of new Debussy releases. This year, not so much; maybe it's a sign of the ...

PARIS—One essential charm of "Debussy, Music and the Arts," just opened at the Musée de l'Orangerie, is that it offers a glimpse into the atmosphere of a certain Belle Epoque Paris. The décor of dark ...

Playing Nobel Prize-winning physicist Pierre Curie in the movie "Radioactive" required an education for actor Sam Riley. Riley speaks with UPI about his preparation for the role. Claude-Achille ...