A century ago, Claude Debussy's symphonic tone poem "La Mer" premiered in Paris. Conductors Pierre Boulez and David Robertson talk about the subtle and impressionistic harmonies of this milestone ...

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Debussy's fantastical, Impressionistic vision of the Mediterranean sea is one of the great masterpieces of the symphonic literature. Charles Munch... Waves of Sound: Debussy's La Mer Waves of Sound: ...

One hundred years ago Saturday, classical music witnessed a sea change — quite literally. On Oct. 15, 1905, French composer Claude Debussy's symphonic portrait of the sea, called "La Mer," premiered ...

Approaching his final month as music director of the Houston Symphony, Hans Graf will conduct a concert featuring several of Debussy and Mendelssohn’s must popular works. Graf will welcome his ...

Claude Debussy's rich and evocative depiction of the underwater realm remains an impressionistic milestone, a classic of its type. But what makes La Mer so good? Ever-resistant to the confines of ...

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Claude Debussy’s singular visit to Spain lasted only an hour or two, long enough to attend a bullfight. Even so, his contemporary Manuel de Falla declared Debussy’s Iberia to be more genuine than ...

Claude Debussy's rich and evocative depiction of the underwater realm remains an impressionistic milestone, a classic of its type. But what makes La Mer so good? Ever-resistant to the confines of ...

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