DEBUSSY, Claude

(Last updated 3^rd March 2006)

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Dance

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 13 Apr 1940 (0001)

La Demoiselle Elue

Sayão, Bampton – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 19 Apr 1936 (0)

Novotna, Glatz – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 13 Apr 1940 (0001, 0179)

Duval – Pari – Ingelbrecht – 15 May 1952 (0179)

Sayão, Forrester – Carnegie Hall – Cluytens – 17 Nov 1957 (0091)

Cotrubas, Maurice – Bartini – 1981 (0)

Mentzer, Perraguin – Paris – Slatkin – 30 Mar 2000 (0)

Undated

Caballé, Coster – London (0)

l’Enfant Prodigue

Farrell – CBS Symphony – 1947 (0)

Caballé – Houston – Zanetti – 21 Oct 1967 (0)

Norman, Carreras, Fischer-Dieskau – Bertini – 1981 (0)

Excerpts

Cortege et Air - Royal Philharmonic – Beecham – 8 Nov 1959 (0)

Various – Sills – Caramoor – Rudel – 1967 (0)

Estampes

Excerpts

Nos 2 and 3 – Andsnes – Radio – 2002 (0247) *

Etudes

Excerpts

Nos 10 and 11 – Andsnes – Minnesota – 1 May 2005 (0247) *

The Fall of the House of Usher

Excerpts

Undated

23 minutes – Lafont, Barbaux, Lemagai, Leroux – Monte Carlo – Prêtre (0)

Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra

Gieseking – Concertgebouw – 6 Oct 1938 (0)

Queffelec – London (Prom) – 1985 (0)

Fêtes Galantes

Kruysen – Paris – Richard – 1965 (0179) *

Fêtes Galantes II

van Dam – Brussels – Pikulski – 19 Sep 2002 (0118)

Images (Orchestral)

ORTF – Paris – Monteux – 3 May 1956 (0)

BBC Symphony – Monteux – Nov 1961 (0)

München Philharmonic – Kempe – 27 Jan 1972 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Kempe – circa 1972 (0)

Excerpts

Iberia – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 16 Apr 1936 (0001)

Iberia – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 19 Apr 1936 (0)

Iberia – BBC Symphony – Toscanini – 14 Jun 1937 (0)

Iberia – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 5 Nov 1938 (0)

Iberia – NBC Symphony - Toscanini - 13 Apr 1940 (0001)

Iberia – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 14 Nov 1943 (0)

Iberia – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 11 Feb 1945 (0)

Iberia – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 27 Mar 1948 (0)

Iberia – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 25 Mar 1950 (0)

Iberia (Rehearsal) – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – Mar 1950 (0)

Iberia – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 14 Feb 1953 (0)

Iberia – Berlin Philharmonic – Kempe – 1972 (0002)

Iberia – Danish Radio Symphony – Copenhagen? – Celibidache – 19 Feb 1979 (0)

Iberia – London Symphony – Madrid – Celibidache – 11 Apr 1976 (0)

Iberia – München Philharmonic – Celibidache – 21 Jun 1979 (0)

Iberia – SD Symphony – Stuttgart – Celibidache – 29 Feb 1980 (0)

Iberia – London Symphony – RFH, London – Celibidache – 10 Apr 1980 (0)

Iberia – London Symphony – Tokyo – Celibidache – 18 Apr 1980 (0)

Images (Piano)

Excerpts

Book 2 No 2 – Aimart – Toulouse – 17 Sep 2002 (0247) *

l’Isle Joyeuse

Pollini – Boston – 5 Oct 1997 (0101)

Jeux

Berlin Philharmonic – Celibidache – 20 Mar 1948 (0)

ORTF – Paris – Monteux – 9 Jun 1955 (0)

Berlin Symphony – Gielen – 3 Feb 2000 (0)

Undated

ACO – Haintink (0)

WDR Symphony – Köln – Vonk (0)

Lieder

Undated

Various – Blegen, Hagegård – Jones (0)

Le Livre de Baudelaire (Arranged by Adams after 5 Poèmes de Charles Baudelaire)

Lott – BBC Symphony – London (RAH) – 6 Sep 2001 (0010)

Marche Ecossaise

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 13 Apr 1940 (0001)

Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien

Sussman, Gayraud – Paris – Inghelbrecht – 23 Feb 1960 (0179)

Rogner, Deroubaix, Radew, Desailly – München – Boulez – 1960 (0)

Ghazarian, Ludwig, Deiber – Vienna – Prêtre – 17 Jun 1984 (0)

Gubisch, Magnus, Wilson – Vienna – Prêtre – 7 Jun 1998 (0221)

Bose, Hurtado, Terraza, Malas-Godlewska, Gubisch, Pondjiclis – Naples – Kovatchev – 2001 (0)

Undated

Ewing (0026)

Excerpts

Symphonic Fragments – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 19 Apr 1936 (0)

Symphonic Fragments – New York Philharmonic – Cantelli – 15 Mar 1953 (0)

Symphonic Fragments – RAI, Rome Symphony – Venice – Cantelli – 19 Sep 1954 (0)

Symphonic Fragments – Boston Symphony – Monteux – 11 Jan 1958 (0)

La Mer

New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 19 Apr 1936 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 8 Jan 1938 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 13 Apr 1940 (0001)

New York Philharmonic – Walter – 19 Jan 1941 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 11 Apr 1943 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 11 Feb 1945 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 2 Mar 1947 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 29 Nov 1947 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 27 Mar 1948 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 29 Oct 1949 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 14 Feb 1953 (0)

New York Philharmonic – Cantelli – 7 Mar 1954 (0202)

RAI Turin Symphony – Cantelli – 1955 (0)

Los Angeles Symphony – Hollywood Bowl – Monteux – 5 Jul 1960 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Mitropoulos – 21 Aug 1960 (0001)

ORTF – Portugal – Horenstein – 21 Jul 1966 (0001, 0)

Vienna Philharmonic – Vienna – Barbirolli – 17 Dec 1967 (0001)

Bavarian Radio Symphony – Kubelik – 1970s (0)

SDR, Symphony – Stuttgart – Celibidache – 11 Jan 1977 (0)

München Philharmonic – Celibidache – 27 Sep 1991 (0)

Excerpts

Rehearsal – Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 1948/49 (0)

Undated

1^st Movement (Rehearsal) – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – (0)

"He has an enormously wide repertory. He can conduct anything, provided it's by Beethoven, Brahms or Wagner. He tried Debussy’s La Mer once. It came out as Das Merde." – Anonymous Orchestra Member on George Szell (Contributed by Member 0131)

Pelléas et Melisande

Bori, Johnson, Pinza, Rothier, Bourskaja, Dalossy – Met – Hasselmans – 7 Apr 1934 (0181)

Singher, Sayäo, Kipnis, Tibbett, Harshaw, Raymondi, Alvary – Met – Cooper – 13 Jan 1945 (0001, 0179, 0181, 0202)

Jansen, Mazella, Romito, Kinderman, Dantón, Chevaline, Feller, Buenos Aires – Wolff – 20 Jul 1946 (0179) *

Danco, Mauranne, de Groote, Vessières, Gayraud, Westbury – Paris – Inghelbrecht – 29 Apr 1952 (0024)

Conner, Lipton, Uppman, Singher, Hines – Met – Monteux – 2 Jan 1954 (0057)

Häffliger, Schwarzkopf, Roux, Petri, Gayroud, Sciutti, Calabrese – RAI, Rome – Karajan – 19 Dec 1954 (0024, 0179)

Micheau, Dispey, Mollet, Etcheverry – BR – Cluytens – 1955 (0)

Jansen, de los Angeles, Souzay – Cluytens – 1956 (0)

Uppman, de los Angeles, London, Tozzi, Resnik – Met – Morel – 16 Jan 1960 (0062, 0083, 0202)

Piluo, Marino, Reynolds, Gui, Bacquier, Zaccaria – Rome – Maazel – 20 Feb 1960 (0)

Söderström, Borg, Jonsson, Stenberg, Gedda – Stockholm Radio – Fournet – 30 Oct 1960 (0083)

Gui, Güden, Wächter, Zaccharia, Höngen, Martino, Poell – Vienna – Karajan – 6 Jan 1962 (0179)

Mollet, de los Angeles, Haas, Rouleau, Michel – Buenos Aires – Fournet – 9 Jun 1962 (0)

Gedda, Moffo, London, Hines, Stratas, Thebom – Met – Ansermet – 27 Dec 1962 (0)

Gedda, Moffo, London, Hines, Thebom, Stratas – Met – Ansermet – 29 Dec 1962 (0083, 0179, 0181, 0238)

Grancher, Jansen, Roux, Vessieres, Michel, Ogeas – Paris – Inghelbrecht – 1962 (0236)

Guy, Pilou, Bacquier, Zaccaria, Reynolds – RAI, Rome – Maazel – 20 Feb 1969 (0)

Söderström, Minton, Shirley, McIntyre, Ward – Covent Garden – Boulez – 1969 (0091)

Tappy, Spoorenberg, Souzay, de Narké, Chedel – Genève – Auberson – 1969 (0202)

Gedda, Fischer-Dieskau, Donath, Mevel, Schiml – München – Kubelik – 16-18 Nov 1971 (0179)

Stewart, Blegen, McDaniel, Chookasian, Tozzi, Boucher – Met – Davis – 29 Jan 1972 (0)

Donath, Gampert, Schiml, Gedda, Fischer-Dieskau, Meven – München – Kubelik – 13 Feb 1972 (0)

Stilwell, Manchet, Mars, Soyer, Reynolds – Milan – Prêtre – 9 Mar 1973 (0)

Cotrubas, Stilwell, Stewart, Rouleau, Minton, Ramsden, Wicks – Covent Garden – Davis – 14 Dec 1974 (0035, 0057, 0238)

Blanzat, Jobin, A. Devlin, Garrard, Taillon, Conquet – Glyndebourne (Prom) – Haitink – 1976 (0022)

Stratas, Gibbs, Bacquier, Hines, Dunn, Guettel, Thompson, Dobriansky – Met – Levine – 4 Mar 1978 (0)

Howells, Payne, Allen, Stuart, Lloyd – London – Davis – 14 Jul 1978 (0067) *

Allen, Howells, Stewart, Lloyd, Payne – Covent Garden – Davis – 17 Jul 1978 (0014)

Armstrong – Garnier – Maazel – 31 Jan 1980 (0)

Cotrubas. Hynninen, Bacquier, Soyer, Taillon, Alliot, Lugaz, Dumont – Garnier – Maazel – 5 Apr 1980 (0083, 0179)

Hynninen, de los Angeles, Constantin, Payne, King, Lee – Madrid – Ros-Marba – 5 Jun 1980 (0)

Cuberli, Pace, Pecile, Kozma, Constantin, Washington – Genoa – Giovaninetti – 7 Mar 1982 (0)

Blanzat, Kosma, Blanc, Conquet, Soyer, Weingartner – Strasburg – Giovaninetti – 1982 (0)

Pilou, Duesing, van Dam, Hines, Taillon, Owen, Robbins, Anderson – Met – Levine – 22 Jan 1983 (0118, 0179)

Montague, van Dam, Leroux, Thau, Buloz, Golfier – Lyon – Gardiner – 15 Feb 1985 (0)

Hendricks, le Roux, Lafont, Soyer, Taillon, Wegmann, Otrtevaere – Paris – Soltesz – 27 May 1985 (0179) *

Hendricks, le Roux, Lafont, Thau, Ringart, Soumagnas – Paris – Soltesz – 8 Jun 1985 (0)

von Stade, Linos, Ollmann, Brocheler, Ghiaurov, Pace, Giacomotti, Sammaritano – Milan – Abbado – 28 May 1986 (0179)

von Stadfe, Linos, Ollmann, Bröcheler, Ghiaurov – Milan – Abbado – 28 Jun 1986 (0057) *

Porta, le Roux, Vassar, de Moor, Conquet, Urbain, Tamalet – Metz – Swierczewski – 3 Oct 1986 (0)

Lugaz, le Roux, van Dam, Taillon, Soyer, Golfier, Morazzani – Lyon – Gardiner – 1987 (0001 V)

Schramm, Procter, Wolovsky, Schultz, Kirchner – Hof – Merzyn – 27 Jan 1989 (0)

Ahlstedt, von Stade, van Dam, Macurdy, Taillon, Cokorinos, Dworchak – Met – Levine – 30 Jan 1988 (0)

Manchet, Walker, Titus, Yahrmeven, Yahr, Texier, Meven, Hémonet – Nice – Carewe – 7 May 1988 (0)

Stade, Ludwig, le Roux, Brocheler, Ghiaurov, Pace – Vienna – Abbado – 11 Jun 1988 (0057)

Cotrubas, Walker, Braun, Washington, Stutzmann, Poleri – Florence – Salonen – 5 May 1989 (0179)

(In English) Pope, Owens, Randle, W. White, Connell – English National – Elder – 15 Dec 1990 (0057)

Croft, von Stade, Braun, Lloyd, Horne, Rodriguez, Aceto, Schaldenbrand – Met – Levine – 28 Dec 1991 (0)

Hadley, Esham, Braun, Minton, Kavrakos, Benedetti, Creech, Pauley – Chicago – Conlon – 14 Nov 1992 (0)

Stratas, Hadley, Minton – Chicago – Conlon – 20 Nov 1992 (0238) *

Archer, Hagley, Maxwell, Walker, Cox, Burkey, Massocchi – Welsh National – Boulez – 1992 (0001 V, 0026, 0101 V, 0118)

von Stade, Minton, le Roux, Braun, Lloyd – London – Abbado – 31 Mar 1993 (0057, 0244 V) *

Ross, le Roi, Palmer, Langridge, White, Lloyd – Amsterdam – Rattle – 1 Jun 1993 (0244) *

Dubosc, Marquet, Theruel, Huttenlocher, Courtis – Turin – Gibault – 22 Sep 1994 (0)

Dessay, Blake, Courtis – St-Etienne – Fournillier – 5 Apr 1995 (0)

von Stade, Croft, Braun, Lloyd, Horne, Rodriguez – Met – Levine – 8 Apr 1995 (0035, 0238, 0244)

Bayo, Dale, Pederson, Selig, Stutzmann – Brussels – Pappano – 11 May 1996 (0)

Delunsch, Theruel, Arapian, Bacquier, Jossoud – Lille – Casadesus – 1996 (0)

Upshaw, Denize, R. Braun, V. Braun, Lloyd – Salzburg – Cambreling – Jul 1997 (0057)

Leroux, Treguier, Dazelay, Werster – Paris – Prêtre – 4 Apr 1998 (0)

Dazeley, Werster, le Roux, Balleys, Treguir, Harismendy, Leveque – Paris – Prêtre – 12 Apr 1998 (0)

Harms, Woods, Coleman-Wright – Sydney – Summers – 1998 (0)

Martinez, Schwarz, Théruel, Chaignaud, Lloyd – Florence – Sinopoli – 23 Jun 1999 (0)

Oelze, Croft, Tomlinson, Howell, Rigby – Glyndebourne – Davis – Jul 1999 (0001 V, 0010, 0057 V)

Oelze, Croft, Tomlinson, Howell, Rigby, Arditti – Prom – Davis – 29 or 30 Aug 1999 (0057, 0244)

(Original Version) Besnard, Ploteau, le Chevalier, Bontoux – Compiegne – le Corre (Piano) – 1999 (0)

Cousins, Keenlyside, van Dam, Hollop, Denize – Geneva – Langree – 18 Feb 2000 (0)

von Otter, Holzmair, Naouri, Schaer, Vernhes, Couderc, Varnier – Paris– Haitink – 14 Mar 2000 (0118, 0179)

von Otter, Holzmair, Naouri, Schaer, Vernhes, Couderc – Paris– Haitink – 16 Mar 2000 (0)

Croft, Upshaw, White, Denize, Lloyd – New York – Levine – 8 Apr 2000 (0057)

Rodgers, Denize, Henschel, van Dam, Lloyd – Paris – Elder – 30 May 2000 (0057 V)

Donose, Bybee, Lapointe, Pittman-Jennings, Smith – Cincinatti – Denève – 15 Jul 2000 (0057) *

Jo, Zhang, Patton – Amsterdam – Fournillier – 8 Dec 2001 (0)

Bayo, Keenlyside, Lafont, Selig, Svenden, Masino – Madrid – Jordan – 19 Jan 2002 (0022)

Gens, Beronesi, Polegato, van Dam, Ghiaurov, Hennis, Klose – München – Viotti – 28 Apr 2002 (0057)

Bou, Kozena, le Roux, Varnier, Stutzmann, Testé, Cardot – Paris – Minkowski – 30 Apr 2002 (0022 V, 0179)

Leur’, Varnier, Cardot, Testé – Ferrara – 2002 (0)

Keenlyside, Hunt-Lieberson, Finley, Tomlinson, Stutzmann – Boston – Haitink – 16 Oct 2003 (0032, 0083) *

Hunt-Lieberson, Stutzmann, Keenlyside, Finley, Tomlinson, Walker – Carnegie Hall – Haitink – 20 Oct 2003 (0057, 0179, 0199, 0203)

Shaham, Trekel, Müller-Brachmann, Youn, Bornemann, Lökel, Yang – Berlin – Gielen – 28 Oct 2003 (0118)

Ermedahl, Tliingm Malmberg, Almgren, Schell – Götenborg – 7 Feb 2004 (0083) *

(Rehearsal) Rodgers, Magee, Hayward, Bailey, Wyn-Rogers, Auer, Borchev – München – Daniel – 22 Jul 2004 (0118)

Hartmann, Kravchuk, Zward, Li, Grima, Im – Hannover (in Edinburgh) – Lu – 20 Aug 2004 (0022)

Keenlyside, Delunsch, van Dam, Furlanetto, Peckova – Paris – Cambreling – 13 Sep 2004 (0022, 0057, 0203)

Rodgers, Wyn-Rogers, Magee, Hayward, Bailey – München – Daniel – 28 Sep 2004 (0057) *

(Dress rehearsal) Gens, Croft, Naouri, Hagen, Powell, Im, Wilson – Berlin – Albrecht – 8 Oct 2004 (0118)

Gens, Croft, Naouri, Hagen, Powell, Im, Wilson – Berlin – Albrecht – 10 Oct 2004 (0057, 0118)

Kravchuk, Hartmann, Zwarg, Li, Grima, Im – Hannover – Lü – 16 Oct 2004 (0118)

von Otter, Burden, Palmer, van Dam, Scandiuzzi, Carfizzi, Goldberg – Met – Levine – 5 Feb 2005 (0032, 0057, 0082, 0101, 0113, 0151, 0154, 0179, 0238)

Undated

Montague, Taillon, le Roux, van Dam, Thau – London – Jul? (0057)

de los Angeles, Uppman, London, Tozzi – New York – Ansermet (0244) *

Bayo, Dale – Brussels (0)

Söderström – Covent Garden (0)

Micheau, Gorr, Maurane, Roux, Depraz – Paris – Fournet (0)

Excerpts

Various – Boston Symphony – Monteux – 19 Jan 1957 (0)

Various – Shirley, Soderstrom, McIntyre, Minton, Ward – London – Boulez – 13 Dec 1969 (0)

Various – Manchet, Brendel, Braun, Helm, Topper – München – Giovanetti – 25 Jul 1974 (0)

Duet – Armstrong, Davies – Berlin – Lopez-Cobos – 20 Apr 1984 (0118)

Petite Suite

New York Philharmonic – Barbirolli – 16 Dec 1940 (0001)

Prélude à l’Après-Midi d’un Faune

New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 1 Mar 1936 (0)

New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 19 Apr 1936 (0)

Los Angeles Philharmonic (Paramount Studios, Hollywood) – Klemperer – 1 Jan 1938 (0)

Hague Philharmonic – Toscanini – 23 Mar 1938 (0)

(Rehearsal) – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 20 Jun 1943 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 11 Feb 1945 (0)

Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 9 Dec 1947 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 27 Mar 1948 (0)

Concertgebouw – Monteux – 12 Oct 1950 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 17 Feb 1951 (0)

(Rehearsal) – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – Feb 1951 (0)

NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 14 Feb 1953 (0)

Boston Symphony – Tanglewood – Monteux – 19 Jul 1959 (0)

Berlin Philharmonic – Karajan – 19 or 20 Feb 1972 (0)

Dresden Staatskapelle – Kempe – 15 Mar 1974 (0)

London Symphony – Celibidache – 18 Sep 1979 (0)

London Philharmonic (RFH) – Tennstedt – 10 May 1992 (0)

Paris – P. Jarvi – 13 Dec 2002 (0)

Preludes

Book 1 – Pollini – Boston – 5 Oct 1997 (0101)

Book 2 – Pollini – Japan – 22 Nov 2002 (0239) *

Book 1 – Aimard – Loulouse – 7 Sep 2004 (0247) *

Book 2 – Pollini – Luzerne – 13 Sep 2004 (0101)

Premiére Rapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra

Goodman – New York Philharmonic – Barbirolli – 16 Dec 1940 (0001)

London Symphony – Kempe – 16 Sep 1964 (0001)

Le Promenoir des Deux Amants

Kolassi – Collard – 1959 (0179) *

Kruysen – Paris – Richard – 1965 (0179) *

Proses Lyriques

Duval – Poulenc – 1958 (0179) *

String Quartet

Con Tempo Quartet – 8 Oct 2003 (0)

"In opera, there is always too much singing." – Claude Debussy (Contributed by Member 0131)

Trois Nocturnes

BBC Northern Symphony – Widnes, UK – 13 Oct 1971 (0)

BBC Northern Symphony – Stockport, UK – circa 1971 (0)

SDR Symphony – Stuttgart – Celibidache – 17 Oct 1978 (0)

Munich Philharmonic – Celibidache – 5 Jul 1983 (0)

London Philharmonic (RFH) – Tennstedt – 10 May 1992 (0)

Excerpts

Nuages, Fetes – New York Philharmonic – Toscanini – 19 Apr 1936 (0)

Nuages, Fetes – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 13 Apr 1940 (0001)

Nuages and Fetes - Boston Symphony – Koussevitzky – 8 May 1945 (0)

Nuages, Fetes – Berlin Philharmonic – Rome – Furtwängler – 1 May 1951 (0)

Nuages, Fetes – NBC Symphony – Toscanini – 15 Mar 1952 (0)

Fetes – New York Philharmonic – Cantelli – 20 Mar 1955 (0)

Nuages, Fetes – BBC Northern Symphony – Monteux – 21 Dec 1960 (0)

3 Ballades de François

Kruysen – Dieppe – Richard – 1965 (0179) *

3 Chanson de France

Kruysen – Menton – Poulenc – 1962 (0179) *

Kruysen – Dieppe – Richard – 1965 (0179) *