Debussy / 2019

A short film by Bernard Rose celebrating the music of Claude DeBussy and the Egyptian Theatre in the style of Busby Berkeley. Premiered at Beyond Fest at the Egyptian Theatre.

Debussy, Images pour orchestre / 1991

The Debussy Film / 1965

An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composer's life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely.

London Symphony Orchestra: The Young Debussy / 2019

The evocative music of Claude Debussy has been described as the foundation of modern music. But how did the composer come to develop his unique style? On this video, maestro Francois-Xavier Roth and the London Symphony Orchestra present the UK premiere of a previously lost work by the young Debussy, alongside some of his earliest inspirations. Debussy's newly discovered Premiére Suite gives a rare insight into the mind of a young composer on the cusp of innovation. It's a work filled with Romantic and Eastern influences and glimpses of the unexpected harmonies that came to define Debussy's work. Paired alongside the composer's role models - from Wagner's powerful intertwining motifs, the abundant Spanish influences in Lalo's rarely-heard Cello Concerto performed here by Edgar Moreau, and Massenet's majestic Le Cid - Francois-Xavier Roth gives a fresh perspective on the much-loved composer.

Karajan conducts Ravel and Debussy / 1979

Herbert von Karajan was a master of the fine blending of acoustic colours. This quality is shown to its best advantage in this programme of masterpieces of French Impressionism. Works include Debussy’s multifaceted La Mer, and his lascivious, dream-like Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, and Ravel’s Suite No. 2 from Daphnis et Chloé, a work which combines shimmering transience with uncompromising energy.

Sayonara Debussy - Pianist Tantei Misaki Yosuke / 2016

Yosuke Misaki used to be a promising prosecutor, but he suddenly quit his job. He begins a new career as a pianist. He knocks on the door of wealthy man Kentaro Katsuki who lives in a peaceful area of Kamakura, Kanagawa Prefecture. Kentaro Katsuki lives with his housekeeper Michiko Tsuzuruki (Midoriko Kimura). Kentaro allows Yosuke Misaki to stay at his home. Near Kentaro Katsuki's home, lives the Sanada family. At their home, Haruka aspires to become a pianist. One day, a fatal fire breaks out at the Sanada's house. Later, Yosuke helps Haruka to play the piano again.

Claude Debussy - Pelléas et Mélisande / 2012

Drama lyrique in five acts, after the play by Maruice Maeterlink

Claude Debussy - Music cannot be learned /

The composer Claude Debussy was born in St. Germain-en-Laye, a few miles outside Paris, in 1862. While a pupil at the Conservatoire, he composed music that did not conform to the theory of the times. He contradicted his teachers by claiming that pleasure was the only valid rule of music, and that music could not be learned. Debussy was to become one of the greatest French composers, creating works which threw open entirely new musical horizons. This fascinating documentary gives deep insights into the life and work of Claude Debussy based on reports by those who encountered the great composer.

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande /

Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Directed by Peter Sellars

Ormandy Conducts Holst and Debussy /

This DVD pays tribute to a representative of the famous conductor personalities of the last century: Eugene Ormandy (1899-1985), who was both energetic and graceful on the podium, was known for his infallible ear and prodigious memory. He became famous for his relationship with the Philadelphia Orchestra, which he served as Musical Director from 1936 until 1980. Under his direction, the orchestra developed its legendary warm, textured, romantic “Philadelphia” or “Ormandy” Sound. Claude Debussy (1862–1918) and Gustav Holst (1874–1934) belonged to a generation of composers that influenced the musical output of the early champions of modernism.

Menahem Pressler, Paavo Jarvi, Orchestre de Paris plays Mozart and Debussy / 2014

Menahem Pressler, Paavo Jarvi, Orchestre de Paris plays Mozart and Debussy (2014)

Daniele Gatti - Igor Stravinsky - Debussy - Le Sacre Du Printemps - La Mer /

Daniele Gatti dirige tre opere tutte legate dal tema della natura e che incarnano i grandi cambiamenti musicali avvenuti intorno al 1900.

Images pour Debussy / 1951

This film illustrates Debussy's works "En bateau", "Arabesques", "Reflets dans l'eau" and "Arabesques en sol". As a visual counterpoint to the music it shows playful reflections, transparencies, and iridescence of water.

Aldo Ciccolini: Homage to DeBussy / 2005

Renowned Italian pianist Aldo Ciccolini performs works by Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Rachmaninoff and Erik Satie in this concert appearance. Sought after by some of the world's greatest orchestras, Ciccolini has performed with famous conductors such as Wilhelm Furtwangler, Pierre Monteux, Erich Kleiber and Charles Munch. Many consider this performance by Ciccolini to be the definitive interpretation of Erik Satie's compositions.

Debussy: Pelléas et Mélisande / 2013

Debussy's masterpiece, for the first time conducted by the Paris Opera's music director Philippe Jordan, in the fairy staging by Robert Wilson. When Prince Golaud, grandson of King of Allemonde, meets the beautiful Mélisande, he knows nothing about her. Though, he marries her. A few months later, Golaud announces his wedding to his brother Pelléas, who seems to be falling in love with the woman.

Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 8: Franck, Sibelius, Debussy and Rossini / 1952

The historic Toscanini television concerts with the NBC Symphony Orchestra. Broadcast #8 was of a concert on March 15, 1952, at Carnegie Hall, featuring Sibelius's En Saga, two of Debussy's Nocturnes, and Franck's Redemption. (Concerts #8 and #9 were released on "Vol. 5" in the DVD series.)

Celibidache: Ravel and Debussy / 1984

The incomparable Sergiu Celibidache leads the Munich Philharmonic through works by Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy in this rare recorded performance from 1994. Celibidache's intense passion infuses selections including Ravel's "Alborada del Gracioso," "Rhapsodie Espagnole" and "Bolero," as well as Debussy's "Prélude à 'l'Après-midi d'un Faune" and "Images: No. 2. Iberia."

Debussy Só em Cena / 2017

Yael Naim & David Donatien - Konzert mit dem Quatuor Debussy / 2016