Work: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

Lahav Shani offers fresh perspectives on Debussy, Mozart and Schoenberg, favouring structural clarity and youthful energy over traditional late-Romantic weight and atmospheric suggestion.

***11

Du Yun's Ears of the Book: a spotlight on the pipa in Philadelphia

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Cameron Kelsall, 22 Jan

Co-commissioned by the Philadelphia Orchestra, the concerto highlights Wu Man, a virtuoso player of the Chinese lute.

**111

Top drawer French music from Ott, Bloch and the LSO

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Roy Westbrook, 27 Nov

Debussy and Ravel frame a performance of Lutosławski’s Concerto for Orchestra as Alexandre Bloch guests with the London Symphony Orchestra.

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LondonLSO on Stage: Prélude à l'aprés-midi d'un faune

On demand from Barbican Hall, London, No time limit

Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune

London Symphony Orchestra; François-Xavier Roth

StockholmBolero

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On demand from Konserthuset Stockholm: Stora Salen, No time limit

Debussy, Dutilleux, Aulin, Ravel

Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra; Anton Holmer; Victor Julien-Laferrière

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Bachtrack top ten: Claude Debussy

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Mark Pullinger, 22 Aug

Claude Debussy disliked the label “Impressionism”, which was used to describe many of his compositions. Impressionist or minutely detailed, enjoy our playlist of “top ten” Debussy masterpieces.

The At Home Guide to tone poems

Danny Riley, 14 Jun

In the second instalment of our Bachtrack At Home Guide, we take a look at the vibrant world of the symphonic poem.