The Music Plays On — Claude Debussy

Born on this day in 1862, Claude Debussy is one of the most unique composers in history. I say this because one is hard-pressed to find composers who can truly be considered an antecedent or consequent to Debussy’s compositional style.

Here is my Spotify playlist of my favorite recordings —

Donato's Debussy

Here is Ken Russell’s whacky 1965, The Debussy Film. Who knew that Oliver Reed would be a fine Debussy?

And here are my favorite performances and documentaries found on YouTube-