Martin Handley commemorates the 100th anniversary of the death of Debussy, with the Debussy's Paris series focusing on Le Chat Noir. Show more
Record Review
Andrew McGregor with Iain Burnside and Nicholas Baragwanath
3 hours, 5 minutes
on BBC Radio 3
As part of 'Debussy's Paris' marking the 100th anniversary of the his death, Building a Library is on Book 1 of Debussy's Piano Preludes; Nicholas Baragwanath reviews opera DVDs. Show more
Georgia Mann, on a journey through Debussy's Paris, visits the place where symbolist poet Stephane Mallarme held his famous Tuesday salons. Show more
Tom Service with new perspectives on Debussy in the composer's 100th anniversary year. Show more
Saturday Classics
Debussy's Paris - Yan Pascal Tortelier
32 minutes
on BBC Radio 3Available for over a year
Conductor Yan Pascal Tortelier chooses music from Paris in the Belle Epoque as part of the celebration of 'Debussy's Paris', including music by Debussy, Ravel and Lili Boulanger. Show more
Georgia Mann with a look at the importance of money and the haute bourgeoisie in Debussy's Paris. Show more
Matthew Sweet on the spirit of decadence and the thirst for the exotic in the 19th-century Paris and introduces music performed by the Nash Ensemble and the actress Lesley Caron. Show more
Alyn Shipton plays music by Jamaican-born saxophonist Andy Hamilton, a stalwart of the Birmingham jazz scene. Show more
Georgia Mann continues her journey through Debussy's Paris with a visit to the 19th-century Cirque d'Hiver for a focus on the impact of popular entertainment on artists of the day. Show more
Julian Joseph presents Gwilym Simcock's jazz-influenced arrangement of Debussy's Children's Corner Suite featuring piano, saxophone and string quartet. Show more
Georgia Mann explores facets of Debussy's Paris with a look at the arrival of Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes and a visit to the Art Deco Theatre des Champs-Elysees. Show more
A performance of Debussy's supreme masterpiece, presented by Tom Service. Show more
Georgia Mann traces the area in Paris where Debussy's life reached its difficult conclusion, in a city besieged by war, in the last flickering moments of its Belle Epoque. Show more
Kate Molleson presents a programme of contemporary music by composers inspired by Debussy. Chamber works by Boulez and Tristan Murail, plus Memory Forms by Linda Catlin Smith. Show more
Geoffrey Smith revisits his days as a jazz drummer by paying tribute to some Drum Heroes from Baby Dodds and Gene Krupa to Max Roach, Kenny Clarke and Elvin Jones. Show more
Through the Night
BBC Proms 2017: Elias String Quartet and cellist Alice Neary
5 hours
on BBC Radio 3
The Elias Quartet is joined by cellist Alice Neary in Schubert's Quintet in C at the BBC Proms 2017. Presented by John Shea. Show more
