... hear so characteristic and well-wrought work again. The Debussy suite is apparently an orchestral version of an early work for pianoforte. The substance of the music is not exactly that of the Debussy of Pel leas et M£lisande,” though the treatment suggests ...

... from (he Villa Medici, where he was in residence as a Prix Rome. That was nearly thirty years ago, during which interval Debussy has steadily followed the path of Ins choice. It must gratifying to him to find that his early effort can still hold its own ...

... never at all profound ; it skims over the surface, but there is a pleasing enough atmosphere. Now and again Debussy is reflected in the music; Debussy in his common chord moments, as exemplified, for instance, in his song Mandoline.” Mme. Poldowski, by the ...

... London. Her natural qualities of voice were reinforced by a quite exceptional power of dramatic « en vain cnasse I annee, from Debussy’s L’Enfant Prodigue.” chapel dedicated to. ~ Our v, Duncan has oa«»ed it e * ...

... Perhaps MM. Grigorowitsch, Kranz, Bakalejnikoff, and Butkewitsch are not equally good in all schools; the performance of Debussy’s work yesterday was not so convincing as that of Glazounov’s in A, but their precision and rhythmic control would be hard ...

... Beni Freeman sang the part of Melisande in Pelleas and Melisande at the Prince Wales’s Theatre. Birmingham, last night, when Debussy’s opera was given by Herr Ernst Denhof. ...

... on the 28th inst. The orchestra, which is under the direction of Mr. Edward Jones, will play some charming selections from Debussy and Ravel, which are practically unknown in this country, thereby greatly emphasising the weird and unusual character of the ...

... success, to make first appearance ar the Victoria Palace next week, with Mr. Lester and Miss Buena Bent in the principal parts. Debussy now engaged on a series six sonatas for various instruments. One of these, for ’cello and piano, is t( heard a recital announc'd ...

... several sharplv defined styles the compositions of latter-day men. Brahms, agner, Schumann, Chopin, chaikowsky, Strauss, Debussy, Puccini, all have a peculiar individuality of expression which is unmistakable. How strong it is becomes evident when a close ...

... their musical director. Sefior Rafael Romero Spinola. The' programme will include a concerto bv Beethoven; Chansons Biiitis (Debussy), Two Songs after Maeterlinck (Fabre), first time in England; “The Nautch Girl *’ (G. Ban* lock), danced by Miss Vigo Egyptian ...

... January will be recalled, chose for their second programme such widely divergent works as Mozart’s D minor Quartet, , No. 13, Debussy’s Op. 10. and the C shaip minor of Beethoven, Op. 131. Their breadth of sympathy, however, that no less a characteristic their ...

... delightful- little movements were given with most satisfying naturalness and bnaffectedness. Not less charming were the two Debussy items—the “Reflets dans I’Eau” and the delightful .a Plus que Lente —in which Miss Snowden showed herself no less in sympathy ...