le Pendu de Saint Pholien

Since the first performance of Le Martyre de Saint Sebastien on May 22nd, 1911, there has been much speculation about the reasons which could have led Debussy to compose incidental music for the play of Gabriele d'Annunzio and about the validity and authenticity of the musical work. Granted, the circumstances in which the piece was created are grounds for suspicion.

There hasn't exactly been a flood of recordings marking the centenary of Debussy's death in 1918, but here's a fitting observance from Pablo Heras-Casado, featuring a Philharmonia Orchestra that's absolutely at the top of its game and able to follow the Spanish conductor through his low-volume but intense Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune.

A century after his death on 25 March 1918, many Harmonia Mundi artists are eager to pay tribute to Claude Debussy, the magician of melody and timbre, the great ‘colourist’ and father of modern music.

Une maison cossue en bordure du parc Dessaules a été le théâtre d’un violent incendie, et le corps calciné de son propriétaire est retrouvé à l’intérieur. Il s’agit de nul autre que Danny Dragon, célèbre chanteur des Mégavolts, le groupe yéyé de l’heure. Pour Cyrille Carignan, chef de la police de Saint-Hyacinthe, cela signifie deux choses …