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Claude Debussy

Claude Debussy, photographed ca. 1908. He died 100 years ago on March 25, 1918. Wikimedia Commons hide caption

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Claude Debussy Plays His Own Jazzy 'La Plus Que Lente'

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Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a concert of powerhouse orchestral works at Carnegie Hall. AJ Wilhelm for NPR Music hide caption

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Composer John Luther Adams accepts enthusiastic applause from the Carnegie Hall audience after the New York premiere of his 2014 Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, Become Ocean, performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. Melanie Burford/for NPR Music hide caption

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Seattle Symphony, New Pulitzer Winner At Carnegie Hall

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Reneé Fleming (right) and Susan Graham — two "cheerful Americans" often mistaken for each other — are planning an intimate evening of French song. Craig T. Mathew/Mathew Imaging hide caption

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Claude Debussy (1862-1918) ignored the old rules about how to write music and created a brave new world of sonic possibilities. adoc-photos/Corbis hide caption

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Guest DJ: Decoding Debussy With Pierre-Laurent Aimard

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The young pianist Inon Barnatan plays Debussy and Ravel with striking assurance. Avie Records hide caption

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Headbanging Bruckner And Debussy In Black And White

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The Ebène Quartet plays everything from surf rock and jazz standards to Debussy and Ravel. Frank Stewart/Savannah Music Festival hide caption

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Ebene Quartet: The Art Of The French String Quartet

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The adventurous Ebene Quartet kicks off a week of live chamber music at the Greene Space at WQXR in New York. Herve Martin/Virgin Classics hide caption

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Chamber Music In The Greene Space: The Ebene Quartet

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Janine Jansen's career took off when she released one of the first classical hits on iTunes. Sara Wilson/Decca hide caption

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Janine Jansen: Portrait Of A Rising Violinist

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Claude Debussy counted a number of artists, musicians and socialites among his friends at the turn of the 20th century. Getty Images hide caption

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String Quartet in G Minor: II.Assez vif et bien rytme (Brooklyn Rider)

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The Paris-based Ebène Quartet mixes pop and jazz pieces into its straight-ahead classical concerts. hide caption

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Ebene Quartet: Genre-Bending At WNYC

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