Debussy and Impressionism

Here is a small collection of beautiful Debussy pieces. He is one of my favourite composers to listen to and to play. He is associated with Impressionist music (and consequently Impressionist art). I've included a few examples of Impressionist art as well so that you can compare the visual and auditory textures.

Impressionist Paintings:

Haystacks by Monet


Nymphaes by Monet


Children on the Beach of Guernesey by Renoir

Music by Debussy:

Arabesque #1 by Debussy




The Sunken Cathedral by Debussy
(a little trickier to listen to - try to actually visualize a cathedral under water)


Claire de Lune by Debussy




And finally, just a little remix treat for those of you into science fiction-like sounds:
Claire de Lune by Debussy, electronically recreated in 1974 by Isao Tomita