Pleyel was founded in 1807 by Ignaz Pleyel, a composer and music publisher who studied withFranz Joseph Haydn. . 1867 ~ Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor and musical director. Famed for his temper in rehearsals, he was director of La Scala and the Metropolitan opera houses. He also conducted...
Claude Debussy, French composer whose works were a seminal force in the music of the 20th century. He developed a highly original system of harmony and musical structure that expressed in many respects the ideals to which the Impressionist and Symbolist