Of course. This is about half of the film, selected by G Henle to be shown in their booth during the Frankfurt Musikmesse last spring. The full version includes a discussion of Symbolist/literary connections. The debussypiano link above has more information.
No matter what happens , Debussy's works will resound around the world . Debussy's works are my tranquilizer and comfortable gifts . From chaotic Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun ♨️ Where are you watching this from ？
At 25:00 they have "The Engulfed Cathedral". That was one of my favorite piano pieces to play, I really hammed it up. Debussy was one of the first composers to resonate with me, unlike Chopin and Liszt who never did anything for me.
@piano4film Well, that is good to know. I guess it just struck me as odd that a film on Debussy would begin with the juxtaposition of Impressionist paintings with his music, when the term "impressionism", was one of several used by those who negatively reviewed his work. Debussy's favorite painters were Turner and Whistler, not Monet or Renoir. He preferred shadows and the realm of dreams to the "play of light" typical of Impressionist painters.
I think Debussy tried many different techniques, depending on his mood and the kind of picture he was painting with his pieces, where it was abstract or more programmatic.
Is this a documentary, or an opinion piece on why the producers think that Debussy was Impressionist/painterly rather than Symbolist/literary, as he thought himself to be? It must be borne in mind that while it is possible to view the music from ones own perspective, the composer's own viewpoint must not be ignored. He hung out with Mallarmé and wrote an opera based on a Symbolist idea. It is not possible to ignore this.
Certainly their opinions. Again, Debussy was at times more Symbolist and at others there are certainly elements of Impressionism. But he said he didn't subscribe to "isms" so I take a more fluid view of his style and intentions.
At 13:36 it should read "Brouillards" instead of "Broulliards", but that's just nitpicking... A very nice and atmospheric take on Debussy's music. J'aime... :)
I'm beyond tired of the kitschy, neo-romantic approach to playing Debussy. All you have to do is listen to the way he played his own piano pieces (recorded on a Welte-Mignon), and it's immediately obvious his compositions are surrealist and not impressionistic. His playing style ressembles Thelonious Monk and not Evgeny Kissin. His discovery of Indonesian gamelan music was a turning point and there is ample evidence in his correspondance that he did not believe in 'agogical' construction of musical pieces. He perceived musical composition as a multi-layered collage of moments and quodlibets, arranged like a cinematic montage and not like Wagnerian program music. Misunderstanding his true character is the reason we always hear played the same three pieces, because they are masterpieces of the "pretty" genre. Debussy was alive during the early years of what would become Jazz, and he was also exposed to a broad variety of iconoclastic composers, such as Mussorgsky and the young Stravinsky. While highly regarded by the Parisian musical intelligentsia, he nevertheless came from a modest upbringing and he never went to school. Ultimately an outsider, he craved freedom as much as he did recognition. Debussy was intensely chauvinistic and he labelled himself a "French composer", because France at the turn of the 20th century was the principal pole of modernity. Debussy can only be understood as his era's contemporary music ; his music is not "nostalgic" ; it is futuristic.
Good points. Tell that to the "scholarly elite" represented in the film, including many of the supposed experts. Debussy is all of those things and more. But I don't think his piano roll recordings are what we should base our interpretations on. 100 years later his legacy has evolved. His music is far more about color and texture than only timing.
so boring comment,,, sorry, but there's no " reflets, flous" (lights expressions) in sound. It amazing to ear these teachers, with respect, say so many banality.... Many people make this mistake to match painting problem with music problem in the same period. Its not subjectivity, its just ridiculous. But we lived in a free country on cyberplanet, so lets go... Each one is free to express ther opinion, and its ok with me. The most important here, I think, its to play and listen this music.
Thanks for the value
very beautiful and relaxing! i love this tune and the scenes blend right to it!
Of course.
This is about half of the film, selected by G Henle to be shown in their booth during the Frankfurt Musikmesse last spring. The full version includes a discussion of Symbolist/literary connections. The debussypiano link above has more information.
No matter what happens ,
Debussy's works will resound around the world .
Debussy's works are my tranquilizer and comfortable gifts .
From chaotic Tokyo of the Land of the Rising Sun ♨️
Where are you watching this from ？
Thank you for the upload!
At 25:00 they have "The Engulfed Cathedral". That was one of my favorite piano pieces to play, I really hammed it up. Debussy was one of the first composers to resonate with me, unlike Chopin and Liszt who never did anything for me.
Luckily Chopin did a lot for Debussy.
Chopin did nothing for you? Wow
@@nasirferguson4098 Never did. This is not to disrespect the composer, just to say his music didn't appeal to me personally.
Fair enough.
Indeed!
I love it
😊 Thanks
bellissimo !!!
Glad you did, thanks!
@piano4film Well, that is good to know. I guess it just struck me as odd that a film on Debussy would begin with the juxtaposition of Impressionist paintings with his music, when the term "impressionism", was one of several used by those who negatively reviewed his work. Debussy's favorite painters were Turner and Whistler, not Monet or Renoir. He preferred shadows and the realm of dreams to the "play of light" typical of Impressionist painters.
I think Debussy tried many different techniques, depending on his mood and the kind of picture he was painting with his pieces, where it was abstract or more programmatic.
Oh my God; nothing like it..
Thanks.
The works of Debussy purify the human soul .
Yes they do!
He wait it...he wait it... :-)
@@fabiano6793
Thank-you
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Hang in there ！
@@shin-i-chikozima Thanks!Don't worry,be happy! 😺👍🏻👌🏻✨
@@fabiano6793
Thank-you
So long
I will give exuberant compliments.
Greetings from Japan.
Which national person are you seeing this video ？
Germany 🇩🇪
El Salvador, Central America.
French. Like Claude Debussy.
I am that guy from Indonesia, do you remember me?
Italy. I love the deep intuitive views of Debussy
@ICFinney Thanks so much! I really appreciate that.
Is this a documentary, or an opinion piece on why the producers think that Debussy was Impressionist/painterly rather than Symbolist/literary, as he thought himself to be? It must be borne in mind that while it is possible to view the music from ones own perspective, the composer's own viewpoint must not be ignored. He hung out with Mallarmé and wrote an opera based on a Symbolist idea. It is not possible to ignore this.
Certainly their opinions. Again, Debussy was at times more Symbolist and at others there are certainly elements of Impressionism. But he said he didn't subscribe to "isms" so I take a more fluid view of his style and intentions.
素晴らしい
indescribable impression.
Thanks!
light changes everything...
At 13:36 it should read "Brouillards" instead of "Broulliards", but that's just nitpicking... A very nice and atmospheric take on Debussy's music. J'aime... :)
Who did check the pedal markings?
21:44 abit of a what around what ?
1:05 saw the most anti-climatiX
I'm beyond tired of the kitschy, neo-romantic approach to playing Debussy. All you have to do is listen to the way he played his own piano pieces (recorded on a Welte-Mignon), and it's immediately obvious his compositions are surrealist and not impressionistic. His playing style ressembles Thelonious Monk and not Evgeny Kissin. His discovery of Indonesian gamelan music was a turning point and there is ample evidence in his correspondance that he did not believe in 'agogical' construction of musical pieces. He perceived musical composition as a multi-layered collage of moments and quodlibets, arranged like a cinematic montage and not like Wagnerian program music. Misunderstanding his true character is the reason we always hear played the same three pieces, because they are masterpieces of the "pretty" genre. Debussy was alive during the early years of what would become Jazz, and he was also exposed to a broad variety of iconoclastic composers, such as Mussorgsky and the young Stravinsky. While highly regarded by the Parisian musical intelligentsia, he nevertheless came from a modest upbringing and he never went to school. Ultimately an outsider, he craved freedom as much as he did recognition. Debussy was intensely chauvinistic and he labelled himself a "French composer", because France at the turn of the 20th century was the principal pole of modernity. Debussy can only be understood as his era's contemporary music ; his music is not "nostalgic" ; it is futuristic.
Good points. Tell that to the "scholarly elite" represented in the film, including many of the supposed experts. Debussy is all of those things and more. But I don't think his piano roll recordings are what we should base our interpretations on. 100 years later his legacy has evolved. His music is far more about color and texture than only timing.
You are so real for this one legend 👍
so boring comment,,, sorry, but there's no " reflets, flous" (lights expressions) in sound. It amazing to ear these teachers, with respect, say so many banality.... Many people make this mistake to match painting problem with music problem in the same period. Its not subjectivity, its just ridiculous. But we lived in a free country on cyberplanet, so lets go... Each one is free to express ther opinion, and its ok with me. The most important here, I think, its to play and listen this music.
Applying your logic, there is no light, expressions in paintings, either, since they are all just colors on a canvas.
Perhaps you should listen anew.
Sorry katrina whatever your name means it is meaningless. Just a bunch of letters to represent or identify you. No meaning behind your name.
YAWN. . . . Academics miss the ephemeral, again
lol
Thanks!