Michelangeli - Debussy - Le sons et les parfums

[darkblueangel1956]

Ascoltate cosa sia la "brughiera armonica" e le atmosfere che sanno di nebbie ovattate, in una dimensione timbrica indefinibile !!! Non solo "veli" o "vele" !!! Incredibile !!!

[petezilla]

I like this version, i think i prefer Gieseking too. Compare with Samson Francois' radically more 'romantic' reading, which is also effective in it's own right

[marcazzansara]

la sua maestria si è fusa nel meraviglioso srumento che è il pianoforte.Unico grande irripetibile.

[chipheo24]

Quel interprète fantastique! La fin est sublime : "comme une lointaine sonnerie de cors"..."encore plus lointain et plus retenu"

[emanuelapatti]

La poesia in musica...grande poeta delle sette note.

[pastafantastica]

I really dont like this playing

[SHRINKINGBASSIST]

from the very first note, the passion captured me. superb

[Edenhyde246]

that must have been a very passionful note...?

[Lukecash12]

Do you mean the sonority of it?

[strangelittleboy]

magnifique.

[timbrature]

Sembra che a volte Michelangeli chiuda gli occhi per vedere dentro di sé la nota o l'accordo che dovrà eseguire...mirando dritto al cuore...

[NanuParma]

Le ultime battute del pezzo sono a dir poco commoventi

[geosochi]

It's too bad youtube wouldn't allow me to post the poem in its entirety...

There is no doubt in my mind Debussy had very highly-developed synesthesia, in his particular case between this wonderfully evocative poetry and music... (of course the most famous example being "L'apres midi d'un Faune")

Ah but what a gift it is to be able to dream aloud...

[pennymusicMAma]

Reply for geosochi, As an Instrumental composition,"L'apres midi d'un Faune" - oui, et "La Mer".

Merci, Penny

[clubsandwedge]

very tasteful 10/10

[adventuregamer1]

I'm afraid that honor has already been taken by me.

[bene1007]

and..........jack stringer, what an

ugly comment from you !! Try closing

your eyes and just listen to something

exquisitely beautiful.

[billyguns2]

Debussy was one of the great originals, and so was Michelangeli; a perfect combination!

[danpincus]

It's as if Debussy really were from another planet.

[kublakhan75]

Awesome.

[musichall2004]

pianismo essenziale ,misurato,senza fronzoli .Quando si incontrano due geni di questo calibro la musica diventa magia.

[afertyus1000]

debussy rules

[dfhtgih]

His self-indulgence of sound is most appropriate for this one...I wish it never ended...

[Krachen]

rather "Harmonie du Soir". Orientalism, dandyism but something more..

[Krachen]

the title is an allusion to a famous poem of Baudelaire: "Correspondances" I think. about synesthesia.

[geosochi]

Les Fleurs du Mal, Spleen et ideal, XVIII Harmonie du Soir

(first verse third line)

Voici venir les temps où vibrant sur sa tige

Chaque fleur s'évapore ainsi qu'un encensoir ;

Les sons et les parfums tournent dans l'air du soir ;

Valse mélancolique et langoureux vertige !

Chaque fleur s'évapore ainsi qu'un encensoir ;

Le violon frémit comme un coeur qu'on afflige ;

Valse mélancolique et langoureux vertige !

Le ciel est triste et beau comme un grand reposoir.

[clubsandwedge]

Thanks for that, in terms of Impressionists I'd prefer his material to Ravel's, but I'm afraid they're the only two I'm aware of hearing

[geosochi]

Debussy would strongly resent you calling him an "Impressionist", Andy... ;)

Well, another wonderful composer somewhat in this Impressionistic vein is Erik Satie, and I heartily recommend you his music.

[EdiEllerymissing]

It's more like a simbolist. He was not trying to capture the "light" (or the sound in this case) but more like represent a number of situations based on symbols.

[flic71]

@EdiEllerymissing <3 Infact I prefear Gieseking

[EdiEllerymissing]

@flic71 Oh yeah? And that's because of the light or the symbolism? What does Gieseking has to do with the aestethics of Debussy? You're confused.

[TanaDrake]

@EdiEllerymissing Gobbledegook. Sounds like you've been reading "The DaVinci Code" too much.

[EdiEllerymissing]

@TanaDrake ¿? Yeah, right... (you are what happens when you have nothing smart to say, jajajaja

[aladinschneider]

Why should Debussy rotate in his grave if s.o. calls him Impressionist. Maybe he was tired of classifieing his style ?

You re a connesseur of Satie ? I like the GNOSSIENNE No. 4 ....

[erflaz]

Michelangeli rulez,italian style rulez.

[jdbrown371]

Michelangeli is such a good performer, I can actually smell smoke and perfume coming out of my computer screen.

[afertyus1000]

switch it off and get a technician:)