Isao Tomita - Debussy : "Arabesque n° 1"

[welovespain]

Planeta Imaginario intro. Television española, años 80. 

[belor1981]

El planeta imaginario

[MsSpaceCake]

wonderful to hear this again after so many years... ty x

[epsteinsmutha1]

Man, I really want to grow a moustache, buy a Member's Only jacket and wear a toupee now, and I'm not even BALD.

Save me a spot on the planetary ring, Jack.

KEEP LOOKING UP, STARGAZERS!

[johnwoa]

This song means so much to me!! Many years ago, I lived to watch "Star Hustler" every weeknight before WEDU signed off. Jack Horkheimer and his instruction taught me so much about our Solar System and, in particular, interstellar space. Because of Jack's inspiration, I studied Stellar Astronomy under Dr. William Keller. Now, when I gaze up at Sirius, the Belt of Orion and Aldeberon at night, I hear this song in my mind, think of Jack and know that all of us are made of stardust!!! @_@

[dualpoletech]

Thank you for posting this Vincent. I used to have the original, virgin vinyl record and I loved every single one on Tomita's versions...

[numberet]

I had to play this song. Jack Horkheimer passed away. He will forever "own" this song in my heart.

"Keep looking UP!"

[totoni2000]

this song means so much to me. it really brings back memories of my lost loved ones. it makes me feel close to them. it actually makes me want to cry. I know... it sounds bad, but it's true.

[vincentjacque]

@totoni2000 Debussy never makes me cry, but I can understand very well that music can make someone cry. Don't apologize...

[FlowCell]

@totoni2000

This version of the song makes me cry, too, especially knowing that Jack Horkheimer died just a few days ago: /watch?v=0JEMWN8SKJg

I always associate him with this song because of his Star Hustler show in the 80's and 90's.

Hearing this music again makes me feel as though I had found a lost part of myself that I had been searching for but never found until now.

Its strange, but I almost feel as though this song carries with it the bliss of romance.

[dualpoletech]

@totoni2000 Tears are never wasted, they are the wine that angels drink and they soften the heart...

[rodden1953]

@totoni2000

I think we all feel the same way, you said it for me.

[rehtafsedaj777]

You don't need drugs to be taken away by this!

[rehtafsedaj777]

Tomita really captured the ethereal atmosphere of Debussy!

[vincentjacque]

@rehtafsedaj777 Can somebody help me and give me the english translation of the french sentence "tu ne crois pas si bien dire" ? Thx.

So, @rehtafsedaj777, you "ne crois pas si bien dire", my father overwhelmed us (my sister, my brothers and myself) with classical music and I was up to find classical music sounds boring. Because of this, I didn't even listen anymore. And one day, Tomita-San arrived into my life and helped me to appreciate Debussy, Holst, Stravinsky, and so on.

[rehtafsedaj777]

@vincentjacque Tu dis:"You don't say so"/Tu ne crois pas si bien dire.

[vincentjacque]

@rehtafsedaj777 I think "you don't say so" means "ce n'est pas ce que tu dis. IMHO, after reflection, "tu ne crois pas si bien dire" means "you're closer than you believed to what you wanted to say".

[rehtafsedaj777]

@vincentjacque I'm from Montreal i'm fluent in French and English the adaptation of that phrase is exact...You are translating it literally...Ce que je te dis est exacte mon ami!-Google translator.it's free!

[KindCreature1]

@vincentjacque I found Debussy back in 1978 when a room mate who was into heavy metal, had a Tomita album. And that lead me to Clair de lune, my all time favorite.

[vincentjacque]

And now, thanks to Tomita, I can appreciate those composers, especially Debussy who is my favourite one! I'm just glad I was born too late to meet Claude Debussy himself, because he was very bad tempered, arrogant and conceited. Only Erik Satie could resist to Debussy's arrogance. But fortunately, I hadn't to endure the man Debussy and I may enjoy his compositions. :-)

[Bix12]

One of the best albums ever, imo--I remember gewtting way backin the '70's & it was a revelation in the music world! (And I played it for my little girl, too)

[tabathacat08]

this reminds me of my dad i loved it!brings back happy memories x

[alandrew]

My grandfather had all of these albums. I loved listening to then as a child when we came to visit my grandparents. Really great interpretations of classical music.

[NarnianLady]

My childhood memories as well!

[KingHopeMusic]

This album "Snowflakes are Dancing" ....so incredibly underrated!! Just a treasure of songs and sounds from the amazing Isao Tomita!! It's just great you shared this with us!! ~Kennedi KIng

[kur1tan]

Keep Looking Up!

[rehtafsedaj777]

@kur1tan The Star guy on P.B.S!

[Zevola]

Este era el tema musical de la telenovela estelar que Rctv (canal 2 de Venezuela) transmitió desde enero de 1975 a febrero de 1976, escrita por Inés Rodena y Manuel Muñoz Rico, protagonizada por Marina Baura y Raúl Amundaray, cuya historia se desarrollaba en Macuto (litoral varguense) y donde el protagonista interpretaba a un corredor de automóviles. La protagonista (Valentina) moría a la mitad de la historia y en su lugar aparecía una hermana gemela llamada Sonia.

[StephenLeeSmith]

ZOMG this is the song my dad played over and over when i was little! I LOVE IT! It brings back so many memories and that weird feeling of the past!

[bengacris]

my father too lol

[ulsvencol]

hahaha, i remember it too.....im going to download the mp3s now

[Jabarten]

Amazing....remember listening this on an LP back in the 70's as a kid....

[sscolta]

Master piece,a classic in electronic music