Debussy: L'après-midi d'un faune (Stokowski) part 1/2

[blaztradiouz666]

SORRY BUT BUGS BUNNY BROUGHT ME HERE!!!THANK GOD FOR THE RABBIT!!

[elizzia1982]

Me encanta!!! Que musica extraordinaria!

[Ray0X0]

¿Es que los músicos no conocen el peine? ... :S

[marty051892]

The conductor probably remembered when this piece debuted.

[punkypenguin321]

@marty051892 Stokowski was 12 when this premiered.

[solreymusic]

What meticulous conducting. And amazing performance. Bravo.

[dwarven21]

24 people listen reggaeton

[MouseAndCo]

cool

[AyahuaskaPop]

Es Genial e impresionante, es bellísimo

[Nebulafantasy]

I came here because of MLP:FiM. It's in Rarity's fashion show.

[AnacondaMiningCo]

Beautiful

[darkblueangel1956]

Non ho mai più sentito una tale sonorità dorata, leggera e, allo stesso tempo, incisiva e suadente. Uno dei tanti miracoli dell'interpretazione orchestrale che ci ha lasciato il leggendario e indimenticabile Leopold Stokowsky !!!

[VeerleTakino]

I think I heard a version of this playing at a fashion show somewhere

[expluto51]

Hard to believe the maestro was just shy of his "90th" birthday for this performance

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[mjis4evamine]

This is the most soothing piece of music ever. It sends flutters up my spine!

[aortablue]

baton-less conducting!

[kuroai15]

Fluttershy FTW!!!! Thumbs up if infinitydash brought you here!

[audiobusting]

That cut was horrible =[. Thanks for the upload though!

[turnawry]

Mics too close to the harps

[51hereiam]

Stokovski is conducting and "conducted" by the beauty of the music ..I loved his antique music sheet ! thanks for posting !

[aerozden]

Such an occasional video and interpretation. Why should anyone "dislike" it, and then bother him/herself to click on 'dislike'? Value is certainly what we attribute to things and it is subjective. I consider this video very valuable--maybe because I'm also an "old dude".

Thank you for uploading it. It would be really hard to find it elsewhere if someone sought it; but, it is here for us to be inspired--as close as our fingertips. And then, "dislike"...

[Furiouss06]

Fluttershy would listen to this all day long!

[faune]

Every time listening to this piece makes me have a great deal of imagination! Great piece!!

[jnm92]

Stokoudski



[NowMyPoundsHaveRunOu]

reminds me of the prt a in the film whem Edward |Fox takes aim at the melon buyt adjusts his sight and just blows De Gaulles brains out, the mmelon ythat is

[werewindwolf]

And, seriously, it's quite OK to call someone a dude or a guy if that expression is being used in the context of admiration or, at least, appreciation. It's not a sign of disrespect of some sort to address people in a rather personal or contemporary way, as long as it's driven by positive intentions.

[werewindwolf]

I'm not sure how, but this music (this piece, but much of Debussy even) is so diverse and disarming, if you listen to it at a better audio quality.. not just musically, but acoustically as well. It seems very fascinating.

[Realmasterorder]

This music can bring so many amazing images to the mind

[lol1610]

am i the only one to whom stokowski is a childhood hero, because of fantasia?

[Porojukaha]

lol. Its the CRYPTKEEPER!! I didnt know he liked chill classical music.....

[Faii14232]

สุโก้ย ยยย.

[Firetaffer]

Ponies :3

[thatweirdgamerguy]

@Firetaffer BROHOOF!

[DerOrk]

@Firetaffer glad Im not alone here

[dryabapavel]

@Firetaffer 

[BabioElanoraa518]

héy_Î_fëêl_sÕ_lÖNëlý_töDAy

[IvinYXD]

When I hear this composition, I can imagine a magical wood. It's increible. ^^

[mrteacherguy]

Why do people need to make stupid comments. This man is one of the greatest, even at 90. Get a life.

[chiwawazz]

How could this possibly be in two parts... -__-"

[hellogoodbye880]

@chiwawazz yeah ! -__-'

[Iolyoufail]

@allstaralex09

ROFL

[soffi85]

grandiosa,magnifica,preciosa obra digna de escuchar e imaginar¡¡1saludo

[LeAzEMOval]

it seems 19 people have no heart

[mrqs44]

@LeAzEMOval and i guess i am one of them

[bobburford]

@LeAzEMOval It is fashionable today to be stupid, ignorant and mean ... something to be really proud of.

[Spanglefeather]

@bobburford

ouch

[brianwells456comcast]

A pity that this clip got screwed up.Even in old age Stokowski(he conducted until his death at age 95) could still get the most beautiful sound,he has never been equaled in that regard.He encouraged the string sections to use free-bowing technique which helped in creating that incredible lush carpet of sound.He could often be a willful, eccentric interpreter, but that SOUND...amazing!Check out his hands,looks like they were sculpted by Michelangelo.

[LadyBlueFeather]

Aaaaargh!!!

Who cut it?!?!?! I had it faved and everything and then...

WhYYYYYYY?

[hellogoodbye880]

@LadyBlueFeather Why is life so cruel !!!!!!!!! LOL

[MissBjedrona]

I'm sure Stokowski remembers times, when Debussy had lived

[saintsaens21]

@MissBjedrona in fact, he's Debussy's grand father

[MissBjedrona]

@saintsaens21 lol

[felicitygian]

it's unbelivable great but I can stop thinking how much he resembles to bilbo bakins from the lord of the rings!!!

[dannav147]

That gentleman is old.

[RevanDuvalcane]

*Gasp* Leopold... O.o

[Carmen6943]

I love it! That´s beautiful.... =)

[NiteGeist]

Leopold! :O

[sutphoe]

The second flute player looks a bit like a faun :P

[celtikki]

@sutphoe Oh yes he does!

[robin91240]

@sutphoe Et à Will dans Glee. :D

[swordchucks4life]

@sutphoe 2:20 onward, bottom left for those curious haha

[esclarmonde1]

I only found out he was my neighbour on his death. How I would have pestered him with questions !

[AmazonFirefighter27]

@esclarmonde1 Sure..... btw i'm listening to this piece of crap just because my school

[anadavigil]

@AmazonFirefighter27

please don't leave school till u have some real education, the real crap is u!

[aljaca]

@AmazonFirefighter27 You can´t be talking seriously !!!! What sort of ignorant are you ????? ( with all my respects )

[RyuDarragh]

@AmazonFirefighter27: Don't worry. You'll grow out of it. Both the school thing and only appreciating Gorrilaz. Liked Plastic Beach, but also like Bach. I have in my collection everything from Aha to Death Cab for Cutie to Devo to Iron Maiden to the Beatles, Bethoven to Bach, Clash to Prokofiev to Debussy to Culture Club to ZZ Top. Over 32,000 pieces. Someday you may have more than a taste for just Chili Peppers.

[osirisstarlay1]

magic!!!!

[wildafri]

wow Debussy was truly an amazing composer.

[Mueckerawr]

ich liebe den Dirigenten am Anfang :D er sieht so tot aus! :D

Wundervolle Musik *-*

[cutejassy]

BEAUTIFUL!

[MandyChrismusic]

Impressionism in the music is just like in the paintings: full of colour and brightness.

[Ryszarda100]

it's absolutelly beautiful!!! I hear it every day. The first flutist is a very good musician!!!

[allstaralex09]

That dude is old.

[then00best]

@allstaralex09 very

[mq9demo]

@allstaralex09 That gentleman is not a dude.

[allstaralex09]

@mq9demo He's still old.

[Spanglefeather]

@allstaralex09

he does have other qualities beside old age to describe him, more important ones to take note of such as leadership ability, perfect timing and a true feeling for poetry

[Porojukaha]

@Spanglefeather and the most important part, Hes undead, so you know he wont keel over mid song.

[carollemieux]

@allstaralex09 : You'll be there, soon enough, so go easy.

[ViolinistAlex]

@allstaralex09 nice

point out to the music instead next time

[allstaralex09]

@ViolinistAlex Take the dick out of your ass next time.

[MouseAndCo]

@allstaralex09 O_O

[gregoriodoria]

un' esecuzione superlativa. Stokowski è l' esaltazione di Debussy.

[0011486]

This is way better than Bartok.

[bledjanstufi]

Debussy's this piece has a pictographical expression,it's his style.And this piece has a brilliantly orchestrated sounds all around with, harps and violins are disappearing at the tone ,they are melting in the tone this is what he does best.

[CribNotes]

Finally figured it out.....John Williams stole the late section of this Debussy piece for the ending of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

[woopdido]

is that a zombie waving its loose limbs at the orchestra?

[CribNotes]

@woopdido If you ever see Bugs Bunny doing the classic scene where he's conducting the orchestra at the opera as "Leopold", now you know who they were poking fun at. Of course, the Bugs Bunny gag was decades ago when Leopold could still kick ass.

[CribNotes]

@woopdido and give the "zombie" a break....he was 90 years old when this was filmed.

[yusefesuy]

Esto es impresionismo. Claude Debussy

[Moyita182]

it's amazing the deepness he has to make his  music. it's like he always was feeling everything very inside his soul, like he almoust was unconscious... but very present

[flylooper]

Poor guy was over the hill when he did this. Looks like he's just beating time.

[NYCHOUSEWRECKER]

It is a dream brought on by too much wine. This is the most beautiful song I have ever heard.. Discovering this song was the best thing that happened to me taking classical music in college.

[rycsu84]

Dear lord, this performance is AWFUL!! I guess this is what happens when you combine a fossil of a conductor, a harpist with the world's heaviest hands, an oboist with a kazoo for a reed, and a clarinetist that falls out of rhythm and stumbles like he's inebriated. That said, at least the flutist knew what he was doing, but this is far from a "Great Performance"!!

[TomerFlute]

@rycsu84 even the flutist... it's sound like he has Parkinson..

You miss the pure sadness of the Pan's flute with that kind playing.

[cubantoro]

This man is 90 years old at the time this was broadcast... just utterly amazing!~ Bravo~!

[LEONCODAJJ]

Leopoldo Stokowski (1882-1977), ¡ gran director de orquesta !

[angeloreale0]

there a faun besides the flute soloist!

[jonowonoponosono]

reminds me of midsummer night's dream... totally trippy.

[jillgivler]

@thillsmax  I have to disagree. This music takes me directly to lazy, sunny, still afternoons in the summer, when I was a child. And this music, remember, is Impressionist. It does not create thoughts, it creates impressions and feelings. For music to take you somewhere and give you peace, you have to let it, not demand from it.

[Moises1212]

If only this generation could learn to understand and appreciate this music, the world would be a better place... If only, people will understand music- classical music...

[docsolammen]

By means of a comment that could be construed inflammatory, thillsmax raises a point Debussy might well have appreciated. The emotional ambiguity to which thillsmax alludes is, I think, one of the key characteristics of the Impressionistic Movement of which Debussy was such a vital part. By de-emphasizing rhythm and employing whole-tone scales, Debussy and his contemporaries avoided the "tonal centers" upon which most (Western) music is built. Voila! Emotional ambiguity...

[Brotherbaylon]

Michael Jackson said this was his favourite ever piece of music.

[NonstopMj]

@Brotherbaylon its true!! i´m in love with his music of claude debussy

[danielmkubacki]

COOL I LOVE THIS CONDUCTER>

[lotec11]

picture a viral particle hitchhiking through the earth's atmosphere on a meteor

[RicardoBarbosa941]

La siesta de un fauno: bellísimo!!!

[Bix12]

The Maestro really fills the bill as the epitome of the classical conductor, yes? /;-) @ Istop1day--I couldn't agree more--Claude Debussey, with his extrordinary compositional skills, creates entire worlds...worlds that are so breathtakingly beautiful & new...worlds that I love to inhabit!

[Smexxymissy466]

THis is really good flute playing im playing this for my grade 7 flute exam in 1 week!

[Keira13]

I used to fall asleep to this as a a child..

[Tengent]

Excessively beautiful..

[HuggumsMcgehee]

When I'm that old, I hope i can still play music.

[goingtobe]

to Holst lovers. maybe you would like this concerto.

just write the word FREAKOLLO, and you would get to a 2 parts concerto enjoy.

[jess3a3]

CRYPTKEEPER!!

[paulostroff99]

Awesome!

[brazzbazz]

majestifying

[orangiezade]

woaw. we are not in Romantice period of music anymore....

more like the mysterious magical land haha

[samtheclarinetist]

I don't think I've ever heard a flute get that high a sound:air ratio before, it sounded almost like a well played oboe. Amazing performance, amazing piece.

[Patrickphx11]

Yes a Landscape...

[mediaSnail]

Stoky's conducting is brilliant - you can tell exactly what he's asking for and he gets it!

[cuoylyf]

delicious!

[northbeachfilms]

just heaven. thank you. i love de bussy.

[mercer240]

just as a CD was made to be 74 minutes to squeeze a whole performance of Beethoven's 9th, youtube videos should be 13:00 long to have an entire performance of this without being rushed.

[jiesoo890930]

@mercer240 sooooooooooooooo true..........i was reading while playing this and sudden silence duh....

[preachboy3]

awesome piece of music! just wow! amazing! Debussy was AMAZING!

[lolmewn]

boring as hell

[Hyonore]

boring as hell

[lolmewn]

OMG we have to watch this for school... Don´t really like it... but yeah, that´s an opinion

[Hefmen20]

OMG we have to watch this for school, booring

[Puppetmester]

One of my favourite pieces. The flute player around 3:24 could pass for a faun himself :)

[IlEtaitUneForet]

haha youre right !!

[MrAkihiros]

@Puppetmester You are so right. Now I just want to be a faun eternally high on a breezy summer day!

[Puppetmester]

@MrAkihiros Right? I must take out my flute and play some tunes in the nearby forest. Other than calming me, it should surprise some people passing by :))

[MrAkihiros]

@Puppetmester Believe it or not I did that with my clarinet and the acoustics was great and the students above the ravine were wondering who the crazy person was ha ha ha ha.

[carrierose010394x]

playing an extract of this for flute for my grade 7 in two weeks :)

[karebear258]

cellos at 4:08 are so beautiful. this piece is just played beautifully! incredible debussy!

[usnhorn]

I could almost murder someone for cutting this clip right there...

What a jaw dropping performance!

[plica06]

@usnhorn: There's a second part to this video, it's in the side bar. Yes, the split in the video could have come a bit later!

[syrinxgc]

@plica06 - If you're using Fireforx, there is a YouTube downloader plugin. Download the two parts and put them together in a video editor and you should have the whole wonderful work complete on your harddrive!

[plica06]

I loved every moment. The flute player in particular deserves great recognition for such beautiful playing.

[imsopeaceful]

can you hear it Mike? Its still so beautiful!!!

[captjackjr]

What a conductor. What a performer. What a story teller. The open spaces between sounds. I have heard this piece hundreds of times. This is what it means to create music. Not just notes. Not just technical perfection. To enable a listener into a place created by the composer, this is the job of the conductor. Beautiful

[michaelthuong]

michael jackson are you listening this piece of music?

[psalmnineteen]

mmmm. :)

[Japanzor]

The music brings a trip of the imagination brought on by its beautiful melodies. All you have to do is close your eyes and let it take you.

[britcrit09]

The experience this music gave me was surprisingly sureal: like I had entered a strange yet beautiful alternative world for six very brief minutes.

[beaverteeth92]

Amazing for a 90-year-old man...

[classifiedwaste71]

Did anyone else cry during this around the end of part 1 and the beginning of part 2?

[whatthefack]

right here, bro. too bad it cuts off there, it totally ruined the mood.

[IgnisRepublica]

One of the most beautiful moments in classical music history in my humble opinion. You're right to cry. It's almost a duty. ;) Did you ever hear about Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloe - Suite no.2"? I think you'd probably love it too, as everybody who likes this style.

[cickiri]

this is toooooo romantic!

[michaeljacksonskil]

It takes you into a fairy tale, you're dreaming, There is such a purity in this music, smooth and sweet as I like. A pure moment of joy and intense pleasure to the ears and soul. Ah Yeah ! This is it

[DavidElche87]

FANTASTIC. I want to say one anecdote. The also wonderful musician Michael Jackson said one ocassion that this masterpiece of Debusy was the best piece of music of all history. And I think he was probably right.

[41jimmyp]

@DavidElche87 you know I heard he liked Debussy and I guess that makes sense. This tune and the Chaccone of Bach are my choices for "best ever" Again about MJ... great musicians just know what is great... period! does not matter style or whatever... great is just plain great!!

[caribolas]

that's probably 'cause he heard it in a Disney movie

[lstop1day9243]

This music is truly different...isn't it? It's not a just a piece or a few instruments, it's like a landscape, with figures and features and tones, but all with audio, nothing visual, other than men and women in fancy dress.

This is amazing. What a wonderful and creative soul this man was.

[idwiw6057]

@lstop1day9243 omg sometimes i have massive diahrrea

[headz51230]

@lstop1day9243 I know what you mean.it is ground breaking even now.

[zavitri]

@lstop1day9243

precisamente de eso se trata el IMPRESIONISMO MUSICAL

[gmx3100]

say what!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!

[nichonifroa1]

@lstop1day9243 Debussy sure was inspired.... But you seem to forget this all originated from Mallarmé's poem, which is equally colourful, equally animated and equally a masterpiece!

[peterlunow]

this is a dream and you dont ever want to wake up!!!

[41jimmyp]

@peterlunow I have said that for years also! great comment my friend... in fact it is better than a dream...

[Tarabos1]

If you like to know another fantastic version, listen to the 1965 recording by the Berliner Philharmoniker conducted by Herbert von Karajan....

[CaptainBluebear08]

@Tarabos1

Yes, Herbert Von was very good at this. Another champion was Bernard Haitink with the Concertgebouw Orchestra somewhere in the 70s.

[Agatheos]

@CaptainBluebear08 Herbert Von? Call him Herbert or Karajan or Von Karajan, but Herbert Von is just stupid.

[CaptainBluebear08]

@Agatheos

Wrong (as always). Karamanlis is yet another possibility.

[Agatheos]

@CaptainBluebear08 And who were you talking about? There was only one possibility.

[CaptainBluebear08]

@Agatheos

Dr Herbert Von's real name was Heribert von Karajanis......

[Agatheos]

@CaptainBluebear08 So? The VON is still not part of his first name.

[Tarabos1]

One of the best ever written compositions! Music for and from heaven. DEBUSSY = GENIUS

[Ray0X0]

La música de Debussy siempre me pone los pelos de punta... es tan evocadora, tan sugerente, es un viaje al mundo de la imaginación, de los sueños llevado por sus bellas melodías... es sólo cerrar los ojos y dejarse llevar...

Debussy = GENIO !

[Ray0X0]

Claude-Achille Debussy was simply a genius. This work is really beautiful.

[jazzmunky]

It's a spectacular emotional journey. Read the poem by mallarme too.

[drezuil]

Simply faaaaaaabulous!!! Love Debussy!

[boresska]

great(L)

[lisathom02]

Nice one Peter! I am so glad I am your student!