Debussy Prelude Book 1 No.7 (Pollini)

[Alan3352]

好難喔!這是誰彈的?

How difficult it is! Who was playing it?

[ansonyeung825]

@Alan3352 It is played by Pollini.

[jhutch1463]

Brilliant rendition.

[TheFeuillesMortes]

God, Is This What The West Wind Saw!?!?

[edhastie]

amazing



[2hyeok]

un sospiro.

[BlunderCity]

Amazing!!

[esplorandogio]

Absolutely magnificent...

[xoxpenguinxox]

Is this even real? o.O

[jeremykmartin]

Actually, this piece isn't as difficult as it sounds. It's just all the usual virtuoso tricks. Fast broken chords, chords where you have to play two notes each with your thumb and pinky, and jumping octave notes. All tricks, once you master the little tricks it's not that bad.

[petechandanatural]

@jeremykmartin yes i agree when you break it down just whole tone scales chords, but it's the touch, execution of notes and required speed to get the desire affect, yes simple repeated patterns of whole tone scales chords but it's how the artist performs this piece; anyone anybody can just play this piece but without bringing it alive it's pointless.

[GerardDumond]

If this is what the West wind has seen, it may be a little traumatized.

[nonnopirro52]

Grande Pollini

[kevinastraw]

Extraordinarily difficult pointless rubbish.

[Ir0nman86]

you can find free piano sheet music @ sheetsearch . com

[JimmyPage97]

2:16 is that a part of the song, or a just a mess up

[sssssz]

@JimmyPage97 It's probably just an encoding error.

Though, it still manages to freak me the heck out. o__o;

[JimmyPage97]

@sssssz haha who knows i guess

[AkLvKk]

@JimmyPage97 hahahaha XDDD part of the song??? XD

[JimmyPage97]

@AkLvKk yea, thats funny? 

[AkLvKk]

@JimmyPage97 oops don't take it personally..... i thought it was a joke..... o_0 :-)

[JimmyPage97]

@AkLvKk ha no I'm not taking it personally. I was just asking.

[AkLvKk]

@JimmyPage97 oh okay :)

[supersmallpianist123]

haha. my friend`s son is playing this and he is like 12 years old.

[prestoallegro]

@supersmallpianist123 Lol im 12 and im also learning it...failing atm though, cant reach the chords!!!

[supersmallpianist123]

and u r obviously stupid.

[majornewb]

This piece is famous

[Leo7217337]

This makes me think of Hell. . .

[LoSignorino]

@Leo7217337 Lol...I like this comment...

[aaround]

Absolutely fabulous !!WOW

[nahedh]

Hmm, I liked Chopin's Winter Wind better.The imagery is still there without sounding too atonal.

[kylelandry]

@nahedh This is not atonal at all!

[nahedh]

@kylelandry OMG, I never checked to see who's comment this was. Your Secret theme and improvisations are legendary. And I subscribed to you earlier today, what are the odds? :D

I guess it's a matter of how experienced a listener one is, but it is difficult to deny that the Winter Wind etude sounds a lot more coherent and its melody is less of a challenge to understand. All while still sounding like wind.

[drwerewolf217]

@nahedh There are several distinct themes, the D#-A-G theme being prominent among them. It is pretty difficult to take in at once, though, but if you listen to others (such as Ornstein and other ultramodern composers), this will seem extremely traditional by comparison.

[4C4rly4]

lmfaooo what's with the 2 highest rated comments?????

[eMyZeTa]

1:50 - 2:02

Debussy non è umano..

[lizzart26]

this is one of my dreams !! ♥

[monteverdi79]

Im listening and crying at once. this is extraorinary.

[joineecleary]

Loving the whole-tone at the beginning.

[Dante121892]

0_0........oh my...... was Debussy angry when he made this music piece? lol

[4C4rly4]

@Dante121892 yea i was with him that day, he was pisssssssed off!

[FragRaptor]

And remember children don't do drugs or you may end up like this.

[MrJrd2014]

@FragRaptor all the more reason for me to do them so i can play this piece.

[willflanaganmus]

@FragRaptor

Don't you mean do drugs, so you will end up like this? Cause this is some pretty awesome stuff lol

[fedaykin6]

This is fucking awesome.

[LETMEINGUYS]

Does anyone know where i can find free sheet music online or is there a club that i can join where people share sheet music if so please feel free to e-mail me site  thank you so much

[Chopofiev]

@LETMEINGUYS IMSLP.org

[AlexandreJdB]

Je n'aime pas beaucoup Debussy, mais ca, c'est tout bêtement génial!!!!

[loboris1995]

@AlexandreJdB  pareille^^

[abokadoSM]

im practicing this now

[volldegineorigional]

Michael J Fox + Piano= This PIECE

[StradAmatiViolin]

@volldegineorigional Debussy + piano= this PIECE

[stewpidvideos]

@volldegineorigional lol asshole

[ChopinLiszt82]

I think Pollini's hands would be burning...

[ruslandimov]

SICK!!

[kratanuva725]

This is the crazyest shiz I've heard from dubussy!

Not your typical debussy piece.

[RavelDebussy]

@kratanuva725 O yes! It's not an ordinary one considering its dynamic and its forte and fortissimo! But you can distinguish it actually IS Debussy 'cause of the strong empressionistic image of the wind blowing and generally the distructive force of nature!

[debussyman88]

excellent!

[NemoProkofiev551]

*sigh* (!!!!!)

What the fudge-nuggets does Justin Bieber have to do with this!????

A perfectly wonderful moment of artistic bliss just got ruined for me when I read that. =(

[Diffomega]

I like listening this while I'm trying to sleep, awesome dreams are garanteed.

[DiAbLeRoFoReVeR]

OMFG!! carajo esto esta muy barbaro... de 10

[Symmetryful]

The west wind saw Justin Bieber...

[SuperAaron895]

this piece is unnerving and yet I LOVE IT :D

[J4WS1]

this sounds like somethign from the shining

[Symmetryful]

I love composers like Debussy and Scriabin; Debussy truly can set a mood though - this piece especially is so atmospheric and exhilarating!

[airva21901]

I can't even read this thing :)

[friendant72]

I had absolutely NO idea Pollini was such a great player of Debussy! Thanks so much for posting.

[natetitus52]

Where can i get the sheet music to this?

[AttemptingToBeBusy]

@natetitus52 Message me your email address and I can send it to you :)

[EuphoricDan]

I can play this with my nose.

[Laudan08]

@EuphoricDan So, this is CN's account?

[InsertName125]

@EuphoricDan It helps with 11 note chords.

[Lennythewinner]

@InsertName125 22 note chords if u use both hands lol :-D

[JarekMrSupremo25]

@EuphoricDan You're stupid.

[Lennythewinner]

@EuphoricDan Can't say I've ever seen anyone playin' this without their nose. If I did, I'd be a bit worried as to how they'd lost it LOL. (Sorry, just me being facetious. Couldn't resist.)

[EuphoricDan]

@Lennythewinner

rofl

[drandrummer]

BOOSH!

[Jamez5cz]

i love this!, but i hate to read it!

[Sabbahification]

petrified...

[dfairbanks06]

well.... i have no idea if he played any wrong notes xD

[dfairbanks06]

that was fucking sick

[ElisabethBaker]

This is the first time I've seen the musical score presented along with the recorded sound--I'm very happy with that! :)

[AStarri101]

when I tried to play this, I could not acheive the wind effect Pollini plays with, he is a true genius, this proves it being able to play fast does not mean it makes good music

[sychokillin]

holy fkcn sht.. i wish i could play this good ( i am lvl 8 )

[EduOrta142536]

holy shit...

[SCordeliaB]

Wow!

[ZB510]

Its so amazing how music can affect our minds. Debussy's use of the Whole-Tone Scale puts on a mood of anxiety and restlessness. It's interesting because that's exactly what this music has, no resting point, no tonal center. Even the layman has a sense of fright, like he doesn't know whats going to happen; well the music doesn't either..

[Fuerza10]

odd duck? I think not. A surreal artist that paints with sound. Close your eyes and let the imagery that your brain conjures from your recesses take over your reality. Then...you will understand Debussy.

[Selendomono]

I like Debussy, he was such an odd duck in the composing world.

[alciefrederic]

@Selendomono You obviously haven't heard much from the mid and late 20th century classical music

[BLOP888]

amazing

[thesuicidalperson]

the score was certainly helpful :) and you have to admire debussy for being able to freak people out with just one instrument...i swear i'll play this next year

[magicicle]

The west wind must've seen Ke$ha naked...

[cornemuz]

I don't... see this music as frightening...

[beethomozart]

nice Debussy impresiomism at its most

[liuketto]

this is definately mi fav prelude by Debussy...but no way to compare Pollini's rendition to Michelangeli....:)

[thisismymoniker]

I bet the piano was surprised by that!

[jaozera789456123]

What's crap

[lePistolero]

wow it looks very hard to play!

[CaptainGora]

I didn't know Debussy was capable of composing such frightening music. It's amazing in my opinion

[npelletier89]

Eeehh!! I like this one!

I'm playing this in two hours in a competition!! AAHH

[hotbebimauz]

my god..this is so scary! i watched this in the evening when it was dark and i was frightened =//

[Dennievader]

@hotbebimauz Did you ever listen to Le Gibet from Gaspard de la Nuit in the dark? That's also a frightning experience ;)

[jjbinks3]

u sound like a wimp

[Nvelopmusic]

@hotbebimauz i watched this in the evening and i was enlightened =]

[dnkmerman]

@hotbebimauz ur obviously gay

[principessadolce22]

@hotbebimauz Then you should try and listen to Penderecki and Xenakis xD

[PrincessShittyBottom]

This composition is little more than a collection of animal noises.

[browny333]

@PrincessShittyBottom a bit like you then=]

[PrincessShittyBottom]

@browny333,

You are an accursed rapscallion.

[KuchikiByakuyaftw]

Debussy helps you to know yourself, I think, at least me

[ThePhilosorpheus]

I thought pollini and debussy was a combination that just couldn´t work.. I was wrong

[lemonxjuice]

debussy, always.

[debussy84]

Dear lord! When it flips to the page at 0:22 what do those three solid slanted bars mean again?

[looney1023]

@debussy84 (luv the username btw)

it means to alternate between those two notes as if they were 32 notes. if there were 2 solid bars, itd be sixteenth notes, etc

[rpm4real]

@debussy84 its a tremolo, basically just go back and forth between the notes really fast. its easier notation than writing it out over and over again.

[AnAmericanComposer]

@debussy84 That is called Tremor, kind of like Trillo, except the the player is supposed to play both notes that are stemmed simultaneously VERY fast just like trill. It should make like a rumbling effect on the lower notes, and a cla-a-a-a-a-acking kind of sound on the higher notes.

[TheWanderingNight]

@AnonymousWhitePerson

No wonder why it's such a lovely piece.

[monteverdi79]

I have no words how I love IT.

[Piancello182]

Me too <3

Great piece!!! incredibly difficulty but an amazing interpretation!

[turuladeburro]

q cosa mas horrorosa (no el pianista, la pieza)

[123eldest]

I love how clear those c# octaves are.

[gimichi]

amazing!

[EliotKrupa]

Debussy's compositions blow my head wide open, some are so complex and virtuosically demanding but never ever lack musicality for a second. AMAZING

[TheWanderingNight]

How can one play 1:25-1:50 at speed without breaking your hand? o_o

In fact, how can the entire piece be played at speed without hand breaking?

Truly amazing - the composer and the pianist.

[EuriskoLontano]

I find it hard to argue (against) Debussy's compositional technique, and I've studied all of his piano works. I believe he was a a powerful forward-thinking composer of the finest degree, regardless of how well I appreciate his works (an mostly I do).

[OnlyPianoLogic]

Debussy must have spent his lives earnings on the drugs needed to write this piece!!

How someone could pen something so manic blows my mind, but it is phenomenal.

[honkindonkey]

i can follow these fairly easily, but this is just insane... wtf was going through his mind when he wrote this

[Chuckles543]

probably something along the lines of "HOLY SHIT THESE SHROOMS ARE AMAZING"

[fabiolima4060]

People who admire this kind of music are the same people who are sick of the obvious, normally musicians...

[hoeryong]

@fabiolima4060 hahaah:-)

[mukeshcuster]

@fabiolima4060 thats an amazing way of putting it

[ScarceOTatties]

@fabiolima4060 I agree... I cant imagine the thought processes Debussy had during writing such emotionally evocative peices as this. He's an avantgarde genius

[985Carlo985]

-.-

[BlackCloud21509]

LOL

[seabrain]

@lorenzarthur91 yes they do differ :P

[afertyus1000]

this is'nt really difficult to understand it's impressionistic in that it it sounds like a great thunderstorm buiding then waning,not like some really avant garde rubbish

[libetta]

@afertyus1000

this is the challenge of debussy, the depth of the content and the images it wishes to portray. ravel is harder technically but debussy is harder to execute in content.

[afertyus1000]

yes i agree

[jazzmunky]

crikey, that looks difficult!

[njorl99]

Marvellous opus. Debussy owes so much to Maurice Ravel for his inspiration. 'Gaspard de la Nuit' and 'Miroirs' spring to mind.

[Starbirdy9999]

Well, Ravel and Debussy all a lot a like. When I heard Ravel 3rd Miroir Une Barque sur l'océan, Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest poped into my mind.

[jbrahms1833]

Debussy, musical genius! Pollini, great pianist!

[LeoMidori]

I... wow. Just incredible! This one is just all over the place. All I can see is lightning and chaos from this song. It's... I mean, my Gods!

[spartan1081990]

The west wind saw a battlefield covered with dead bodies

[thewritingwriterof89]

eh..what?

[spartan1081990]

just listen

[xomusicalxo]

Does anyone know what level/type of piece this is?

Lvl 9? 10? and by type I'm asking A, B, C, D, or E? (examination)

[Vook]

Do you mean for the Royal Canadian Conservatory?

It's an ARCT piece (Diploma level One - the level above Level 10), and I'm pretty sure it's from List D.

[xomusicalxo]

Thank you!

too bad I can't play it.... gahhh

[martaKetamin]

wow...

[Aureneau]

this piece really gives the feeling of someone looking down from high above, frolicking in the wind--like some sorts sprite or fairy or something.......anyway, thats just my impression......regardless, though, its a fun piece to listen to :D

[nomutente]

yeaaah!! fucking insane..

[xtukdjss1243]

1:27 -1:36 sonds like some kind of video game music

[pianist32795]

Musically this piece looks extremely scary. I would try to learn it for years.

[jonprak]

I don't know why, but this would sound like what Ravel would compose. It's very mysterious!

[Letsrockbitch]

simplemente delicioso

[jwcho]

1:27-1:36 sounds like Mario collecting coins in super mario world or some sort of video game music, supercrisp performance

[namemename]

Amazing!!!

[pianochick1]

I'm embarassed to say, but I've never heard this piece up until now. It's so beautiful!!

[Sk8er1103]

@pianochick1 I don't think that "beautiful" is the right word to describe this song..

[pianochick1]

@Sk8er1103 - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. It may not be beautiful to you but I found it beautiful. To each their own.

[pianochick1]

@Sk8er1103 - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

[rhythmatics]

Thats the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard

[Hollygon92]

totally agree.

[demosj]

Well, Euphoric is in his username. In a few hours he'll awake from his cocaine-induced stupor and realize his complete dearth of skill.

[cursestar]

lol hahahah