Claude Debussy, Prélude à l'Après-midi d'un faune

[jigenbakado]

That chromaticism really makes the faun seem like he's hammered. Apparently that's how it was described in the poem this was inspired by, incredible music.

[greeninga]

this piece of art is so beautiful, weve discussed it in my music class, but i didnt get to listen to the whole song. this is incredible.. :)

[PascalVillarubias]

Il y a trois oeuvres musicales où j'accumule, à prix raisonnable, de multiples interprétations : la 7ème de Beethoven pour le 2ème mouvement, la 9ème pour le 3ème ... et ce prélude de Debussy. Curieusement, c'est pour le Français que je perçois le plus d'homogénéité dans l'interprétation... J'aurais plutôt prostiqué l'inverse....Ah zut! j'oubliais le "Combattimento de Tancredi, etc..." de Monteverdi où là, par contre, c'est plus que disparate.

[marynnaGAGA]

beautiful,marvelous, 

[mangott]

@marynnaGAGA Thank you for the comment and thank you so much for watching.

[kingjezza]

I LOVE the horn part in this piece!! ^_^

[mangott]

@kingjezza ME TOO! Such a great piece and we are so lucky to have so many wonderful recordings. To my ear, this is one of them, I'm glad you liked it.

[bibilovesabina]

Very beautiful, at school I'm learning about art during and after the second world war, and I now get to know such interessting music pieces wich are totally new to me! Thank you for uploading it!

[bibilovesabina]

Very beautiful, at school I'm learning about art after the second world war, and I now get to know such interessting music pieces wich are totally new to me! Thank you for uploading it!

[scionar8]

@bibilovesabina I'm not hundert % sure but i think debussy died before the second world war..?

[AigreSonge]

@scionar8

Yep, he died in 1918.

[mangott]

@bibilovesabina Thank you so much for your comment. I really appreciate your feedback and sharing information about your studies. My entire intent on posting this site is to make available these musical works with art work, and your comment makes it all worth while!

[yvan1401]

@bibilovesabina this is prewar :s claude debussy died 1918 year of end of the Great War, both events signing the end of the romantic period...

[pianistpedro]

5.10 - 6.30

angelic chant...

[mangott]

@pianistpedro Thank you so much for your comment and appreciation.

[mangott]

@terranovensissicanus Thank you so much for viewing,, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[stefanobudicin]

Extremely beautiful!!

[mangott]

@stefanobudicin Thank you so much for watching. I'm glad you liked it!

[stefanobudicin]

@mangott Thank you too for the comment! Have a nice day!

[kurtvonschleicher]

The world lost its innocence after 1914. However we can still find fleeble traces of the past and dream. I miss ''La belle Epoque'' and the XIX century, with all its contradictions between modernity and past.

[mangott]

@kurtvonschleicher So true. I even miss the relative naïveté of the 50's when I grew up as a child. Today the XIX century seems so far away, but that spiritual realm reawakens through the Fine Arts.

[kurtvonschleicher]

@mangott

well, this is an interesting and alternative point of view. i've always found the 50's an era of atomic fears, strict conformism and respectability.

[mangott]

@kurtvonschleicher For me, my childhood in the 50's was idyllic and pastoral in Western Canada and the Northwest US. Respectabilty and conformity were overshadowed by Loggers having a lot of raucous fun in their spare time. It wasn't unil the 60's that atomic fears set in. I suppose much depends on where one lives and (in my case) what your local reality is.

[kurtvonschleicher]

@mangott

thanks for the answer. going back to debussy, i think you should listen to this wonderful piece: Arabesque n.1... my favourite. good listen!

[TheMoonstone647]

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[mangott]

@TheMoonstone647 Thank you so much!