Michelangeli - Debussy - Ce qu'a vu le vent d'Ouest

[paupauteama]

He raped the piano.

[turnaroundphraseNY]

@paupauteama I can't see his p***s in the piano

[paupauteama]

@turnaroundphraseNY Speaking Figurativley?

[hymnofashes]

Ick. I don't get it.

[browny333]

pollini wins on this one for me.

[Reubunderfull]

Wow, deffinently the most harmonically complex of this triptych of preludes. LOVE the chromatic transtional passages! Gives me chills!

[EmptyVee00000]

Pollini plays the instrument wonderfully, whereas Michelangeli plays the music wonderfully

Pollini is the athlete, Michelangeli the poet...

[Messiaen28]

absolument génial!

[Dennischek]

you guys are totally unprofessional.. look at the big picture .

[henridecourcelle]

vous sentez tous des pieds.

[WestOfBord]

@henridecourcelle Toi aussi

[chiefcombo]

I think, at about 2:18 he plays the b in the bass, but unfortunetaly it's wrong

debussy left it out here

[lorenzarthur91]

yes, you are right! Michelangeli made a mistake! - but I think it is the only one during the perfomance. And the piece is not so easy. Nevertheless, it is remarkable due to michelangeli's extreme perfectionism.

[arturon111]

that b is correct, it is a pedal point

[kdj24370]

@arturon111 Actually, that B is not in the score. While it IS a pedal point, Debussy leaves it out during the second time that theme comes around.

[arturon111]

@kdj24370 it is an edition mistake

[kdj24370]

@arturon111 I have copies of Debussy's manuscripts and can say that the B octave is not there! They are there in the previous sequence of measures, but not there.

[arturon111]

@kdj24370 do you play the piece?

[kdj24370]

@arturon111 Yes, I have played all of the Preludes in Book 1

[arturon111]

@kdj24370 Ok, me too. Arraus version in my opinion is the overall BEST

[kdj24370]

@arturon111 Really? I'll have to check that out. I enjoy Gieseking, even though sometimes he's unpopular.

[arturon111]

@kdj24370 gieseking is better than michelangeli, has many colors, great sound (even if its an old recording) but lack of details. And debussy wrote TOO many detils on EACH prelude and sometimes on every note. Arrau plays this prelude EXCEPTIONALLY well, full of details power and clarity

[kdj24370]

@arturon111 Do you have a link I can listen/watch to?

[arturon111]

@kdj24370 Ok, me too. Arraus version in my opinion is the overall BEST. Not michelangeli's, Arraus has the right Debussy sound different than any other sound Arrau obtains for any other composer.

[arturon111]

@kdj24370 Ok, me too. Arraus version in my opinion is the overall BEST. Not michelangeli's, Arraus has the right Debussy sound different than any other sound Arrau obtains for any other composer. Plus is the only one that brings out the spirtitual side of Debussy's music

[arturon111]

@arturon111  yes, here the legato and the sweeps sounds like real wind and the tremolos also the prasing, the eveness, the richness of the sound without being ever harsh.

[arturon111]

@kdj24370 search for arrau debussy Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest for some reason youtube is not allowing me to post the link here

[plateaupiano]

@arturon111 Actually, that B is not in the score. While it IS a pedal point, Debussy leaves it out during the second time that theme comes around.

[frederickfrederikfre]

Cuore e mente eccelsi!

[AntiProUltra]

michelangeli's playing is quite leaden and mannered in places imho

pollini isn't the greatest debussy interpreter but he nails this particular prelude better than arturo

[marpied]

Il est fantastique!!! Cést magnifique!!! divine!!!

[coaster1000]

What happens around 3:39-3:40? Obviuosly, an entire bar has been cut out.

Good performance, btw. Yuori Egorov does quite good, too.

[pyroatheist]

You're absolutely right. If you know the music, you can tell that maybe 3 chords are missing, and you can also hear the large 'click' where the music was improperly edited together. What is with that?

[MenthaB]

Yeah he cut an entire bar =)

[aldebussy]

It's so subdued and accurate.

[cursestar]

do you guys know that debussy wrote his first book of preludes in 3 months? 12 pieces of incredible compositional depth in 3 months! amazing - the man was a genius. and this is an incredible performance, possibly my favourite prelude of them all.

[aldebussy]

But you have to remember, many composers spend years thinking what they want to write through, so the writing period is just jotting down whatever they had developed.

Same with writers. Ariel Dorfman wrote Death and the Maiden in a week or two, but he had the idea in mind for years...

[mynippon]

C'est trop beau ! C'est trop bien joué ! J'adore !!!

[toneeeeeee]

Best debussy prelude! YOou can feel the wind blow the socks off your feet! WHEW!!!!!!!!!!

[pinkrae146]

It sounds like Stravinksy :D

[TFSBird]

stimmt, er war viel zu "cool", keine Dramatik im Ton. Insbesondere die Stelle mit der Umspielung der trillerartigen Figur - trocken im Klang und in der Emotion

[georgecziffra]

Wow... technically pristine and lyrically amazing!

[mdeonx12]

I agree, Michelangeli is GOD, period. And let's keep in mind that this is a live performance, not a recording!

[lovesGenet]

YeahPascal Roge is great sound in these too.I must c if there is film of him too.

[vigimael]

Look how effortless the downward cascade of Bar 56-ish (3.10 in this video) is for Michelangeli. I'm 17 and practicing for Grade 8. I envy and admire this man, a determined and brilliant pianist.

[mdeonx12]

Yeah, when I was practicing this, some idiot said "stop playing Phantom of the Opera."

[xgianpatrick]

fantastic...mesmerizing...

[scottbos68]

id have to say i found this absolutely intriguing both the music and the playing

[afertyus1000]

this would make a great soundtrack to a horror movie

[orpheus63]

no words any more

[inswinger7]

j;adore pascal roge et michelangeli aussi. c'est magnifique...

[khlymore]

yes we all know this over 15 years ago

[chad410]

thanks for these.I love Michelangeli

[MitchelWeaver]

Vincent Price was one hell of a pianist.

[John11inch]

ahahahaha

[lhiasczkter]

Mais qu'a donc vu le vent d'ouest ? Excellente interpretation Richter est très bien aussi ;-) Merci pour la vidéo

[Comatose7890]

Premier Livre #7 "What the West Wind has seen"

[Comatose7890]

Premier Livre # 7 Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest (What the West Wind has seen)

[Sanrus]

Glorious perfection and style!!!