1st Arabesque by Claude Debussy

1st YouTube video from an amateur musician. My apologies to real musicians everywhere... By the way, I'm still figuring out how to mic this piano, so you might have to turn up your volume a bit. Sorry about that...

Category:

Music

Tags:

• piano
• Debussy
• arabesque
• impressionism
• smith

[joumenpoonk]

Jesus christ, such a beautiful rendition. You play it so fluently and naturally.

The recording quality is also wonderful, how did you achieve this?

Fernando

[SpinDoctor101]

@joumenpoonk

Thanks for the comment! I tried a few things when recording, but what worked best was to simply plug a cheap Radio Shack condenser mic directly into the video recorder, lol. I didn't use any compression or effects, but some compression would have been good I think to make it a bit louder.

[ermisa]

Whoa buddy that was the greatest performance of this piece I believe I have ever heard to date! You are quite the musician! I can only hope I can acquire such smooth technique and suave musical taste! Bravo!

[SpinDoctor101]

@ermisa

Thanks so much for your response. I no longer play piano anymore, although I still have one. I switched to bass guitar. Much easier to get gigs, lol. Great luck with your playing!

[1437melodystars]

I love the tempos you have chosen for this piece. People often tend to play the notes faster than they should and it sounds rushed. I really enjoyed your set. Bravo! =)

[SpinDoctor101]

Thanks! I just fool around with the piano, lol.

[rlee1976]

I love it

[icekat83]

@SpinDoctor101 That is sad to read indeed. Your interpretation was flawless and special for me...my mother plays this piece just like that but I don't get to hear her very often these days (I live too far away). It's one of my favourite pieces of piano music. :)

[icekat83]

WOW wow wow! Just beautiful. It's played so thoughtfully....like you are aware of what is trying to be said. Keep up the beautiful work!

And thank you for not rushing. :D

[2soulsdenmark]

Sounds good :)

[laukinuke00]

Such a beautiful performance...I'm speechless...It's so pleasant to listen...

[Angealolo]

How long were you playing Piano for when this was filmed? It's brilliant!

[DarkMangaIza]

So smooth~ Now, that's what I call music ^^