Patricio Molina - Debussy Prelude Voiles

PATRICIO MOLINA, PIANIST

A native of Chile, the 18- year-old pianist Patricio Molina made his debut at the tender age of three appearing with the Catholic University of Chile's Orchestra on the popular television program "Venga Conmigo" (come with me). Immediate following his appearance, Patricio was awarded a full scholarship by "Amigos del Teatro Municipal", the educational funding arm of the Municipal Theater of Santiago. This scholarship enabled Patricio to study free of charge in the School for the Arts within the University of Chile for the next ten years. During this time he won the "Claudio Arrau International Piano Competition" three times (I, II and III Level), and performed concerts in Germany, Jordan and throughout Chile.
Upon his arrival in the United States in 2004, Patricio entered Manhattan School of Music where he is a full scholarship student in the studio of Dr. Marc Silverman, Chairman of the Conservatory's Piano Department. His talents were quickly recognized by the New York Times which described him as "a gifted young artist" when they heard his performance on the Symphony Space "Wall-to-Wall Stravinsky" program. In 2005, Patricio was awarded First Prize in the International Piano Competition of New as well the Grand Prize as the outstanding performer in all categories of the competition. As the winner of last season's Precollege Concerto Competition, Patricio performed Saint Saens's Concerto No. 2 in G minor with the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Orchestra.
Achille-Claude Debussy (pronounced [aʃil klod dəbysi]) (August 22, 1862 -- March 25, 1918) was a French composer. Along with Maurice Ravel, he is considered one of the most prominent figures working within the field of Impressionist music, though he himself intensely disliked the term when applied to his compositions. Debussy was not only among the most important of all French composers but also was a central figure in all European music at the turn of the twentieth century.

Debussy's music virtually defines the transition from late-Romantic music to twentieth century modernist music. In French literary circles, the style of this period was known as Symbolism, a movement that directly inspired Debussy both as a composer and as an active cultural participant.

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[blueyoyi]

He captures the "lightness and tenderness" so well.

[5haare]

Im always afraid of playing pieces like that, because u have to be very focused of what it sounds like

[rukashawn]

you could really

tell that Debussy was

inspired by the gamelan ensemble,

the bass keeps sounding like a cycle in a Gamelan music

[zanteson]

Beautiful tone and technique! Played the way it should be played!

[plateaupiano]

Very nice! I once knew someone who played the cascading thirds (at the beginning) with 2 hands. I've never played it with 2, but it can be done!

[miggy402]

In this piece, Debussy wished to depict a relaxed, even a lazy, scene, as of sails on the water on a calm day. The prevalent use of the whole tone scale enhances this mood

[miching9532]

he captures my heart LOL