Aldo Ciccolini plays Debussy (vaimusic.com)

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Aldo Ciccolini plays "Reverie" by Claude Debussy
From: VAI DVD 4353 Aldo Ciccolini: Homage to Debussy
One of the worlds most acclaimed Debussy interpreters, Aldo Ciccolini was filmed at La Scala Milan in 1987 in an electrifyingly atmospheric recital of the great masters music. Reverie, Masques, Le plus que lente, LIsle joyeuse, Suite Bergamasque, Deux Arabesques, Ballade, Danse and Pour le piano make up Ciccolinis Hommage to Debussy.
77 Minutes, Color.
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[notbluenotbrown]

This is a performer who understands Debussy's aesthetic. A lovely, intimate performance. I'd rather listen to this any day,rather than have to suffer some boring, artistically clueless, monkey trained performances that are on here. No disrespect, of course - - it's all a learning curve. It take years to develop this kind of insight that Aldo has. It's like having a nice visit or interview with Debussy himself

[Etnecserc]

Who's diminishing it? A performer can sometimes be certainly better than the composer - Liszt for instance who played the compositions even of some of his students and he improved upon them if he "felt" that way. Why do you diminish feelings? Are you the kind who listens to music according to calculated cadences, intervals, etc. You must make a boring companion at the concerts. I'd prefer the company of my notebook computer..

[marracute]

I wonder if the 5 people who voted negative for this video could play this better than Ciccolini.

[corleone6457]

Sorry, i ant to finish by that:

Just enjoy to learn it and playing it. It's more important than anything and by the way, incredible version of Ciccolini!!!

[corleone6457]

SO, again there is no easy music. (Sorry english is not my first language)

[corleone6457]

Secondly, if for one person that kind of music speak easely for him, that's good for him, but other maybe need more time to understand it, it's not bad, it's just question of musicality.Myabe they understand well other pieces of music better. The study of "opposate sonority" of debussy is "easy" for technic but for musicality, it's take more time to repete that than find the good technic.

[corleone6457]

Hi

I am a student in the Paris conservatory in piano.

I just want to react for all the people how believe that's a n easy piece of music.

First, there is no "easy" piece of music, if you just want to play "fur Elise" on sunday for decompressing, it's an easy piece, but if you really try to do something with it, put personnal emotion, it's more harder. Cziffra had a very nice recording of it and he told about it than it's take several recording to have the good one! He was a good musician.

[jembelwyn]

I'm about to learn this piece-I'm so excited! It's so indescribably beautiful. And, I think it's okay to learn it after four years of piano training. Everyone moves at their own pace. Personally, I've been playing about nine months, but that's just me..My point is that it shouldn't matter when you learn it-what matters is that you enjoy it and just have fun with it! :)

[PinkLazors]

@Bellevp yea you're right.. i learned this piece i think 2-3 years ago. back then i had followed lessons for about 7-8 years :), but you'll always notice things that you want change, learning the notes isn't very difficult, you need to take some time to understand, to feel the rhytem.

it's and endless piece of piano work mucho props to Aldo Ciccolini :)

[newFranzFerencLiszt]

what a wonderful impressionist painting I see listening to this...

[Bellevp]

No, this is defenitely not an easy piece to play. I play the piano for 14 years now, and I follow 10 years of piano lessens, and now I'm learning this piece... So no, you can't play it after 4 years, unless you're very good of course... I think I could already have played it in my 8th year of paino lessons but not earlier... The rythem is really hard and the melodie is also difficult... But of course it's a beautiful piece!

[juttkeys]

@DBFful easy after 4 years?? dont be such a condescening idiot, you fool