8 Levels of DEBUSSY

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  • Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
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    Sorry about the poorer than usual audio quality, especially towards the end of Clair de lune: I used a limiter this time so I could amplify the audio per some of your requests: it seems to bring back the background noise when the gain lowers and makes the audio suddenly louder or quieter sometimes :( I might not use it again for the next one
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  • @hillaryburdick9313
    @hillaryburdick9313 2 роки тому +383

    That moment when you have spent years perfecting Claire de Lune and then you realize it’s only number 3! 😭 In all seriousness, though, this is an amazing video. Well done! 👍

    • @synthbass9788
      @synthbass9788 2 роки тому +3

      3rd one in Suite Bergamasque too

    • @triplea657aaa
      @triplea657aaa 2 роки тому +24

      Claire de Lune is one of my favorite pieces and I think it's well worth perfecting even if it's not difficult.

    • @hillaryburdick9313
      @hillaryburdick9313 2 роки тому +2

      @@triplea657aaa I 100% agree!

    • @sla7889
      @sla7889 2 роки тому +9

      I mean, to perfect it technically may not be one the most difficult task, but it takes a LOT to perfect it musically

    • @vinneythe14th68
      @vinneythe14th68 2 роки тому +3

      @@triplea657aaa no it's difficult.. the 2nd half of the piece where the left hand arpeggios appear can be difficult for some.

  • @andresgunther
    @andresgunther 3 роки тому +296

    I play more Ravel in these days (to fill a gap in my musical knowledge) but Debussy is still my favorite. Though technical challenging, the real hard part is to get the musical aspect right so that it evokes the depicted scenery, and the fireworks really boom and sparkle, the rain really hazes the landscape, and so on.
    Thanks for this presentation! I look forward to the next one!

    • @anaghshetty
      @anaghshetty 3 роки тому +5

      Wait, I guess I saw you in a together with Classical video's comment section too. Hello!

    • @andresgunther
      @andresgunther 3 роки тому +2

      @@anaghshetty Yes, I watch their videos 🙂

    • @lukeellis2611
      @lukeellis2611 Рік тому

      Number 1 or 2 could've also been Gnossiene No.1 or Gymnopedie No. 1

    • @tvndvne
      @tvndvne 3 місяці тому

      @@lukeellis2611that’s Érik Satie, brother.

  • @LeventK
    @LeventK 3 роки тому +199

    Last time I was this early Debussy puns were still funny

  • @Helloworld-xu2ui
    @Helloworld-xu2ui 3 роки тому +465

    This man showing the world his amazing skills at 16 while i was watching memes when i was 16 😬🤩

    • @ShutianCheng
      @ShutianCheng  3 роки тому +208

      I watch more memes and tiktok cringe comps than i practise now dw

    • @radu6772
      @radu6772 3 роки тому +21

      I play more dark souls than piano

    • @glenngouldschair390
      @glenngouldschair390 3 роки тому +10

      Kid listens to first song: I learned a swear word Debussy thank you!!

    • @sridevisudhahar309
      @sridevisudhahar309 2 роки тому

      @@lepiplup gotta get those 40 hrs in 😭

  • @powersoul6368
    @powersoul6368 3 роки тому +249

    Top 8 of Prokofiev

    • @yashbspianoandcompositions1042
      @yashbspianoandcompositions1042 3 роки тому +8

      I would imagine his piano sonatas would be his hardest.

    • @yongxugan9928
      @yongxugan9928 3 роки тому +9

      @@yashbspianoandcompositions1042 probably, but his 2nd piano concerto is hella hard

    • @yashbspianoandcompositions1042
      @yashbspianoandcompositions1042 3 роки тому +3

      @@yongxugan9928 that is also there. I would even think his etudes and sarcasms will make up the list as well as his toccata.

    • @rachlisztchopin
      @rachlisztchopin 3 роки тому

      @@yashbspianoandcompositions1042 8 would be the cadenza of his 2nd piano concerto

    • @YL-kl5iv
      @YL-kl5iv 3 роки тому +1

      @@rachlisztchopin the cadenza is not that difficult, I learned it in a week. What’s really hard is the second and fourth movement

  • @davidegardini76
    @davidegardini76 3 роки тому +402

    Please top 8 of bach

  • @ЕгорЗиновьев-у8п
    @ЕгорЗиновьев-у8п 3 роки тому +47

    I like this kind of content. It helps me, as an amateur, to find new horizons of beauty, inspiration and experience. I think many will agree that without a proper environment, it is quite difficult to understand the full scope and scale of composers work. Videos like this just help a lot. Thank you for what you do for yourself and for us :)

  • @zacbell2636
    @zacbell2636 2 роки тому +16

    2:07 the best interpretation I've ever heard, good job and thank you for posting such an incredible video.

  • @joannawronska4100
    @joannawronska4100 3 роки тому +42

    SO BEAUTIFUL AS ALWAYS!!!!! Thank you for my favourite Debussy and for your excellent performances of these excerpts, your video will be helpful for many people, again my best wishes from Poland to England, have a nice weekend. Joanna

  • @RyanPower
    @RyanPower 3 роки тому +252

    0:47 imagine going through a breakup in 1905 then debussy drops this😔😔

    • @andrewdang2902
      @andrewdang2902 3 роки тому +14

      0:10 Imagine getting cheated on in the 1950s and debussy drops this loI.

  • @gilbertdaroy6080
    @gilbertdaroy6080 3 роки тому +54

    8 levels of Rachmaninov. Brilliant playing btw.

    • @glenngouldschair390
      @glenngouldschair390 3 роки тому +7

      8 levels of Rachmaninoff would be more like 8 tortures of Rachmaninoff

  • @leoinsf
    @leoinsf 3 роки тому +7

    Shutian, well played and as with all good playing, one can glory in Debussy's genius with your playing and the astute selections you have picked.
    Debussy was gifted, a genius, and so underestimated because his harmonic genius was masked in total melodious harmony.
    If one looks at all of the Debussy compositional output, one is baffled at the breadth, the richness and the beauty of what he composed.
    The range of composition is truly vast and I think he touched all levels of musical beauty with the depth of his compositional ability.

  • @chata354
    @chata354 3 роки тому +413

    Can you do 8 levels of beethoven?

    • @chata354
      @chata354 3 роки тому +2

      @@aaditshrivastavamusic haha thank you for noticing it

    • @coucou3233
      @coucou3233 3 роки тому +4

      Your profil picture is just perfect. 👌

    • @chata354
      @chata354 3 роки тому +2

      @@coucou3233 Thanks Rachmaninoff:)

    • @wilh3lmmusic
      @wilh3lmmusic 3 роки тому +10

      8: hammerklavier

    • @chata354
      @chata354 3 роки тому +1

      @@wilh3lmmusic yes true

  • @JamwebMusic
    @JamwebMusic 5 місяців тому +3

    Where are his other videos 😢

  • @clairepianist
    @clairepianist 3 роки тому +7

    I chortled at how you redacted the title of the first piece 😆

  • @theprodigyofprodigy4077
    @theprodigyofprodigy4077 3 роки тому +14

    8 Levels of Alkan!
    Level 7: Le Preux, Op. 17
    Level 8: Concerto for Solo Piano, Op. 39

  • @ivanthecommunistspy1111
    @ivanthecommunistspy1111 3 роки тому +66

    Do 8 levels of Shostakovitch next.

  • @maxwagner3181
    @maxwagner3181 3 роки тому +11

    Such a great video!! Thank you very much for your content, love it.

  • @mattiaesposito9328
    @mattiaesposito9328 Рік тому +1

    His admonish create some incredible sceneries in my mind. I don’t think I’ve ever had this exact effect by anyone else. It’s incredible. I can vividly see his music. Unfortunately for him though, I do see some impressionist painting sometimes 😅. But mostly scenery of nature. Wowowwo

  • @randomchannel-px6ho
    @randomchannel-px6ho Рік тому +2

    It's back!

  • @kieranodonnell4172
    @kieranodonnell4172 2 роки тому +1

    Very nice, Shutian! You are inspiring. I play only 5 Debussy pieces, and am a level 3 of 8 for him.

  • @jeremystettner5804
    @jeremystettner5804 3 роки тому +2

    I just want to say I’m very impressed with your interpretations

  • @johnchessant3012
    @johnchessant3012 3 роки тому +3

    Showing off your skill on level 2 when you play the E with the right hand rather than crossing hands :D

  • @chloex7399
    @chloex7399 Рік тому +1

    Could you please put up the other videos again? They were such a joy to listen to

  • @othfrk1
    @othfrk1 3 роки тому +1

    Great dynamics. Definitely the hardest part of Debussy. You are awesome!

  • @goodpotato8058
    @goodpotato8058 3 роки тому +1

    Please do a public performance!! I would love to see it !!

  • @mitsuki1390
    @mitsuki1390 Рік тому

    Imagine my joy when I found this gem of a video! I have played most of these pieces (except 5-7), very nice interpretation! Best wishes to you!

  • @HowellOsbornesMusic
    @HowellOsbornesMusic Рік тому

    Mighty fine playing!! Awesome my friend!!

  • @christinevanniekerk4712
    @christinevanniekerk4712 2 роки тому

    I really appreciate these difficulty level videos, as it gives me an idea of what I can and can't write for the piano as a composition student :)

  • @carlosantonioguevaraalcana715
    @carlosantonioguevaraalcana715 3 роки тому +2

    2:58 wow, look at his right Hand, just like running like a spider!!! 😱

    • @andantino5558
      @andantino5558 3 роки тому +2

      Listen the whole piece. This is not the hardest part 😂

  • @elenarittercruz
    @elenarittercruz 3 роки тому

    Bravo Shutian!!!👏🏼❤️ beautiful playing!! Expecting your next video 😁

  • @nicholasbenish618
    @nicholasbenish618 3 роки тому

    Man. You are absolutely incredible.

  • @vvvvhhhhin
    @vvvvhhhhin 3 роки тому +1

    i had waited for this :D i never though level 3 was clair de lune

  • @roychan588
    @roychan588 3 роки тому +3

    I've been playing for 10 years and I'm only at level 6

  • @yorkzie7593
    @yorkzie7593 3 роки тому

    8 levels of Alkan would definitely be nice to watch

  • @bernhard9902
    @bernhard9902 3 роки тому +3

    MAESTRO

  • @jeangodecoster
    @jeangodecoster 3 роки тому +1

    Hah when the video started I expected Isle Joyeuse at 8th.
    Love how even lv1 is challenging. I don’t think DrGradus and Clair de Lune are that much different in difficulty though, but that’s subjective anyways. To me the challenges of both pieces are very different

  • @warzone6700
    @warzone6700 2 роки тому

    My favorite composer of all time. Images is a masterpiece!

  • @efrazable
    @efrazable 3 роки тому +1

    wonderful channel :) level 5 would have given me fits

  • @imands8958
    @imands8958 3 роки тому +5

    My thought at 3:55
    SINCE WHEN DID PIANO HAVE THREE LINES??!??!?!

    • @Mickieotheros
      @Mickieotheros 3 роки тому +3

      check out the score for Rachmaninoff’s first prelude, you’ll be in for a shock at the end

    • @imands8958
      @imands8958 3 роки тому +1

      @@Mickieotheros :OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

    • @Baneina
      @Baneina 3 роки тому

      Images has three lines in some parts too lol

    • @_rstcm
      @_rstcm 3 роки тому

      @@Mickieotheros opus what????

    • @Mickieotheros
      @Mickieotheros 3 роки тому +1

      @@_rstcm op. 3 no. 2

  • @baz7692
    @baz7692 3 роки тому

    🤯 seriously amazing shu x

    • @GUILLOM
      @GUILLOM 3 роки тому

      Hi

    • @baz7692
      @baz7692 3 роки тому

      @@GUILLOM please leave me alone

  • @dpiano-guy6288
    @dpiano-guy6288 3 роки тому +2

    Please could you do 8 levels of Schumann?

  • @Octavio12341000
    @Octavio12341000 2 роки тому

    This series of videos have way to low views. I hope they'll smash in the future cause it's a really good idea

  • @jonathankey941
    @jonathankey941 3 роки тому

    Toooo underated Bro!

  • @carlosantonioguevaraalcana715
    @carlosantonioguevaraalcana715 3 роки тому

    0:47 Ah, my favorite Piece!!! 🎹😊

  • @ronnyvanderwee417
    @ronnyvanderwee417 3 роки тому

    Mr Cheng you have level 10 !

  • @ludwig4029
    @ludwig4029 3 роки тому +1

    3:37 lol wtf happened to the treble clef

  • @EmptyKingdoms
    @EmptyKingdoms 3 роки тому +1

    Please, 8 levels of Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji

  • @IsabelS767
    @IsabelS767 3 роки тому +6

    Hi just wondering what the technical name for 2:38 is. Thanks

    • @hoangdang6142
      @hoangdang6142 3 роки тому

      That’s trill

    • @thekathal
      @thekathal 3 роки тому +7

      Tremolo, not a trill

    • @hoangdang6142
      @hoangdang6142 3 роки тому

      But tremolo is one note or chord played very fast???

    • @IsabelS767
      @IsabelS767 3 роки тому

      But if it was trill why wouldn't you just tr.

    • @gsm5104
      @gsm5104 3 роки тому

      @@hoangdang6142 But the tremolo is shown between two different chords, meaning you have to alternate between those two chords really fast.

  • @liamwebb8918
    @liamwebb8918 3 роки тому +2

    8 levels of Schumann plz

  • @danielthonk7481
    @danielthonk7481 3 роки тому

    This man is a national treasure and must be protected at all costs

  • @jaconoorland6330
    @jaconoorland6330 3 роки тому

    Didn't even know that Debussy had such demanding pieces 😂

  • @divyap4357
    @divyap4357 2 роки тому

    Wanna see you play Debussy's Valse Romantique. I'm sure you'd do a great job of it

  • @tupatrona777
    @tupatrona777 3 роки тому +2

    le petit WHAT?🤨

  • @beanos5105
    @beanos5105 3 роки тому +7

    i like how he had to censor the name of the first piece otherwise youtube would blow him up

    •  3 роки тому

      I didn't realize of that till I read your comment

  • @prodbytarantino
    @prodbytarantino Рік тому

    No way this dude actually named a song “small black man” holy shit🥲

  • @FeiyaLi-wy2sv
    @FeiyaLi-wy2sv 4 місяці тому

    Do 90 levels of piano concerto

  • @reverse9303
    @reverse9303 3 роки тому +3

    What level is Arabesque by Debussy ?

    • @windyra
      @windyra 3 роки тому

      I think its slightly easier than Clair de lune, so maybe 2.5

    • @reverse9303
      @reverse9303 3 роки тому

      @@windyra Easier than clair de lune im not sure

  • @BeadsByAria
    @BeadsByAria Рік тому +2

    Top 8 of schubert

  • @ДаниїлІвановський

    Appearance mostly deceiving, right.
    You're doing great!

  • @lilianagunawan829
    @lilianagunawan829 2 роки тому +3

    I thought the original title for the easiest in the list was Le petit nigga l 114

  • @pavlenikacevic4976
    @pavlenikacevic4976 3 роки тому

    8 levels of Sorabji next?

  • @Zomania43217
    @Zomania43217 3 роки тому +2

    de bussy?

  • @zeke7269
    @zeke7269 3 роки тому

    AAH I was just listening to him

  • @unhearted4510
    @unhearted4510 3 роки тому +1

    Now I know why I can’t get better at piano, I’m based.

  • @fareshajjar1208
    @fareshajjar1208 3 роки тому

    Your videos are extremely enjoyable. Thanks so much for making. One word about your technically dazzling pianism... if possible, I would suggest you study with a Russian.

  • @yuukimaru87
    @yuukimaru87 3 роки тому

    8 levels of Prokofiev and Shostakovich please =)

  • @guilhermetinoss
    @guilhermetinoss 3 роки тому

    Some more "easy" pieces of Claude:
    Elegie
    Berceuse heroique
    Lent, doux et mélancolique from Images oubliées

  • @carlosantonioguevaraalcana715
    @carlosantonioguevaraalcana715 2 роки тому +1

    3:19 oh Man... Chopin Étude Op 25 No 6 for intermediate, or advanced be like: This. 😯🎼🎹

  • @yep6028
    @yep6028 Рік тому +1

    me thinking that i´ll be able to play the hardest one just because i know clair de lune...

  • @auroracernuto8872
    @auroracernuto8872 3 роки тому +1

    can you do 8 level of schubert

  • @swagifier1170
    @swagifier1170 3 роки тому

    I like how you sensor the name of the first piece

  • @thescreaminghacker
    @thescreaminghacker 3 роки тому

    Nice music 😀

  • @KamilKosecki
    @KamilKosecki 3 роки тому

    8 levels where the piano music is more diffucult to listen to

  • @zuleyma1506
    @zuleyma1506 3 роки тому

    the bussy💃

  • @fernandorojas1814
    @fernandorojas1814 2 роки тому

    Pour les tierces es para mi lejos de todo el tecnicismo para tocar en piano, una de las obras más complejas y a la vez bellas que pueda existir del repertorio de piano. Que ganas de poder tocarlo en guitarra, pero me parece que es para 2 o 3 guitarras quizás...

  • @linuslim2800
    @linuslim2800 2 роки тому

    8 levels of Rachmaninoff

  • @SL6NtheNorseman
    @SL6NtheNorseman 3 роки тому +1

    8 levels of Alkan

  • @andantino5558
    @andantino5558 3 роки тому +1

    Reflets dans l'eau seems easier than l'Isle joyeuse

    • @ShutianCheng
      @ShutianCheng  3 роки тому +1

      its not

    • @andantino5558
      @andantino5558 3 роки тому +1

      @@ShutianCheng Also harder than Chopin's third ballade ? (You put it on level 5 chopin)

  • @caiusmarius7131
    @caiusmarius7131 3 роки тому

    Top 8 of Rameau

  • @lucafreitas6205
    @lucafreitas6205 3 роки тому +1

    loveeeee u

  • @jero_laji3513
    @jero_laji3513 3 роки тому

    I have played the piano for 6 six years now and I am on level 3...

  • @quanhan8244
    @quanhan8244 3 роки тому

    i love Debussy👍🏻

  • @connorrichardson368
    @connorrichardson368 3 роки тому +1

    awesome but l'isle joyeuse is defs harder than reflets

  • @Albert_Erwin_Mindrescu.
    @Albert_Erwin_Mindrescu. Рік тому +1

    I guess revrerie is level 2.5 and arabesque 3.5

  • @kidenjoyer1412
    @kidenjoyer1412 3 роки тому

    congratulations to me hehe after 5 years of piano I'm level 3

  • @rickhunter8216
    @rickhunter8216 3 роки тому

    GOOD JOB KID LEE MINHO

  • @josac7602
    @josac7602 2 роки тому

    Do you got any tips for me on how to build suspense in the Chopin nocturne in e minor op 72 no 1 postch

  • @ValkyRiver
    @ValkyRiver 2 роки тому

    Please do:
    8 levels of GODOWSKY
    8 levels of ALKAN
    8 levels of HAMELIN

  • @nathanielouzana
    @nathanielouzana 2 роки тому

    Do you really find feux d'artifice more difficult than the other pieces you played here? I did find this piece challenging when I learned it but some other pieces I'd be legit afraid of tackling.

  • @shun19930215
    @shun19930215 2 роки тому

    Where's Toccata by pour le piano?

  • @CelinnaMawar
    @CelinnaMawar 3 роки тому

    I played Reflets and Pour Les Tierces. So I'm not bad in terms of Debussy. 😂 For Liszt I'm like 3

  • @m.a.g.3920
    @m.a.g.3920 7 місяців тому

    DeBossY

  • @LidanZhu-h5g
    @LidanZhu-h5g 2 роки тому

    The 2nd level is already a grade 8 piano piece lol.

  • @jmp9483
    @jmp9483 2 роки тому

    넘나 뷰티폴해

  • @frzkd5053
    @frzkd5053 Рік тому

    dont watch without tone, it is more interesting to hear the music

  • @giada.c
    @giada.c 3 роки тому

    Where would you put Arabesque no. 1?

  • @tea7172
    @tea7172 3 роки тому

    Most expected

  • @RavenYan
    @RavenYan 3 роки тому

    Different territory but 8 levels of Art Tatum transcriptions 😅???

  • @Dylonely42
    @Dylonely42 3 роки тому +1

    8 levels of Alkan ???